Dismissal of drug smuggling charges against former Bureau of Customs (BOC) Comm. Nicanor Faeldon in the P6.4-billion shabu case is Exhibit 1 of President Rodrigo Duterte’s blanket protection for his allies, said Senator Leila de Lima.
It’s probably the security guards at the Bureau of Customs (BOC) who’s likely to have allowed the P6.4-billion worth of smuggled shabu to slip through the agency, Sen. Antonio Trillanes Iv.
Senator Panfilo Lacson on Monday disclosed that has gathered evidence to pursue criminal charges against former Bureau of Customs (BOC) Comm. Nicanor Faeldon before the Office of the Ombudsman.
Senate Majority Leader Vicente Sotto III has decided Monday to inhibit himself from two of the major investigations ongoing in the Senate.
Resigned Bureau of Customs (BOC) Comm. Nicanor Faeldon is poised to file ethics complaints against Senators Panfilo Lacson and Antonio Trillanes IV, his camp said Friday.
Resigned Bureau of Customs (BOC) Comm. Nicanor Faeldon will get into hot water if he refuses to answer “legitimate questions” in his scheduled appearance in the Senate Monday.
Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales does not have any inkling whatsoever on the alleged illegal activities of her nephew, Atty. Manases “Mans” Carpio or his supposed involvement with the so-called “Davao Group” said to be highly influential in the Bureau of Customs (BOC).
Senate President Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III would not join yet those calling for the resignation of Bureau of Customs (BOC) Comm. Nicanor Faeldon following the entry into the country of P6.4-billion worth of shabu from China.
Resignation could be an option for Bureau of Customs (BOC) Comm. Nicanor Faeldon following the embarrassing failure of the agency to foil to the shipment to the country of smuggled shabu worth P6.5 billion.
Some senators have been summoned by President Duterte to a meeting Tuesday afternoon in Malacañang apparently to discuss the P6.5 billion smuggled shabu into the country, and other pressing issues.
