MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday said he would be firing Bureau of Customs officials when he goes back to Manila. Duterte said this during his speech at the inauguration of the Chen Yi Agventures Rice Processing Center in Alangalang, Leyte. Duterte was earlier criticized for saying he would let the military takeover Customs amid allegations of widespread corruption. READ: Military takeover of Customs is constitutional – PaneloIn 2018, Duterte fired commissioners and department heads of the Bureau of Customs as the agency was rocked with drug smuggling scandal. (Editor: Eden Estopace)READ: Duterte fires all Customs execs amid ‘shabu’ scandalADVERTISEMENTRead NextLATEST STORIESMOST READ

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer July 05, 2019 14:10 UTC