uncontrolled vehicle smuggling

[Galactus]

Just a thought, why not declare that owning such vehicles as illegal? Or, if LTO has the balls, decline registration of vehicles with questionable origins? I think everyone knows the difference between a local/legal and the smuggled cars.

Easier said than done.

The main reason why smuggling goes on unabated because of this administration's lack of political will. Yung mga malalapit kasi sa taas ang alleged brains behind smuggling. Ask around sa Customs, kilala naman ang mga smugglers diyan, pati yung mga backers nila na high Customs officials.

Sampolan sana sila ng Sparrow Unit para matauhan.

[VtEC]

Easier said than done.

The main reason why smuggling goes on unabated because of this administration's lack of political will. Yung mga malalapit kasi sa taas ang alleged brains behind smuggling. Ask around sa Customs, kilala naman ang mga smugglers diyan, pati yung mga backers nila na high Customs officials.

Sampolan sana sila ng Sparrow Unit para matauhan.

Bravo!!ang galing.unless otherwise these "corrupt officials" are there, there will and there will always be kidnappers, smugglers , killers, etc etc. kasi sila mismo ang mga "boss" ng mga sindikato..you are right bro, they should be eliminated.

[VtEC]

Just a thought, why not declare that owning such vehicles as illegal? Or, if LTO has the balls, decline registration of vehicles with questionable origins? I think everyone knows the difference between a local/legal and the smuggled cars.

isa lang kakahinatnan ng magrereject sa mga smuggled vehicles sa LTO or kung sino mang pobreng makakahuli sa custom , SIBAK is the word.Cooperate or be terminated lang ang isa pang word dyan kaya napaka imposibleng makontrol yan.Ogag talaga mga magnanakaw na tao sa gobyerno!!

[DonT]

I beleive this is just a tip of the iceberg. There are lots of unscrupulous deals and transactions being allowed by certain individuals in the government.

[jpdm]

-kanina sa senate nagalit si enrile kasi ang gulo ng gobyerno at PCCI (donald dee) tungkol sa JPEPA. Ang Japan Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement kasi ay kinatatakutan ni Sen. Jamby, Legarda at Cayetano kung ma-ratify dahil ito ang katapusan ng local auto industry at iba pang industriya dito sa atin. Actually, ang bulong-bulungan, may naisingit na naman yung mga kawatan sa gobyerno na naiipit na sa paghihigpit ni Gloria sa Subic.

At ano isinigit sa JPEPA? puede ng mag-export ang Japan ng CBU without tariff dito Pinas. Lumillit na ang merkado nila dahil greying population na sila, so saan nila itatapon excess production nila? E di dito sa Pinas. Dahil sa hirap na rin silang maghanap ng bansang pagtatapunan ng phase out nilang mga sasakyan (di ba every 5 years palit nila.)at iba pang pinagsawaang gamit.

Pag-inalis ang tariff imposed sa mga Japanese product bakit pa magpo-produce Japanese companies dito. Halimbawa, Mazda at Nissan. Bakit mag-assemble pa rila dito, e di mag-import na lang. Panasonic, Matsushita etc.

So lagas na naman ang Pinas dahil libo na naman ang mawawalan ng trabaho. Yan ngang smuggling sa Subic ilang libong mangaggawa lang naman ang natanggal sa trabaho.

kawatan lang naman sa Subic, Port Irene, Cebu at Nort harbor, customs, LTO, smuggler, dealers at junk shops sa Japan ang kumikita dito..

Yung mga CBU, kadalasan puro mga reject sa japan dinadala dito kaya naalala ko yung kapitbahay ko, kakabili lang sa dealer ng Mitsubishi, one week pa lang kumakain na ng gulong yung harapan ng "brand new na L200 "nya.

So isang traydor ng PInas ang naglagay sa provision na i-export narin mga CBU dito. Paano ang local auto industry? Ang patriotic kuno (my foot!)na oligopoly na CAMPI umaalma rin e.

Kahit asar ako sa CAMPI I will join them in their call of giving them protection by the government.(of course yung nag-aasemble lang locally tulad ng Toyota, UMC, Honda at Isuzu. The rest, bahala kayo!)



