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| Dumaguete City, Philippines | Thursday, April 9, 2015 |
Hasten inventory of smuggled rice,
BOC urges port officials
BY JUANCHO GALLARDE
The Bureau of Customs in Manila is urging BoC district collector Arnulfo Marcos and Dumaguete Port OIC collector Fe Lluelyn Toring to fast-track the inventory of smuggled rice from Malaysia so legal action can immediately proceed against those responsible, including the consignee who appeared to claim the delivery.
Toring said unloading of the sacks of rice from M/L Al-Althie was stopped due to lack of space at the BoC office in Dumaguete. She confirmed orders from her superiors to look for a bodega where the shipment can be stocked in one area and be secured during the pendency of the case.
There were 4,060 sacks of 25-kilogram rice unloaded and stocked in the BoC office, with mattresses, cartons of biscuit, and plastic mats. The Coast Guard is guarding the motor launch since the remaining sacks of rice could not be unloaded yet.
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Board member, radioman Negros Oriental Sangguniang Panlalawigan member Melliemore Saycon and radio commentator Jimmy Cataylo posted bail yesterday after learning that a warrant for their arrest had been issued by the Regional Trial Court Monday. The two, block timers of DYMD 93.7 FM, were accused of libel by Gov. Roel Degamo before RTC Branch 38 Judge Cenon Voltaire Repollo, who recommended P20,000 bail bond for two counts of libel against Saycon, and P10,000 for Cataylo. The libel cases were filed by Degamo early this year for what he called malicious, libelous and personal attacks, without giving him the opportunity to rebut or answer the accusations. |
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Macias obeys Degamo's On orders of Gov. Roel Degamo, Board Member Erwin Michael Macias returned his Strada service vehicle on April 6, and other members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan of Negros Oriental are expected to follow. Macias said that after Degamo ordered the cancellation of the memorandum receipt for his service vehicle, he immediately returned it. But he is still requesting the governor to re-issue the vehicle because he still has projects to monitor in his district. |
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