The Bureau of Customs on Thursday filed criminal charges against two Koreans and three Filipinos for the alleged smuggling of P33 million worth of sugar that was misdeclared as bitumen, an oil based substance used for road surfacing and roofing.

Charged at the Department of Justice were Eunkyoung Son, president and chief executive officer of Rainbow Holdings Inc. (RHI); Soon Seung Joon, senior adviser; Diosdado Serbio, Jr., executive vice president, Rolando Ambrosio, corporate financial officer, Kathleen May Uy, corporate secretary.