Lina reorganizes BOC

Is trouble brewing at the Bureau of Customs? Newly appointed Customs Commissioner Alberto Lina transferred lawyer Leonardo Peralta, the head of the Investigation Division, to an office that is commonly referred to as the “freezer”. This was done without the knowledge of Peralta’s superior Jessie Dellosa, the Deputy Commissioner for Intelligence Group. While the move was described by Lina as part of a reorganization that is geared at reforming the tax-collecting agency, it also indicates power play between him and Dellosa. Peralta’s unit was investigating a company owned by Lina which supposedly failed to pay about P1.5 billion in taxes and duties.

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