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Presidential Spokesperson Atty. Salvador Panelo. INQUIRING PHOTO / LYN RILLON
The takeover of military personnel at the Bureau of Customs (BOC) President Rodrigo Duterte is satisfied, Malacañang said Monday.
Presidential Spokesperson El Salvador Panelo made the statement after the announcement that the Armed Forces of the Philippines would be taking over the operations of the BOCs due to unmitigated corruption at the agency.
Asked how long it would take place, Panelo said it would be until the President is satisfied with the BOC's performance.
"Until it is necessary, the President is satisfied that everything is in that office," Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said in a briefing palace.
Panelo also defended Duterte's order, claiming that as Chief Executive, he has control over all executive offices including the BOC.
He then stressed that he was Commander-in-Chief of the military, who was authorized to direct the movements of the members of the AFP in any manner that he deems it fit.
"The Constitution provides that the President is the head of the gov't, the head of state and the commander-in-chief of the AFP. Now the Constitution also provides that it has all the executive offices and BOC is one of them, "Panelo said.
"Now with respect to being the commander-in-chief, he is authorized under the law to direct the movements of AFP in any manner that he deems it fit," he added.
Panelo noted that Malacañang will issue the proper issuance to make Duterte's order official.
READ: Duterte puts under Customs control
The BOC has been under suspicion of P11 billion worth of shabu that is supposedly slipped through security screening. /I
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