EQUIPPED with humility, truthfulness and 34 years of public service, Isidro Lapeña, a retired policeman, embarked on a new voyage as the 39th commissioner of the 115-year-old Bureau of Customs (BoC) in August 2017, amid multiple controversies linked to the agency.

Right after he assumed office, the commissioner vowed to dissolve the tradition of corruption at the bureau, which is considered by many as the Philippine government’s most corrupt agency.

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