THE government will spare no one in its campaign against corruption, Malacañang said on Tuesday, after the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) slapped graft charges against former Customs commissioner Isidro Lapeña over alleged anomalies in the release of containers of ceramic tiles that vanished from the Bureau of Customs earlier this year.

In a statement, Palace spokesman Salvador Panelo said the NBI's move showed the government’s seriousness in fighting corruption in government.

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