MANILA, Philippines — “Lawlessness” and a “state of lawless violence” in the Bureau of Customs (BOC) prompted President Duterte to place what he had acknowledged as a corrupt agency under military control, Malacañang said yesterday. You do violence to the Constitution, you do violence to the law, that’s a state of lawlessness,” he said. “Now, the lawless violence would certainly refer to what is happening in BOC. Appointed as Lapeña’s replacement at the BOC was Maritime Industry Authority chief Rey Leonardo Guerrero, a former AFP chief of staff. Meanwhile, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has started selecting personnel for assignment to the BOC as Customs police.

Source: Philippine Star October 30, 2018 16:55 UTC