The Standard - 2016 June 11 - Satursday

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VOL. XXX  NO. 119  3 Sections 32 Pages P18  SATURDAY : JUNE 11, 2016  www.thestandard.com.ph  editorial@thestandard.com.ph

YASAY CHIDES TOP UN OFFICIAL

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WHAT’S THE RUSH? Lina defies Purisima on new Customs law

By Christine F. Herrera

CUSTOMS Commissioner Alberto Lina on Friday defied the order of Finance Secretary Cesar Purisima and proceeded with the “hasty passage” of the implementing rules and regulations of the Customs Modernization and Tariff Act.

Asian Terminals Inc., one of two international freight handlers that criticized the move, described Lina’s actions as “oppressive” and violative of the constitutional rights of stakeholders, and warned that the country would pay the price if the IRR of the new law is not scrutinized carefully. On Thursday, Purisima had ordered all outgoing officials under the Finance department “to clear all pol-

icy actions with the transition team of incoming Finance secretary Carlos Dominguez.” But Lina proceeded with a hearing on the IRR at the bureau Friday without informing the Duterte team. The hearing was initially scheduled for two days, on June 9 and 10, but the bureau changed that to just one fullday hearing.

In his Thursday directive, Purisima said: “Operationalizing professionalism means that our job until the end of June is to make life as easy as possible for the incoming team to hit the ground running on day one. “We hope to give the incoming economic team all the information and resources they need to have an even more successful six years than we had. Their Next page success is our success.”

1,805 sections in one day. Customs Commissioner Alberto Lina wants to ram through hearings on the implementing rules and regulations for the new Customs Modernization and Tariff Act—a law with 1,805 sections—all in just one day. DANNY PATA

BAYAN: PROBE LP FUNDS USE By John Paolo Bencito and Macon Ramos-Araneta

DAVAO CITY—A militant group on Friday urged the outgoing administration to declare the public resources and funds it allegedly used to run the campaign of Liberal Party bets in the May 9 elections, saying its “brazen use” of government resources in the campaign should be considered an election offense. “The Liberal Party and Mar Roxas should declare how much Noynoy Aquino contributed to their campaign by way of government resources and public funds,” said Bagong Alyansang Makabayan secretary-

general Renato Reyes, referring to LP standard bearer Manuel Roxas II and President Benigno Aquino III by their nicknames. “The Comelec should at least look into this matter now,” Reyes said, accusing the poll agency of turning a blind eye to irregularities committed by the ruling party, including the rampant use of the government’s dole program and its “bottom-up budgeting” for partisan purposes. “How many of the rallies and assemblies that mobilized 4P’s beneficiaries were actually funded by taxpayers? How many local sorties were funded by the LGU beneficiaries of the BUB program?” Reyes asked. Next page

CONGRESS NEEDS TO OK DEATH PENALTY

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