Skip to content

Philippines Today

home of the Global Filipino

Menu
  • News Stories
  • Regional News
  • Business & Economy
  • Science & Technology
  • International
Menu

President Aquino appoints Alberto Lina as new BOC chief

Posted on April 23, 2015

MANILA, April 23 (PNA) — Malacanang announced on Thursday evening the appointment of former Bureau of Customs (BOC) Commissioner Alberto D. Lina as the new Customs chief.

Lina replaces John Phillip Sevilla, who announced his resignation earlier in the day.

The Palace said a turnover ceremony for these officials will be held at the BOC office in Port Area, Manila at 2:30 p.m. Friday.

In a statement, Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Secretary Herminio Coloma Jr. said President Benigno Aquino III named Lina after accepting Sevilla’s resignation.

”The new Commissioner also served as Customs Commissioner in the previous administration,” he added.

Sevilla resigned from his post due to alleged political pressure.

Despite Sevilla’s resignation, Coloma said reforms in the BOC will continue such as the automation of customs processes and capacity building among its employees.

”We continue to implement all these since we are entering the era of ASEAN integration,” Coloma said, pointing out that tariff systems and the system of collecting tax duties “will have to be reviewed and revamped in accordance with the changing realities.”

”Sapat na sabihin na lang natin na sa kabuuan, ang administrasyon ay mayroong commitment na labanan ‘yung pagpasok ng mga impluwensyang makakasakal o pipigil doon sa kampanya laban sa korapsyon at para makapagtatag ng integridad, hindi lang sa Bureau of Customs kundi sa buong burukrasya. (It is enough to say that in general the administration has a commitment to fight anything that will counter the campaign against corruption and the bid to establish integrity not only in the Bureau of Customs but the whole bureaucracy),” he added. (PNA)

Share this:

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • LinkedIn
  • Pinterest
  • More
  • Tumblr
  • Reddit

Related

News Categories

  • Announcement (34)
  • Business & Economy (1,567)
  • Comment and Opinion (74)
    • Random Thoughts (18)
  • Current Issues (425)
    • Charter Change (1)
    • Election (228)
    • Population (6)
  • International (389)
  • Life In Japan (66)
    • Everything Japan (41)
  • Literary (34)
  • Miscellaneous (610)
  • News Stories (5,312)
  • OFW Corner (297)
  • Others (75)
  • People (408)
  • Press Releases (163)
  • Regional News (3,362)
  • Science and Technology (502)
  • Sports & Entertainment (287)

Latest News

  • BSP keeps policy rates anew December 17, 2015
  • NEDA cuts PHL additional rice import for 2016 by 25% December 17, 2015
  • DA cites serious implications of banning genetically modified products December 17, 2015
  • BBL is not yet dead – Drilon December 17, 2015
  • Comelec recognizes Duterte’s CoC for president December 17, 2015
  • NEDA chief sees 2015 growth at 6% despite typhoons December 17, 2015
  • House of Representatives ratifies bicam report on P3.002-T national budget for 2016 December 17, 2015
  • Cebu-based developer invests PHP430M to build 709 townhouse units in north Cebu town December 17, 2015
  • City gov’t eyes P75-M income from economic enterprise December 17, 2015
  • Baguio City LGU presents traffic plan for holiday season December 17, 2015

Archives

Meta

  • Log in
  • Entries feed
  • Comments feed
  • WordPress.org

Science and Technology

  • DOST-ICTO targets 500,000 web-based workers from countryside by 2016
  • (Feature) STARBOOKS: A ‘makeover’ for librarians
  • Science, research reduce ‘cocolisap’ hotspot areas in PHL
  • Montejo to further improve PAGASA and empower scientists
  • 1st PPP in biomedical research produces knee replacement system fit for Asians

Press Releases

  • Microsoft to buy Nokia’s mobile devices business for 5.44-B euros
  • New World Bank climate change report should spur SEA and world leaders into action: Greenpeace
  • Save the Philippine Seas before it’s too late — Greenpeace
  • Palanca Awards’ last call for entries
  • Philippines joins the global call for Arctic protection

Comment and Opinion

  • Remembering the dead is a celebration of life
  • Killer earthquake unlikely to hit Panay Island in near future – analyst
  • It’s not just more fun to invest in the Philippines, it is also profitable, says President Aquino
  • How does one differentiate a tamaraw from a carabao?
  • Fun is not just about the place, it is also about the people, says DOT chief

OFW Corner

  • Ebola infection risk low in Croatia
  • Death toll rises to 41, over 100 still missing in landslide in India
  • Asbestos use in construction a labor hazard
  • 500,000 OFWs to benefit POEA on-line transactions — Baldoz
  • 25 distressed OFWs return home from Riyadh
©2025 Philippines Today | Design: Newspaperly WordPress Theme