Customs to track ports in real time

BUREAU of Customs (BoC) Commissioner Isidro Lapeña has ordered the conversion of the controversial Command Center (ComCen) of the agency into the Operations Center (OpCen) that would track in real time all customs ports around the country but without the authority to issue alert orders on flagged shipments.

Lapeña issued the order over the weekend that followed his earlier directive disbanding the ComCen, which he said was not only illegal but also ineffective where the issuance of alert orders was concerned.