Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said Wednesday that he was not consulted by President Rodrigo Duterte on his decision to place the Bureau of Customs under military control. READ: Duterte puts Customs under military controlBut the legality of his order was challenged by lawmakers who argued that the military takeover of a civilian agency was unconstitutional. READ: Senators question legality of putting BOC under military control“It will not be forever, temporary lang yan (It’s only temporary),” Lorenzana said. “It will be selected people to damage control some aspects of the bureau, hindi naman buong bureau (not the whole bureau). Hindi naman militarized yun eh (It’s not militarized),” Lorenzana said.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer October 31, 2018 08:03 UTC