ALL 15 sections of the Formal Entry Division (FED) of the Port of Manila (PoM) have been closed as part of continuing reform programs being implemented by Bureau of Customs (BoC) Commissioner Isidro Lapeña to rid the bureau of rampant corruption.

“We will be having a queuing system for our importers and brokers. All 15 sections of the PoM and [soon the] Manila International Container Port [MICP] will be removed to lessen face-to-face transactions and familiarity between and among Customs examiners and appraisers, Customs brokers and processors and to prevent collusion,” Lapeña said in a news briefing on Monday.

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