DOJ proposes relocation of BOC officials, employees every 3 years to curb corruption

The Department of Justice has recommended to Congress the relocation of officials and employees of the Bureau of Customs—from the deputy commissioners down to the lowest-ranked employees—every three years continuously until after retirement from the government service to eradicate corruption at the BOC.

Justice Secretary Leila de Lima made the recommendation in a letter to Rep. Miro Quimbo (2nd Dist.-Marikina City), chairman of the House committee on ways and means, after the panel sought the DOJ position on several House bills seeking to amend or revise the Tariff and Customs Code to further strengthen the law’s anti-smuggling mechanism.