Customs revamp under way
The Bureau of Customs is gearing up for a major reorganization, beginning with the reshuffle of 15 district collectors in a bid to improve its collection performance.
Commissioner Napoleon Morales said the reshuffle of district collectors and other Customs officers will begin next month and it will be based on a fair assessment of individual performances.
“We have to do this as part of the measures to improve our revenue generation as collections are down due to a lot of factors such as the rate of exchange, downtrend in import volume and unrealized assumptions,” he said. “As you know, we are employing enhancement and alternative measures to eliminate the deficit, but we think the reorganization will help our cause.”
The first round of reshuffle actually begun last year.
Port of Batangas district collector Adelina Molina replaced Manila International Container Port district collector Carlos So who replaced collector Ricardo Belmonte at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport.
Belmonte, on the other hand, replaced Port of Cebu district collector Lourdes Mangaoang who was transferred to Port of Iloilo. Naia deputy collector Grace Caringal replaced Molina in Batangas.
Port of Subic district collector Andres Salvacion replaced Port of Cagayan de Oro district collector Roberto Sacramento. MICP deputy collector Tita Zamoranos replaced Salvacion in Subic .
Morales said the reshuffle is part of the bureau’s five-point action plan to meet the P228-billion revenue target set by the Development Budget Coordinating Committee.
The Customs chief earlier warned the district collectors and their staff at the frontline of collection operations of the consequences of their failure to meet the target under the Lateral Attrition Law where underperformance will mean removal or relief from their post, while good performance is rewarded.
The Attrition Law, signed by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo in 2005, provides for a system of reward and punishment in the two revenue-generating bureaus, Customs and Internal Revenue.
By Joel Zurbano - Manila Standard Today
Commissioner Napoleon Morales said the reshuffle of district collectors and other Customs officers will begin next month and it will be based on a fair assessment of individual performances.
“We have to do this as part of the measures to improve our revenue generation as collections are down due to a lot of factors such as the rate of exchange, downtrend in import volume and unrealized assumptions,” he said. “As you know, we are employing enhancement and alternative measures to eliminate the deficit, but we think the reorganization will help our cause.”
The first round of reshuffle actually begun last year.
Port of Batangas district collector Adelina Molina replaced Manila International Container Port district collector Carlos So who replaced collector Ricardo Belmonte at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport.
Belmonte, on the other hand, replaced Port of Cebu district collector Lourdes Mangaoang who was transferred to Port of Iloilo. Naia deputy collector Grace Caringal replaced Molina in Batangas.
Port of Subic district collector Andres Salvacion replaced Port of Cagayan de Oro district collector Roberto Sacramento. MICP deputy collector Tita Zamoranos replaced Salvacion in Subic .
Morales said the reshuffle is part of the bureau’s five-point action plan to meet the P228-billion revenue target set by the Development Budget Coordinating Committee.
The Customs chief earlier warned the district collectors and their staff at the frontline of collection operations of the consequences of their failure to meet the target under the Lateral Attrition Law where underperformance will mean removal or relief from their post, while good performance is rewarded.
The Attrition Law, signed by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo in 2005, provides for a system of reward and punishment in the two revenue-generating bureaus, Customs and Internal Revenue.
By Joel Zurbano - Manila Standard Today
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