PASG urges raps vs 12 oil smuggling suspects
The Presidential Anti-Smuggling Group (PASG) has recommended that the Department of Justice file criminal charges against 12 persons for their alleged involvement in multi-million-peso oil smuggling at the Subic Bay Free Port.
Undersecretary Antonio Villar, PASG head, said the suspects -- including four Customs officials -- were found liable for short-changing the government in the form of unpaid taxes.
Those recommended charged were: Paul C.T. Co, Esther Magleo, Janice Co, and Johnny Tan, all of Oilink International Corp.; Rolando Valeriano of Trailblazer Integrated Brokerage Corp.; Noel Aro of RNN Shipping and Transport Agency Corp.; Manuel Tan of Marine Inspection and Testing Services Inc.; Manuel de Guzman, surveyor of MITSI; Delia Morala, Jose Bernas, Miguelito Legaspi, and Julian Gabriel, all of the Bureau of Customs.
Villar said the suspects "appeared to have worked in connivance to undervalue the total number of imported oil cargo on board MT Port Louis from 26,508 metric tons to only 12,657 metric tons in February 2004."
He said the 12 also failed to present necessary documents related to their oil importation during the investigation.
The government loses P2.2 million daily to oil smuggling. In the last seven months, it lost a total of P470 million, according to Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority administrator Armand Arreza.
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo earlier ordered the BOC to intensify its anti-smuggling efforts amid suspicions oil imports were entering the country without payment of proper duties.
By Lira Dalangin-Fernandez - INQUIRER.net
Undersecretary Antonio Villar, PASG head, said the suspects -- including four Customs officials -- were found liable for short-changing the government in the form of unpaid taxes.
Those recommended charged were: Paul C.T. Co, Esther Magleo, Janice Co, and Johnny Tan, all of Oilink International Corp.; Rolando Valeriano of Trailblazer Integrated Brokerage Corp.; Noel Aro of RNN Shipping and Transport Agency Corp.; Manuel Tan of Marine Inspection and Testing Services Inc.; Manuel de Guzman, surveyor of MITSI; Delia Morala, Jose Bernas, Miguelito Legaspi, and Julian Gabriel, all of the Bureau of Customs.
Villar said the suspects "appeared to have worked in connivance to undervalue the total number of imported oil cargo on board MT Port Louis from 26,508 metric tons to only 12,657 metric tons in February 2004."
He said the 12 also failed to present necessary documents related to their oil importation during the investigation.
The government loses P2.2 million daily to oil smuggling. In the last seven months, it lost a total of P470 million, according to Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority administrator Armand Arreza.
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo earlier ordered the BOC to intensify its anti-smuggling efforts amid suspicions oil imports were entering the country without payment of proper duties.
By Lira Dalangin-Fernandez - INQUIRER.net
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