Piñol fires Davao quarantine officerAgriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol over the weekend said he has fired a quarantine officer of the Bureau of Plant Industry in Davao City over alleged extortion complaints from small banana exporters. Piñol said that BPI quarantine officer as Andres Alemania, along with his people, has demanded “fees” for every container van passing through Sasa Port. He also said that they will conduct lifestyle checks against the BPI quarantine officers. On Monday, Piñol said that he will issue another directive to relieve the whole BPI Quarantine Service staff in Sasa Port down to the janitor and replace them with a fresh group of quarantine officers. Learn, adapt, adjust or get fired,” Piñol reminded DA personnel.

Source: Manila Times July 17, 2016 11:15 UTC