{"id":113402,"date":"2017-08-22T22:48:53","date_gmt":"2017-08-23T02:48:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=113402"},"modified":"2017-08-22T22:48:53","modified_gmt":"2017-08-23T02:48:53","slug":"2-senators-welcome-faeldons-resignation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/08\/22\/2-senators-welcome-faeldons-resignation\/","title":{"rendered":"2 senators welcome Faeldon\u2019s resignation"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Nicanor Faeldon (Photo by Presidential Communications Operations Office – Presidential Communications Operations Office (Immediate: [1]), Public Domain)<\/figcaption><\/figure>MANILA\u00a0<\/strong>— Two senators on Tuesday described the resignation of Bureau of Customs (BOC) Commissioner Nicanor Faeldon as a \u201cwelcome development\u201d noting that it was the right thing to do amid the congressional probe on the PHP6.4 billion worth of shabu from China that slipped through his bureau.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt’s a welcome development. Faeldon’s position and continued stay in the customs became untenable given the fact that, if he’s not involved in smuggling, then he is incompetent,\u201d Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon told reporters in an interview.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe could not continuously stay there. It’s good that he’s gone,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Drion, however, said that his resignation did not mean that he was already off the hook.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf there is complicity, he can still be included in the prosecution in the dangerous drugs act,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Senator Panfilo Lacson, for his part, said that President Rodrigo Duterte made the right decision to remove Faeldon.<\/p>\n

\u201c\u2019Di natin mahuhulaan ang nasa isip ngPangulo pero mabuti na rin na gumawa ng aksyon na ganoon<\/em>\u00a0(We can\u2019t guess what President Duterte is thinking but it\u2019s good that he made this move),\u201d Lacson told reporters in a separate interview.<\/p>\n

Lacson reiterated that the longer Faeldon stayed in his post, the more people wondered why it seemed like the President was passive over the illegal shipment which\u00a0slipped through the BOC.<\/p>\n

On Monday night, President Duterte announced the appointment of Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Director Isidro Lapena as the new BOC Commissioner.<\/p>\n

He said that this meant that Faeldon’s resignation was considered “automatic.” Prior to Lapena’s appointment, Faeldon asked Duterte to be relieved from his post.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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