DECENTRALIZATION was the evil key that unlocked the Pandora’s box of car smugglers in the country.
Thus alleged Bureau of Customs intelligence officers as they claimed the Land Transportation Office has no authority to decentralize the registration of imported vehicles.
Intelligence officers under the office of Customs Commissioner Boy Morales and Deputy Customs Comissioner Celso Templo claimed that under the law, all imported vehicles must only be registered with the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority and the LTO Central Office.
The sources said the memorandum of LTO Assist. Secretary Anali Lontok two years ago directing regional directors to accept for registration all imported cars with certificates of payment issued by the BOC violates some Customs provisions.
“Paano malalaman ng mga local LTO sa iba’t-ibang regional office kung tunay o peke ang BOC-certificate of payment (BOC-CP) namin, eh hindi naman nila agad naku-confirm ito sa aming tanggapan,” the BOC intelligence officers said.
“Tulad ngayon, libo-libong certificate of payment for confirmation ang dumating sa aming tanggapan buhat sa Davao at Cebu. Ito ay may mga petsang mula Enero hanggang Mayo 2005. Paano namin malalaman kung ang behikulo ay buo o hindi na ipinasok dito?,” the highly-reliable sources said.
They also intimated that a businessman has filed a case against a legitimate car dealer in Makati City regarding an imported vehicle he had bought.
“Natuklasan na ang Audi car niya na binili ng mahigit P1 milyun ay hindi ipinagbayad na duty at taxes sa Customs, pero na-rehistro sa lokal na LTO sa Tagbailaran City,” the sources said.
To stomp the car smugglers, the intelligence officers said the Customs commissioner issued a memorandum last week to centralize the issuance of certificates of payment with the BOC.
by : Jess V. Antiporda
People's Tonight
Thus alleged Bureau of Customs intelligence officers as they claimed the Land Transportation Office has no authority to decentralize the registration of imported vehicles.
Intelligence officers under the office of Customs Commissioner Boy Morales and Deputy Customs Comissioner Celso Templo claimed that under the law, all imported vehicles must only be registered with the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority and the LTO Central Office.
The sources said the memorandum of LTO Assist. Secretary Anali Lontok two years ago directing regional directors to accept for registration all imported cars with certificates of payment issued by the BOC violates some Customs provisions.
“Paano malalaman ng mga local LTO sa iba’t-ibang regional office kung tunay o peke ang BOC-certificate of payment (BOC-CP) namin, eh hindi naman nila agad naku-confirm ito sa aming tanggapan,” the BOC intelligence officers said.
“Tulad ngayon, libo-libong certificate of payment for confirmation ang dumating sa aming tanggapan buhat sa Davao at Cebu. Ito ay may mga petsang mula Enero hanggang Mayo 2005. Paano namin malalaman kung ang behikulo ay buo o hindi na ipinasok dito?,” the highly-reliable sources said.
They also intimated that a businessman has filed a case against a legitimate car dealer in Makati City regarding an imported vehicle he had bought.
“Natuklasan na ang Audi car niya na binili ng mahigit P1 milyun ay hindi ipinagbayad na duty at taxes sa Customs, pero na-rehistro sa lokal na LTO sa Tagbailaran City,” the sources said.
To stomp the car smugglers, the intelligence officers said the Customs commissioner issued a memorandum last week to centralize the issuance of certificates of payment with the BOC.
by : Jess V. Antiporda
People's Tonight
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