TOP BOC OFFICIAL FIRED BY: DUTERTE


JUNE 5 2018 
   President Rodrigo duterte fired a top official of the bureau of customs for alleged numerous travel abroad and for allowing to issue manuel alert orders to at least 105 misdeclared container vans worth P69 million at the Asian terminal Inc .,(ATI) in manila.
    In a speech during the destruction of smuggled motorcycles at the port of manila, the president unceremoniously fireddeputy commissioner noel Patrick sales prudente infront of customs officials and employees.
    Prudente was former director of the phillippine national railways (PNR) before being appointed to the BOC.
  ‘‘I will cut short the agony of congress. I’m firing him today,noel Patrick sales prudente,’’the president said.
    The chief executive did not explain the reason why he fired prudente ,but a customs official who requested anonymity said the BOC depcom was sacked due to his numerous travels abroad.
     In a piece of paper the president was reading,he read, ‘’personal travel to Singapore ,personal travel to europe’’.
     Prudente also get the ire of lawmakers for his scanty response with regards to the illegal release of 105 shipping containers from the premises of manila south harbor’s port opera tor ATI which were placed under manual alert orders.
   The shipments from china were released by ATI allegedly without an order from the office of the commissioner.
    The president repeatedly warned government of ficials from traveling abroad and dot their job here. Before duterte sacked marcial amaro lll as administrator of the maritime industry authority (MARINA) over excessive foreign trips and former presidential commission for the urban poor chair terry ridon over ‘’un necessary trips’’
     DPWH LAUNCHES JOB,JOB,JOB PORTAL
    The department of public works and highways (DPWH) launched a job portal that will consolidate job opportunities under the government’s build build build program,where at least 11,000 jobs have been posted.
    Public works secretary mark villar said the online jobs site was aimed to merge all employment opportunities from all concessionaires and construction companies involved in the government’s flagship infrastructure program.
   ‘’the ‘’jobs,jobs,jobs,’’ portal will serve  as a job matching platform between potential employers and employess as the government moves to complement its ‘’build,build build’’ infrastructure initiatives with more job opportunities for Filipinos’’ villar said.
    ‘’the new portal will enhance our goal of reaching Filipinos here and abroad to join the government’s infrastructure push’’ transport secretary Arthur tugade said.
     The online portal aims to create more jobs for Filipinos,address the demand for workers to ensure fast and timely delivery of BBB projects, encourage returning overseas Filipino workers to remain in the country and encourage more OFWs to return home.


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