After previously refusing to comment on the issue of alleged favors from government officials to promote a Bureau of Customs (BOC) employee, Faeldon finally broke his silence. Faeldon, however, declined to reveal their identities.
“And I tell them right in their face I will never dip a finger to influence our promotion board, even that is a form of corruption e”, he said.
Faeldon said he reluctantly agreed to the request of Richard Chen, the warehouse owner, to have a photo with him out of courtesy. This is the country’s Bureau of Customs- the Filipino people’s Bureau of Customs.
“I am appealing to you”.
Faeldon admitted he had not worked at the Bureau of Customs before his appointment but argued his qualification for the job is knowing how “to say no to anybody who wants to influence the process. Do it every day, but as long as I’m here I will continue to say no to you”, he concluded.
A Philippine politician said heads will roll after customs allowed billions of pesos worth of drugs into the country.
House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez has also called for Faeldon’s resignation due to this.
The embattled BOC chief, however, acknowledged that accuracy of the statements made by PDEA Regional Director for Metro Manila Wilkins M. Villanueva.
The contraband was seized by the authorities during a raid on a warehouse in Valenzuela City last May.
“This attempt to link me [to] the apprehended shabu is outrageous. So don’t act as if you own this”, Faeldon said.
“Pati assignment ituturo sa’yo, “o dito mo ilagay ha” Why will I allow that?” he said.
“If he arrived earlier, those procedural errors that we have committed would have been corrected”, the customs chief added.
A new system implemented by Customs, instead of reducing irregularities at the BOC, facilitated release of “more illegal importations”, Sen.
The same line-up of guests faced the inquiry held by the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee yesterday.
Customs Commissioner Nicanor Faeldon during a press conference in Port Area, Manila, Wednesday, August 2, 2017. The ComCen is headed by Gerardo Gambala.
The consignee of the subject cargo carrying the shabu was identified as EMT Trading.
