Rather, the International Monetary Fund can suggest a topnotch candidate from among its consultants on customs reform, who have advised governments in different countries on upgrading and computerizing customs bureaus. From one colonel to anotherAfter a sterling stint as BoC chief during the Ramos administration, retired Col. Guillermo Parayno was hired as customs reform consultant by the Fund. In 2004, he took over the Bureau of Internal Revenue, aiming to institute his systems reform there as well. As it happened, after the strong revenue years under President Fidel Ramos, Customs went very bad in the succeeding administration. That happened in the Bureau of Customs under President Fidel Ramos and Commissioner Guillermo Parayno in the 1990s.

Source: Manila Times August 16, 2017 16:41 UTC