Duterte’s strategies to combat the issues faced by Filipinos have conditioned and emboldened the police. As a new president leads the country, the future of the Philippines’ criminal justice system seems committed to less violent means.
"No smugglers were charged with criminal charges. This only proves that there are untouchables who spearhead the extensive agricultural smuggling in the country."
(File photo courtesy of BOC) MANILA - The full digitalization of processes in the Bureau of Customs (BOC) is seen to greatly eliminate corruption in the agency, its chief said on Wednesday. In an interview with Radyo Pilipinas, Customs Commissioner Yogi Filemon Ruiz said the digitalization of procedures within the bureau is now "between 85 to 90 percent" complete. "The remaining 15 percent is very crucial because this is the implementation part. If we implement this, we can eradicate corruption by 90 to 95 percent because number one, we will go into the no contact policy, and number two, we will lessen the interaction between stakeholders, which include the broker, the importer, and Customs employee," he added. Likewise, he noted that the burden on importers will be lessened. "All the agencies that are issuing certifications, we will have one portal we are calling right now, National Single Window, everything will be streamlined, all the processes will be faste