Car firms dismayed at Subic Smuggling
Philippine vehicle and auto-parts manufacturers expressed dismay over the government’s inability to ban the entry and sale of imported second-hand vehicles -- especially those coming through the Subic Bay Freeport -- which has resulted in lost investments, jobs and income.
In a statement, a multisectoral group for local vehicle manufacturing said it was distressed by the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority’s disregard for the law which prohibits the entry and sale of used vehicles at the Freeport.
The group includes the Chamber of Automotive Manufacturers of the Philippines Inc., Philippine Automotive Association, Automotive Industry Workers Alliance, and the Motor Vehicles Parts Makers Association of the Philippines.
"We are similarly distressed by how a government entity like SBMA can operate with seeming disregard for the laws of the Philippines as well as subordinate the greater welfare of the economy and the country to its own narrow and territorially restricted interest," the manufacturers said.
The group has reiterated an early disclosure by Sen. Richard Gordon to the Senate, saying the used vehicles are not only illegally imported but are done so with blatant underdeclaration tantamount to smuggling.
Acknowledging Gordon’s view, the group said the government must nurture the P68-billion domestic auto industry, which sustains around 75,000 jobs.
"Should the importation of used vehicles be allowed to flourish, the effect would in turn weaken the auto-manufacturing/assembly sector to include all supporting industries that rely on the viability of the formal auto-assembly industry for survival," it said.
The group also argued that the importation of second-hand vehicles has been affecting the fiscal and economic welfare of the country, as proper taxes are not collected. Angelo S. Samonte
In a statement, a multisectoral group for local vehicle manufacturing said it was distressed by the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority’s disregard for the law which prohibits the entry and sale of used vehicles at the Freeport.
The group includes the Chamber of Automotive Manufacturers of the Philippines Inc., Philippine Automotive Association, Automotive Industry Workers Alliance, and the Motor Vehicles Parts Makers Association of the Philippines.
"We are similarly distressed by how a government entity like SBMA can operate with seeming disregard for the laws of the Philippines as well as subordinate the greater welfare of the economy and the country to its own narrow and territorially restricted interest," the manufacturers said.
The group has reiterated an early disclosure by Sen. Richard Gordon to the Senate, saying the used vehicles are not only illegally imported but are done so with blatant underdeclaration tantamount to smuggling.
Acknowledging Gordon’s view, the group said the government must nurture the P68-billion domestic auto industry, which sustains around 75,000 jobs.
"Should the importation of used vehicles be allowed to flourish, the effect would in turn weaken the auto-manufacturing/assembly sector to include all supporting industries that rely on the viability of the formal auto-assembly industry for survival," it said.
The group also argued that the importation of second-hand vehicles has been affecting the fiscal and economic welfare of the country, as proper taxes are not collected. Angelo S. Samonte
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