Palace eyes Kim Henares for Customs

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Rappler learned that Internal revenue chief Kim Henares – known for her aggressive campaign against tax evaders – is being eyed to replace Rozzano Rufino Biazon as commissioner of the corruption-plagued Bureau of Customs (BOC). According to at least two senior advisers of President Benigno Aquino III, Henares is being considered for the top Customs post to institute reforms in the bureau and increase its revenue. The move comes after the President hit the BOC for corruption and ineptness in his 4th State of the Nation Address (SONA). Replacing the BOC commissioner is one of the many reforms the government is planning for the revenue-generating agency. The aim is to make the reforms sustainable, a senior government official told Rappler.

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