DAPAT HINDI I-RATIPIKA ANG JPEPA!DAPAT SUGPUIN ANG SMUGGLING SA MGA FREEPORTS!

[altec]

I beleive this is just a tip of the iceberg. There are lots of unscrupulous deals and transactions being allowed by certain individuals in the government.

Correct ka dyan. This is not a problem of car smuggling, but smuggling per se. There is big big business in smuggling. The under the table is on the container load. If the item being smuggled has more chargeable taxes, then the under the table per container goes higher. Smuggling is an industry in itself already.

[aku]

Yung mga CBU, kadalasan puro mga reject sa japan dinadala dito kaya naalala ko yung kapitbahay ko, kakabili lang sa dealer ng Mitsubishi, one week pa lang kumakain na ng gulong yung harapan ng "brand new na L200 "nya.

When you say "brand new L200," do you mean the new Strada (yung mukhang Dakar racer)? Diba made in Thailand yun?

[altec]

sorry, double post, delete ko na.

[NightWinger]

Okay lang naman sa freeport. Baka Pinas pa magexport yun mga brand new car sa Japan. Kasi mas mura ang labor cost dito. At maganda naman talaga gawa Pinoy! Dadami pa yata factory rito pag tuloy na yun mga Free Trade Agreement sa APEC. Bakit ngayon pa lang natatakot na tayo?

[jpdm]

--Mukhang may order na si President Gloria na hindi dapat iparehistro sa LTO ang mga smuggled at stolen vehicles.

--Thanks madam President! Kasi Malaki role ng LTO sa pagsugpo ng smuggling. sana yung mga hepe ng mga LTO na responsable sa pagrerehistro ng smuggled vehicles ang unang sibakin kasama yung mga corrupt na LTO employees.

[ale828]

Problem is smuggled cars also have an OR and CR. And the LTO has no way of knowing if it is smuggled kasi may OR/CR siya. They can't even check if the OR/CR is legit or smuggled yung car.

[jpdm]

--If an agency of our government who supposedly has the expertise on detecting whats a legit or illegal or/cr --cannot perform its duty--dapat dyan i-abolish na lang yan.
--Sa laki ng kinikita nyang opisina na yan (after I think sa BIR at BOC) di sila makagawa ng paraan kung paano ma-detect ang illegal??!!!Susmaryosep!!!

[jpdm]

May nakasuhan na 6 na custom employees mula sa Subic dahil may napuslit na namang mga luxury vehicles. Ang kaso nila Technical smuggling, misdeclaration of goods.

Grabe winasak na yung mga kotse just a few months ago, di pa rin nadala, may napuslit na naman grabe talaga katakawan ng mga tao sa Subic customs!!!

[jpdm]

Palace group-Customs row on smuggled cars worsens By Joyce Pangco Pañares
Manila Standard Jan 14, 2008

THE quarrel between Malacañang and Customs worsened yesterday after the Palace blamed a Customs official for the continuing smuggling at the agency.The Presidential Anti-Smuggling Group called a ranking Customs official the “godfather of smuggling” in the country, blaming him for the continuing operation of 37 people who allegedly smuggle luxury cars from Metro Manila and Cebu alone.

He named a Romy Ronquillo in particular, who is accused of operating car centers in Xavierville, Quezon City, and in Ortigas, Pasig City, that allegedly offer smuggled luxury vehicles.

Villar said Ronquillo had even dropped the name of presidential son and Pampanga Rep. Juan Miguel Arroyo, Villar’s godson, to warn his group to leave him alone.

Last month, Villar’s group seized 81 luxury cars from an automobile firm in Makati City, of which three reportedly were owned by San Juan Mayor Jose Victor Ejercito.
Albay Rep. Al Francis Bichara reportedly owned four of the smuggled vehicles, while comedian Willie Revillame admitted owning a 2006 Ferrari, which was declared as being worth only P1 million. With Joel E. Zurbano

Bukod sa mga politiko ( mayor, congressman) at mayayaman (mahilig sa luxury cars) ang parokyano ng smuggled car, pati pala comedian kasama sa illegal na racket na ito. Bakit hindi sila bumili sa lehitimong importer? Sumasama pa sila sa mga listahan ng economic saboteurs na sinusugpo ng administration ni Pres. Arroyo....