All that has clearly changed under the P-Noy administration where inspections were done, documents demanded, and full payments required. The Express Lane system came to a halt and word soon got out that even Balikbayan boxes, which was everybody’s favorite mode of sending personal effects were now being sifted box by box and being charged based on content value and not per box. Aside from opening containers and boxes, the Customs now demand that shippers present or provide all the necessary permits and documentations as required by related agencies of government. This of course caused a huge hiccup among importers in terms of processing work and costs. The resulting delays eventually led to many unclaimed goods pending on the ground. But as I pointed out earlier, the Port of Manila does not have the facilities and area to conduct such a massive inspection of each and every container and box. In addition, the poor people at the Bureau of Customs are so understaffed, internally challenged with integrity issues and swamped by the volume of work and documentation that it is close to impossible to operate and achieve the idealistic goals of P-Noy. To make matters worse, there is so much “job security” under the P-Noy administration that even the most idiotic of politically appointed managers have no fear of losing their jobs for cause or incompetence. So it goes that no one from the PPA is being called to Malacañang to face the wrath of P-Noy the way Gloria regularly gave incompetents a taste of her ire.
Posted on: Wed, 10 Sep 2014 10:05:50 +0000
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