Press Release
April 5, 2018

Statement of Sen. Kiko Pangilinan on Customs

The appointment of another official tainted with corruption scandal puts to doubt anew the administration's seriousness in initiating reforms at the Bureau of Customs.

The allegations against Vincent Philip Maronilla linking him to the smuggling of the P6.4 billion worth of shabu when he was Manila International Container Port district collector should not have been just swept under the rug by the DOJ and should have been thoroughly investigated.

With an official with questionable integrity at the helm of the BOC, the public would find it hard to believe that the administration is out to purge corruption and clean the agency.

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