PASG files graft charges vs 29 Customs, LTO officials
PASG identified the accused BOC officials as Lawyer Baltazar Morales, Chief Assessment Division, BOC, SBMA; Robert Millares Examiner, BOC, SBMA; H.R. Hernandez, Chief, Assessment Division, BOC, SBMA; Kumar Buxani, Examiner, BOC, SBMA, Olongapo City. The importers of the luxury vehicles who were also charged were Angelito Hernandez; Allan Legaspi, President of Philpan Subic Ventures, Inc.; Mary Anne Francisco, president/manager of Micro Base Transport Eqpt. Co. Inc. . .
At least 29 officials from the Bureau of Customs (BoC) and Land Transportation Office (LTO) are facing graft charges before the Office of the Ombudsman for their alleged involvement in smuggling activities.
Presidential Anti-Smuggling Group Undersecretary Antonio Villar Jr said the filing of the charges were part of the government’s intensified crackdown against rampant smuggling.
"We have to file charges so the law can take its regular course and also to show that we are serious of ridding the country of smugglers," Villar said.
He added that the charges range from Violation of Sec. 3(e) of Republic Act 3019, otherwise known as Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act, and Violation of Sec. 3606 (Failure to Report Fraud), Tariff and Customs Code of the Philippines (TCCP).
A statement from the PASG identified the accused BOC officials as Lawyer Maximo Reyes, Deputy Collector for Assessment, BOC, Port of Manila; Elizabeth delas Llagas, Deputy Collector for Assessment, BOC, Port of Manila; Jamalodin Macadindang, Examiner, BOC, Port of Manila; Abdullah Basher, Examiner, BOC, Port of Manila; Lawyer Baltazar Morales, Chief Assessment Division, BOC, SBMA; Robert Millares Examiner, BOC, SBMA; H.R. Hernandez, Chief, Assessment Division, BOC, SBMA; Kumar Buxani, Examiner, BOC, SBMA, Olongapo City; Conrado Abarintos, Chief, Assessment Division, BOC, Port of Cebu; Alexander Cabagnot, Examiner, BOC, Port of Cebu; and Ricardo Reluya, Chief, Cash Division, BOC, Port of Cebu.
Villar said the BOC officials violated Section 3602 (Various fraudulent practices against customs revenue) and P.D. 1464, otherwise known as the Tariff and Customs Code of the Philippines as amended.
The case stemmed from the nine suspected to be smuggled luxury vehicles found at a warehouse of R33 Car Exchange Center located at No. 31 Xavierville Avenue, Quezon City.
PASG, after an open and thorough investigation, was able to establish probable cause that the persons involved in the importation and processing the release of the vehicles had violated the law.
Meanwhile, the LTO officials facing the charges before the Ombudsman were identified as Merciditas R. Gutierrez, Chief, Registration Section, LTO, Diliman, Quezon City and J.A. Saligbon, verifier, Registration Section, LTO, Diliman Quezon City.
The importers of the luxury vehicles who were also charged were Angelito Hernandez; Allan Legaspi, President of Philpan Subic Ventures, Inc.; Mary Anne Francisco, president/manager of Micro Base Transport Eqpt. Co. Inc.; Fritz Osales; Danilo Cruz; president/manager of Cuts Intl., Corp; Gloria Ronquillo; Rosita Daquil; Darius Israel De Perio; Consuelo Pingul, President/manager of Dan Vill Forwarders; Raymond Ronquillo; Milagros P. Cano; and Joselito Polintan.
Record showed that Hernandez, through misrepresentation and under-valuation, paid only P40,511 for the importation of a Toyota XLS Avalon model 2005.
He avoided paying the proper duties and taxes amounting to P268,549.23 through the help of Basher and Reyes that deprived the government of the much needed revenue.
Because of the discovery of the said under-valued vehicle, the PASG managed to trace the warehouse that resulted to the apprehension of other luxury vehicles.
Villar expressed optimism that the Office of the Ombudsman will act swiftly so the violators of the law will be slapped the necessary penalties so the others who are still doing illegal things depriving the national coffers of tax money will have second thought of committing the same crime. - GMANew.TV
Presidential Anti-Smuggling Group Undersecretary Antonio Villar Jr said the filing of the charges were part of the government’s intensified crackdown against rampant smuggling.
"We have to file charges so the law can take its regular course and also to show that we are serious of ridding the country of smugglers," Villar said.
He added that the charges range from Violation of Sec. 3(e) of Republic Act 3019, otherwise known as Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act, and Violation of Sec. 3606 (Failure to Report Fraud), Tariff and Customs Code of the Philippines (TCCP).
A statement from the PASG identified the accused BOC officials as Lawyer Maximo Reyes, Deputy Collector for Assessment, BOC, Port of Manila; Elizabeth delas Llagas, Deputy Collector for Assessment, BOC, Port of Manila; Jamalodin Macadindang, Examiner, BOC, Port of Manila; Abdullah Basher, Examiner, BOC, Port of Manila; Lawyer Baltazar Morales, Chief Assessment Division, BOC, SBMA; Robert Millares Examiner, BOC, SBMA; H.R. Hernandez, Chief, Assessment Division, BOC, SBMA; Kumar Buxani, Examiner, BOC, SBMA, Olongapo City; Conrado Abarintos, Chief, Assessment Division, BOC, Port of Cebu; Alexander Cabagnot, Examiner, BOC, Port of Cebu; and Ricardo Reluya, Chief, Cash Division, BOC, Port of Cebu.
Villar said the BOC officials violated Section 3602 (Various fraudulent practices against customs revenue) and P.D. 1464, otherwise known as the Tariff and Customs Code of the Philippines as amended.
The case stemmed from the nine suspected to be smuggled luxury vehicles found at a warehouse of R33 Car Exchange Center located at No. 31 Xavierville Avenue, Quezon City.
PASG, after an open and thorough investigation, was able to establish probable cause that the persons involved in the importation and processing the release of the vehicles had violated the law.
Meanwhile, the LTO officials facing the charges before the Ombudsman were identified as Merciditas R. Gutierrez, Chief, Registration Section, LTO, Diliman, Quezon City and J.A. Saligbon, verifier, Registration Section, LTO, Diliman Quezon City.
The importers of the luxury vehicles who were also charged were Angelito Hernandez; Allan Legaspi, President of Philpan Subic Ventures, Inc.; Mary Anne Francisco, president/manager of Micro Base Transport Eqpt. Co. Inc.; Fritz Osales; Danilo Cruz; president/manager of Cuts Intl., Corp; Gloria Ronquillo; Rosita Daquil; Darius Israel De Perio; Consuelo Pingul, President/manager of Dan Vill Forwarders; Raymond Ronquillo; Milagros P. Cano; and Joselito Polintan.
Record showed that Hernandez, through misrepresentation and under-valuation, paid only P40,511 for the importation of a Toyota XLS Avalon model 2005.
He avoided paying the proper duties and taxes amounting to P268,549.23 through the help of Basher and Reyes that deprived the government of the much needed revenue.
Because of the discovery of the said under-valued vehicle, the PASG managed to trace the warehouse that resulted to the apprehension of other luxury vehicles.
Villar expressed optimism that the Office of the Ombudsman will act swiftly so the violators of the law will be slapped the necessary penalties so the others who are still doing illegal things depriving the national coffers of tax money will have second thought of committing the same crime. - GMANew.TV
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