Budget Secretary Florencio Abad directed the Bureau of Customs (BOC) on Wednesday to fill a total of 2,823 funded technical and support-to-technical positions in the bureau to push for a revamp, and efficient and improved customs duties collection.

In a statement, Abad said that the vacant and funded positions in the bureau’s central office, ports and collection districts should be filled to “facelift” revenue collections and economic competitiveness, and expand existing and new international airports.

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