Only five out of 17 Customs ports hit November goals
12/09/2009 | 06:13 PM
Only five out of the country's 17 ports met their collection targets for November, prompting the Customs bureau to reshuffle personnel in a bid to boost revenue collection.
The bureau’s total collections for the 11-month period amounted to only P203.123 billion, a fifth or P49.169 billion short of its target.
Among those that hit their targets were Iloilo, which collected P73 million against its P19-million target; Cebu, which collected P797 million against its target of P477 million; and Tacloban, which exceeded its P17-million target by as much as P14 million.
Meanwhile, Davao collected P242 million against a P176-million target, while Aparri collected P37 million against a P13-million goal.
On the other hand, the Manila International Container Port, Ninoy Aquino International Airport, the ports of Manila, Limay, San Fernando, Legaspi, Surigao, Cagayan de Oro, Zamboanga, Subic, Clark and the Office of the Commissioner all failed to meet their goals.
Meanwhile, three Customs personnel from the ports of Cebu and Davao have been reshuffled in a bid to improve collections.
Reassigned were Davao Port district collector Ronnie Silvestre, his deputy collector for operations Anju Nereo Castigador and Cebu Port collector Ricardo Belmonte.
Based on a one-page order issued by the Customs bureau, the reassignment of the ports officials takes effect immediately. Finance Secretary Margarito Teves approved the reshuffling.
“We serve at the pleasure of the President, for as long as we have her trust and confidence. We can be replaced anytime," Customs Commissioner Napoleon L. Morales said.
Silvestre was reportedly transferred to the port of Cebu, while Belmonte was assigned to the Office of the Commissioner. Castigador replaced Silvestre and was designated officer-in-charge.
The Customs bureau earlier admitted that it might fall short of its collection target this year by as much as P36 billion due to a sharp decline in import volumes.
The bureau, which accounts for about a quarter of state tax revenues, must collect P273.3 billion this year. A P36-billion shortfall would mean that the bureau will collect only P237 billion by yearend. — GMANews.TV
The bureau’s total collections for the 11-month period amounted to only P203.123 billion, a fifth or P49.169 billion short of its target.
Among those that hit their targets were Iloilo, which collected P73 million against its P19-million target; Cebu, which collected P797 million against its target of P477 million; and Tacloban, which exceeded its P17-million target by as much as P14 million.
Meanwhile, Davao collected P242 million against a P176-million target, while Aparri collected P37 million against a P13-million goal.
On the other hand, the Manila International Container Port, Ninoy Aquino International Airport, the ports of Manila, Limay, San Fernando, Legaspi, Surigao, Cagayan de Oro, Zamboanga, Subic, Clark and the Office of the Commissioner all failed to meet their goals.
Meanwhile, three Customs personnel from the ports of Cebu and Davao have been reshuffled in a bid to improve collections.
Reassigned were Davao Port district collector Ronnie Silvestre, his deputy collector for operations Anju Nereo Castigador and Cebu Port collector Ricardo Belmonte.
Based on a one-page order issued by the Customs bureau, the reassignment of the ports officials takes effect immediately. Finance Secretary Margarito Teves approved the reshuffling.
“We serve at the pleasure of the President, for as long as we have her trust and confidence. We can be replaced anytime," Customs Commissioner Napoleon L. Morales said.
Silvestre was reportedly transferred to the port of Cebu, while Belmonte was assigned to the Office of the Commissioner. Castigador replaced Silvestre and was designated officer-in-charge.
The Customs bureau earlier admitted that it might fall short of its collection target this year by as much as P36 billion due to a sharp decline in import volumes.
The bureau, which accounts for about a quarter of state tax revenues, must collect P273.3 billion this year. A P36-billion shortfall would mean that the bureau will collect only P237 billion by yearend. — GMANews.TV
