MANILA, Philippines: The Bureau of Customs (BoC) moved closer to full computerization as it implements additional automation projects to further enhance efficiency and transparency.
December 29, 2020
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) revealed Tuesday that the imported COVID-19 vaccines given to the Presidential Security Group (PSG) did not have any formal communication to their agency. It added those involved could be facing civil and administrative cases if the vaccines were proved to be smuggled.
BOC assistant commissioner and spokesperson Philip Vincent Maronilla said all COVID-19 vaccines entering the country should secure required permits from the Food and Drugs Administration (FDA). FDA confirmed it had not approved the use of any vaccine against COVID-19 in the Philippines.
“‘Pag ganyan pong mga klaseng produkto, kailangan po namin ng license to operate coming from the FDA or any provisional authority coming from the FDA,” he said in an interview on GMA Super Radyo DZBB.
Published December 29, 2020, 4:07 PM
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) will rally behind the soldiers who got the first dibs of an unregistered COVID-19 vaccine if cases against them are filed in court, a military spokesperson revealed Tuesday.
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) revealed that the vaccines administered to select members of the Presidential Security Group (PSG) have no official documents and may have been smuggled, which could prompt authorities to file administrative and civil cases against them.
“We would have to face the music. Kung ang magiging kabayaran ng pagtupad ng kanilang tungkulin ay sila ay kakasuhan (If the price of the fulfillment of their duties is they will be charged), then we may have to defend them in court,” said Major General Edgard Arevalo, AFP spokesperson.
BOC says vaccine used by military had no papers; officials could face smuggling charges By JON VIKTOR D. CABUENAS, GMA News
Published December 29, 2020 12:42pm The Bureau of Customs (BOC) on Tuesday said it did not receive any formal communication on the importation of COVID-19 vaccines administered to the Presidential Security Group (PSG), and administrative and civil cases could be filed to those involved should the medicines be proven smuggled. According to BOC assistant commissioner and spokesperson Philip Vincent Maronilla, all COVID-19 vaccines that enter the country should secure the necessary permits from the Food and Drugs Administration (FDA), which already said it has not given any go-ahead for such medicines.
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