The Deputy Commissioner for Enforcement Group of the Bureau of Customs (BOC) has been removed from his post pending results of an ongoing investigation of a graft case for alleged extortion filed before the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI). President Rodrigo Duterte earlier said that he wants a corrupt official out of the Customs bureau. Major Isabelo Tibayan 3rd of the Customs Police was named acting Enforcement and Security Service (ESS) chief in a temporary capacity. “We are assuming [that it was Alcaraz]because we have not received any other formal charges against the other deputy commissioners. Records show that Alcaraz has no pending case before the Ombudsman.

Source: Manila Times November 03, 2016 13:01 UTC