Smuggled goods flood malls and markets
Our latest offering is a four-part series on smuggling in the Philippines. The series begins by giving an overview of the extent of the problem: the estimate of the revenues lost to smuggling range...
View ArticleFictitious firms, fake papers used in smuggling
Second of four parts WHEN NEW Customs Commissioner George Jereos appeared before a Senate committee hearing on smuggling last September, he made no mention of technical smuggling, which the...
View ArticleSmuggling is killing shoe, garments, textile industries
Third of four parts MARIKINA CITY — As a young boy, Vic Sabiniano never had to worry about spending money even if his family was poor. If his pockets were empty, all he had to do was go to any...
View ArticleCustoms sometimes in cahoots with smugglers
Last of four parts LUXURY VEHICLES are not uncommon at the Bureau of Customs (BOC), where officials and employees like to drive fancy cars, even if most of them cannot explain how they bought these,...
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