VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Panelo contradicts Duterte on military ‘takeover’ of customs
The president explicitly said customs officials will be replaced by members of the military.
The president explicitly said customs officials will be replaced by members of the military.
By JAKE SORIANO PRESIDENT Aquino’s reversal of Alberto Lina’s decision on the balikbayan box issue was not the only trouble the customs chief found himself in on Monday. A trial court in Manila the same day also ruled against the Bureau of Customs’ (BOC) cancellation of the P650-million contract for an integrated customs processing system