BOC’s raids on Baguio’s ‘ukay-ukay’ stores probed

BAGUIO CITY: Representative Nicasio Aliping Jr. will conduct a congressional probe of the Bureau of Custom’s crackdown on “ukay-ukay” (second-hand garments) warehouses in the city.

Although essentially illegal, the proliferation of second- hand garment stores in the city has somewhat earned for it the reputation of being the country’s ukay-ukay capital, thus practically legalizing the industry.