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                    [Title] => Customs turns 98 sans commissioner
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President Estrada will speak before Customs officials and businessmen during the 98th founding anniversary celebration of the Bureau of Customs at the Port of Manila social hall at South Harbor today.

Acting Customs Commissioner Renato Ampil will make a brief report to the President on the bureau's performance last year and its projections this year.

Customs Commissioner Ramon Farolan is in the United States for further medical tests on advice of his doctors following complaints of chest pains over a week ago.

His wife Sylvia said the 65-year-old Farolan will be out of t [DatePublished] => 2000-02-07 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097044 [AuthorName] => Jerry Botial [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 94529 [Title] => Gov't, private sector link arms to fight smuggling [Summary] =>

Your days are numbered.

This was the stern warning of President Estrada yesterday to smugglers as the government and the private sector linked arms to stop the activities of economic saboteurs.

Mr. Estrada noted that smugglers are getting bolder these days by selling their goods in the open market. [DatePublished] => 2000-01-27 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097044 [AuthorName] => Jerry Botial [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 94520 [Title] => Customs watching suspected smuggler [Summary] =>

Customs Commissioner Ramon Farolan has vowed to throw out businessman Robert Uy from Customs premises at the port of Manila.

"We will come to it," Farolan told The STAR when asked whether Uy would be bodily carried out if he is found in the bureau's office at the South Harbor.

However, Farolan said Uy can still do business at the Bureau of Customs through other people because "no law prohibits him from continuing with his business."

Uy said he continues to transact business with the bureau through representatives since former Customs Commissioner Nelson Tan had banned hi [DatePublished] => 2000-01-26 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097044 [AuthorName] => Jerry Botial [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 101332 [Title] => BOC sets revenue target at P91.9B, seeks PNP help to curbsmuggling [Summary] =>

Newly appointed Customs Commissioner Ramon Farolan said yesterday the Bureau of Customs (BOC) is targeting a revenue collection of P91.9 billion for this year.

Farolan, who has also been designated as undersecretary of Finance together with Revenue Commissioner Dakila Fonacier on a concurrent basis, outlined his priorities which include curbing smuggling, increasing revenue collection and computerizing the operation of the BOC.

Farolan admitted that smuggling appears to have resurfaced, adding that he has sought the assistance of Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Pan [DatePublished] => 2000-01-15 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805266 [AuthorName] => Marianne V. Go [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 86778 [Title] => Creation of housing department mulled [Summary] =>

Soon, all government housing agencies will be placed under one roof.

President Estrada endorsed yesterday a proposal to create a Department of Housing, which will act as the overall housing agency and address the acute shortage of homes in the country.

Presidential Spokesman Fernando Barican told reporters the creation of the new department was recommended by the powerful Economic Coordinating Council (ECC) which held its maiden meeting at Malacañang yesterday.

Barican said legislation will soon be drafted, certified as an urgent administration bill, and sent to Co [DatePublished] => 2000-01-13 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804833 [AuthorName] => Marichu A. Villanueva [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) ) )

CUSTOMS COMMISSIONER RAMON FAROLAN
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President Estrada will speak before Customs officials and businessmen during the 98th founding anniversary celebration of the Bureau of Customs at the Port of Manila social hall at South Harbor today.

Acting Customs Commissioner Renato Ampil will make a brief report to the President on the bureau's performance last year and its projections this year.

Customs Commissioner Ramon Farolan is in the United States for further medical tests on advice of his doctors following complaints of chest pains over a week ago.

His wife Sylvia said the 65-year-old Farolan will be out of t [DatePublished] => 2000-02-07 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097044 [AuthorName] => Jerry Botial [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 94529 [Title] => Gov't, private sector link arms to fight smuggling [Summary] =>

Your days are numbered.

This was the stern warning of President Estrada yesterday to smugglers as the government and the private sector linked arms to stop the activities of economic saboteurs.

Mr. Estrada noted that smugglers are getting bolder these days by selling their goods in the open market. [DatePublished] => 2000-01-27 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097044 [AuthorName] => Jerry Botial [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 94520 [Title] => Customs watching suspected smuggler [Summary] =>

Customs Commissioner Ramon Farolan has vowed to throw out businessman Robert Uy from Customs premises at the port of Manila.

"We will come to it," Farolan told The STAR when asked whether Uy would be bodily carried out if he is found in the bureau's office at the South Harbor.

However, Farolan said Uy can still do business at the Bureau of Customs through other people because "no law prohibits him from continuing with his business."

Uy said he continues to transact business with the bureau through representatives since former Customs Commissioner Nelson Tan had banned hi [DatePublished] => 2000-01-26 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097044 [AuthorName] => Jerry Botial [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 101332 [Title] => BOC sets revenue target at P91.9B, seeks PNP help to curbsmuggling [Summary] =>

Newly appointed Customs Commissioner Ramon Farolan said yesterday the Bureau of Customs (BOC) is targeting a revenue collection of P91.9 billion for this year.

Farolan, who has also been designated as undersecretary of Finance together with Revenue Commissioner Dakila Fonacier on a concurrent basis, outlined his priorities which include curbing smuggling, increasing revenue collection and computerizing the operation of the BOC.

Farolan admitted that smuggling appears to have resurfaced, adding that he has sought the assistance of Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Pan [DatePublished] => 2000-01-15 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805266 [AuthorName] => Marianne V. Go [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 86778 [Title] => Creation of housing department mulled [Summary] =>

Soon, all government housing agencies will be placed under one roof.

President Estrada endorsed yesterday a proposal to create a Department of Housing, which will act as the overall housing agency and address the acute shortage of homes in the country.

Presidential Spokesman Fernando Barican told reporters the creation of the new department was recommended by the powerful Economic Coordinating Council (ECC) which held its maiden meeting at Malacañang yesterday.

Barican said legislation will soon be drafted, certified as an urgent administration bill, and sent to Co [DatePublished] => 2000-01-13 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804833 [AuthorName] => Marichu A. Villanueva [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) ) )

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