THE 3,000-strong Bureau of Customs Employees Association (Bocea) denied reports that it was the source of an e-mail goading Executive Secretary Paquito Ochoa to investigate an employee and official of the bureau for alleged extortion.

“It was a smear job,” Romulo Pagulayan, president of Bocea, said on Wednesday.

Premium + Digital Edition

Ad-free access


P 80 per month
(billed annually at P 960)
  • Unlimited ad-free access to website articles
  • Limited offer: Subscribe today and get digital edition access for free (accessible with up to 3 devices)

TRY FREE FOR 14 DAYS
See details
See details