By reason of his undisclosed assets and business interest, as well as his fabricated and inconsistent declarations in his sworn Statements of Assets, Liabilities, and Networth (SALNs), ENRICO T. TURINGAN, JR., a Customs Collector, will likely face preventive suspension for six (6) months without pay, pending preliminary investigation by the Office of the Ombudsman, based […]

Two (2) employees from the country’s chief revenue-generating agencies are facing charges for non-disclosure of assets and deceptive declarations in sworn Statement of Assets, Liabilities, and Networth (SALNs) and undue accumulation of wealth in gross disproportion of income as a government employee.   On May 24, 2012, the Revenue Integrity Protection Service (RIPS) of the Finance […]

HERMINIO CASTILLEJOS LINDO, a Customs Special Agent, is facing possible preventive suspension due to serious violations pertaining to his sworn Statement of Assets, Liabilities, and Networth (SALN).                   In its complaint filed on May 9, 2012, the Revenue Integrity Protection Service (RIPS) of the Department of Finance (DOF) stated that based on its official investigation […]

For providing fabricated, misleading and incomprehensive details in his sworn Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Networth (SALNs), Bureau of Custom’s (BOC) Atty. MANUEL C. RELORCASA, Supervising Customs Operations Officer, is facing criminal and administrative indictments for the following violations of law: Republic Act 3019, as amended; Republic Act 6713; Article 171 (4) and Article 183 […]

Two (2) Customs officials face repercussions in separate cases by reason of their failure to disclose their assets and business connections in their sworn Statements of Assets, Liabilities, and Net Worth (SALNs), as mandated by Republic Act 6713, also known as the “Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards of Public Officials and Employees”. Batangas Port-based […]

Two public officials from leading revenue-generating agencies are facing possible preventive suspension without pay for providing fabricated details in their respective sworn Statement of Assets, Liabilities, and Networth (SALNs) and accumulating wealth beyond their salary as government personnel and other lawful sources of income, as well as dismissal from service and forfeiture of their individual properties if proven guilty. ALEJANDRO […]

A Customs officer is facing preliminary investigation by the Office of the Ombudsman after an involvement in a highly irregular importation of fertilizers into the country which were not accordingly imposed with customs taxes and duties.  The Revenue Integrity Protection Service (RIPS) bared in its Complaint dated March 9, 2012 that JOCELYN MENDOZA ESTIGOY, a […]

CUSTOMS clerk PAULINO C. ELEVADO IV, whose infamous escapade on board a white Porsche was pressed by the Finance Department-led Revenue Integrity Protection Service (RIPS) on February 17, 2012 with administrative and criminal charges for Serious Dishonesty and Conduct Prejudicial to the Best Interest of the Service under Revised Rules on Administrative Cases in the […]

The fate of a number of revenue officials were sealed when the Office of the Ombudsman handed down preventive suspensions, criminal indictments, and a lone dismissal from the service against them.    MARLON PASCUAL and EMMA PASCUAL, Revenue Officers I and II, respectively, of the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR), are now officially placed under […]

For the second time, an employee from a government financial institution flunked the lifestyle investigation conducted by the Revenue Integrity Protection Service (RIPS). RIPS lodged criminal and administrative complaints with the Office of the Ombudsman on February 9, 2012 against Land Bank’s Agrarian Affairs Specialist, Elmer Luceño Olores, after the latter was confirmed to have […]