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Panelo: Duterte orders 'freezing' of several Customs officials, employees

Panelo: Duterte orders 'freezing' of several Customs officials, employees

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Updated Jul 11, 2019 06:04 AM PHT

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MANILA— The government will file charges against corrupt officials and employees in the Bureau of Customs (BOC), a Palace official said Wednesday.

"The President has directed the freezing of several high-ranking Customs officials and employees, whose names would be disclosed at the appropriate time, as they face administrative and criminal charges, for unlawful activities," Presidential spokesperson Salvador Panelo said in a statement.

He said the Duterte administration has a zero-tolerance policy for corruption.

"The anti-corruption campaign is continuing as it is relentless. No one will be spared," Panelo added.

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Duterte had said that Customs is among the most corrupt agencies in the government.

He also wants the military to take over the corruption-plagued bureau after billions of pesos worth of illegal drugs slipped past its watch in 2018.

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