‘Values’ to counter corruption at Customs

THE Bureau of Customs (BoC) will train a new breed of employees in the proposed Philippine Customs Academy (PCA) to help address rampant corruption there and restore the people’s respect for and confidence in the agency.

“We want the new hires to go through an academy. We are creating an academy that will train, impart skills and knowledge and more important on character development and value formation. Hopefully, we will be able to start the academy before the end of the year. It’s for implementation,” Customs Commissioner Isidro Lapeña told a news briefing on Wednesday.