MERGED: BUREAU of CUSTOMS, and related topics/issues

[la_gnostic]

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There is now a protracted struggle for one of the juiciest government positions in the country today - the Cebu customs collector.

What can you say about this open power struggle?

What can you say about the involvement of local politicians in this war among the custom protagonists?

Is this beneficial to the people?

[filipinoako2000200]

That position is good for milking. That is why daghan ang interesado to handle sa position. Thats also the best way to earn a lot of money

[confused_person]

sakto jud ka...

hapit tanan pangrakut naa dinha..

[iloveyou4ever]

Sus daghan jud na interesado to handle the position. Compute lang the advantages and how many money you can earn aside from you salary. Mao na ang pinaka easy nga position to have an expensive house, car, lots of money in the bank and all thats stuff in less than 2 years sa service. Mao na nga daghang interesado.

[grabehbebe]

To enhance the government’s revenue collection and capability to detect prohibited drugs and explosives at the ports, the Bureau of Customs is importing two giant X-ray machines from China.

Giovanni Imaysay, executive assistant at the bureau’s Office of the Commissioner, said he and other officials would fly to Beijing this week to attend a one-and-a-half week seminar on how to operate the machines.

“These machines would cut to five minutes the usual five hours needed to inspect shipments,” said Imaysay, who disclosed that the machines would be installed at the Port of Manila and the Manila International Container Port.

Imaysay said the machines could detect drugs, bombs and other explosives, weapons of mass destruction, and other dangerous chemicals.

“Each item has a color code—for example, the color of explosives is red. The machine can easily detect these once they pass through,” he said. “It is necessary for the bureau to have these X-ray machines to speed up examination as well as detect the presence of firearms, drugs or weapons of mass destruction.”

With the machines, Imaysay said, Customs agents will get advanced information on smuggled goods even before these are unloaded at the ports.

Imaysay said the procurement of the machines was in line with the government’s campaign against economic saboteurs and terrorists.

Earlier, the bureau bought an X-ray machine and installed it at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport.

But Imaysay said the machine was “small and not enough to detect dangerous items.”

By Joel E. Zurbano
http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/?...02_june13_2006

[lalakingbisdak]

I hope ok ni and not just another "pa pogi" sa customs. Kabalo naman ta how crooked they are.

[confused_person]

MAO JUD!!!!

[lindsay]

mao ba? tan awon lang nato...

[geetarista]

Gi highten nila ang security ..or ang "kurakot" fee??

[lalakingbisdak]

Gi highten nila ang security ..or ang "kurakot" fee??

mao!