Arrogant Porsche owner: Working as Customs Clerk?

**foresterx** · February 2nd, 2012 08:43 AM

Wala pa ba picture yung gago?

**CVT** · February 2nd, 2012 09:14 AM

Ikalaboso na iyan....

Kaya hindi umuunlad ang bansa natin,- dahil sa mga taong katulad niyan....

14.8K:fone:

**airolynx** · February 2nd, 2012 09:23 AM

And this is where our taxes are going... To a bunch of arrogant a-holes... Great... Just great...

**greatauror28** · February 2nd, 2012 09:38 AM

Looks like alot of our taxes are used - locally purchased Porsche means 100% tax

**_Qwerty_** · February 2nd, 2012 09:39 AM

baka naman 2nd hand lang yung porsche nung nabili..

**foresterx** · February 2nd, 2012 09:41 AM

Originally Posted by _Qwerty_

baka naman 2nd hand lang yung porsche nung nabili..

Kahit 2nd hand yan bro nasa 4M+ pa din yan which is impossible to buy if you're just a regular custom clerk.

**vinj** · February 2nd, 2012 09:44 AM

Originally Posted by ash0279

haha, galing sir, up-close and personal.. pero teka,, if im not mistaken, sa Disabled parking slot pa yata siya nag-park,, para siguradong malapit siya sa entrance. LOL

Mentally disabled is apt to the guy I guess.

If all allegations are true then you have a classic case study of an arrogant, corrupt government employee.

Hats off to the student for his presence of mind in such a situation although it's not explained what caused the incident.

I googled the name of the customs guy and here's what came up:

http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx...CategoryId=200

Customs employee faces bribery charges
(philstar.com) Updated October 13, 2011 01:23 PM Comments (0)

MANILA, Philippines – A worker of the Bureau of Customs (BOC) faced criminal and administrative charges after an importer said the official allegedly asked bribe money from him.

Flor Tagle, an import and export consultant for Prima Modas Inc., sued Paulino Elevado IV, an administrative aide at the Customs bureau, for violating the Code of Ethical Standards for Public Officials and Employees, and the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act.

In complaint before the Office of the Ombudsman, Tagle detailed how Elevado denied the entry of Prima Modas’ shipment from China last March despite “favorable endorsement from the Office of the Commissioner.”

The shipment, the complaint said, contained gummed paper, hair accessories and men’s slippers, among others, passed the inspection conducted by the Customs’ Run After The Smugglers (RATS) program, and was cleared for release last March 28.

“When our papers were forwarded to the Office of the District Collector, Port of Manila, a certain Paulino Elevado met me and said that before our entry papers could get endorsement, we were required to give P200,000.00 or P100,000.00 without the snacks,” the complaint stated.

“The illegal demand made for grease money is quite big and has no legal basis, as such, our company did not agree. I pleaded for understanding, but he (Elevado) said ‘Kung wala ‘yung hinihingi ko, huwag na tayong mag-usap,” it added.

The Department of Finance’s Revenue Integrity Protection Service (RIPS) conducted an investigation on the matter and found probable cause to charge Elevado “for trying to extort the sum of P200,000 in exchange for the signature of the district collector of Port of Manila.”

“This is a proof that with the public and the government working together, we can cleanse the bureaucracy of corrupt officials who think of nothing but how to take advantage of our people in order to fulfill their self-serving interests,” RIPS Executive Director Romeo D. Tomas, Jr. said.

He called on other people who have experienced similar corrupt practices as well as concerned citizens to come forward and seek the government’s help through the Pera ng Bayan Web site (www.perangbayan.com), where they can provide information anonymously.

**airolynx** · February 2nd, 2012 09:45 AM

Originally Posted by greatauror28

Looks like alot of our taxes are used - locally purchased Porsche means 100% tax

Indeed! that's a classic example why our country never progresses.

**Monseratto** · February 2nd, 2012 10:23 AM

Yan ang tuwid na daan! Patong patong mga kaso, pero nasa kustong pa rin!!!

The Daily Tribune - Without Fear or Favor

DoF execs file graft charges vs 4 BoC officials
By Charlie V. Manalo
02/23/2011

Mid-level officials of the Department of Finance (DoF) have filed graft and administrative charges against four Bureau of Customs (BoC) officials and several others before the Office of the Ombudsman.

Charged were Port of Manila Customs collector Rogel Gatchalian, Gatchalian’s staff lawyer Marlon Agaceta, special assistant Paulino Elevado, spot checker Reffy Gorre and 12 other respondents.

In a 22-page complaint-affidavit, DoF lawyer Esteban Garong accused Gatchalian and other respondents of allegedly defrauding the government of more than P3 million in revenues after he facilitated the release of misdeclared goods without paying the necessary taxes.

Garong and another complainant Ruben Anthony Frogoso also alleged they have in their possession the gate pass for the goods cleared by Gatchalian.

They pointed out that it was for a shipment of 17 containers declared as dredgers but the amount paid was only for 3 containers amounting to P550,000.

The lawyer added this was not the first time Gatchalian was involved in a fraudulent deal.

Gatchalian was also included in the complaint filed by several brokers against the BoC personnel for allegedly engaging in corrupt practices.

He was charged with violating provisions of the Tariff and Customs Code and the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act.

The employees are also calling on President Aquino to investigate the situation at the Customs which is said to be one of the agencies where there is widespread corruption.

They alleged that Gatchalian and the BoC officials committed “undue injury” to the government under the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act.

With this, the DoF officials are asking the Ombudsman to preventively suspend the Customs officials in order not to impede the investigation of the case.

“Administratively, on the basis of the foregoing allegations, we are charging them of dishonesty and grave misconduct. This honorable office must therefore preventively suspend respondents Gatchalian, Agaceta, Elevado, Gorre in order that they may not impede the proper investigation of the case or use their influence and power to threaten witnesses,” the document states.