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The Bureau of Customs (BOC) in Cebu has made an assurance that no ivory product, including tusks, has been smuggled in the region since ivory trade was banned in 1989. BOC’s top official in Cebu, district collector Ronnie Silvestre, made the assurance amid an ivory smuggling controversy involving a Cebu-based priest. Silvestre said he is saddened by the alleged involvement of Cebu-based Monsignor Cristobal Garcia in the illegal trade. He noted that based on reports, Garcia and another priest still allegedly engage in the business.
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