Out-going Customs Chief Angelito Alvarez insinuates that various groups caused his ouster

Embattled Alvarez lost the battle

Oh, really? When RMN news reported that he's definitely out, Customs chief Angelito Alvarez tried to justify it by saying that certain groups are out to get him because he uncovered several anomalies inside the bureau.


Oh, really now?


“I discovered many anomalies like how they were faking official receipts, receipts of origin and even load port survey results,” Alvarez said in a Philippine Daily Inquirer interview.


Now that he's being replaced, Alvarez unloaded what he claims to be a "bomb"---those missing containers were part of a scheme to raise funds during the previous elections.


Oh, is that it?


Records show those 3,880 plus containers got lost last January 2011---not 2010. Meaning, it vanished during Alvarez's term. 

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Reports had reached the President's ears of how several groups amassed huge wealth allegedly at the time that Alvarez was implementing the "tuwid" na daan of President Noynoy. But what happened was not tuwid but tuwad na daan. 


Smuggling activities went unnoticed at Subic, with tons of smuggled sugar allegedly smuggled by a known celebrity. Cebu and Mindanao ports were not spared. Thousands of containers with imported apparel, jewelry, perfumes and other appliances vanished into thin air during Alvarez term. 


What Alvarez is trying to say is that those groups who perpetuated these anomalies are now within hearing distance of the President. Untrue.


With Ruffy Biazon as the replacement of Alvarez, expect a shakeup within the bureau. The young Biazon is the most idealistic guy I have ever met. 


With a kamay na bakal, Biazon would surely make things harder for operators to operate. I am willing to cooperate with Biazon on improving the public's perception about the BUreau of Customs if he truly implements what the president wants---a tuwid na daan. 


But if Biazon would just transform the Bureau into a party "political milking cow", then, I'll always be here to write about the scams and scandals of the bureau. BY the way, I interviewed RUffy last elections see link: http://newphilrevolution.blogspot.com/2009/09/off-cuff-with-ruffy-biazon-that-is.html