Former Customs chief Nicanor Faeldon only deflected the issue raised by Sen. Panfilo Lacson that he is a crook to the tune of P100 million, which he allegedly received as a pasalubong (welcome gift) shortly after he was appointed by President Rodrigo Duterte to head the Bureau of Customs (BoC).

Instead of first clearing himself from the accusations hurled at him, such as that he headed a practically endless list of alleged recipients of tara (payoffs) from Customs brokers, he unleashed a barrage of counter-accusations against his accuser, calling his son, Panfilo Jr. a cement “smuggler.”

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