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+ Follow CUSTOMS DISTRICT COLLECTOR CELSO TEMPLO Tag
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                    [Title] => P45-M fake DVDs seized at NAIA
                    [Summary] => The Bureau of Customs (BOC) announced yesterday it has seized some 9.5 tons of fake digital video discs (DVDs) and video compact discs (VCDs) worth about P45 million at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) since December last year.


In a press conference held at the BOC-NAIA Customs House at the airport, NAIA Customs District Collector Celso Templo said the illegal copies will be destroyed in about two weeks time.
[DatePublished] => 2004-05-27 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1735838 [AuthorName] => Sandy Araneta [SectionName] => Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 217368 [Title] => NAIA Customs releases play money ‘smuggler’ [Summary] => There’s no law against carrying play money.

A day after airport Customs agents arrested an American national for allegedly trying to smuggle into the country some $10 billion in fake federal reserve notes, they had to release him after finding out that what they seized were wads of harmless play money.

Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Customs District Collector Celso Templo ordered the release of Oded Avel, a resident of Los Angeles, California.

Templo said he is free to travel. Avel was originally from Israel.
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In a Customs personnel order, Customs Commissioner Antonio Bernardo said Simeona Hernandez, acting chief of the departure operations division at NAIA Terminal 1; and Angelito Roel Aruta, acting Customs examiner of the same division would be relieved of their duties and be reassigned to the Human Resources Management D [DatePublished] => 2003-08-09 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1735838 [AuthorName] => Sandy Araneta [SectionName] => Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 193567 [Title] => 2 more fall prey to ‘7650’ swindle [Summary] => Two gullible businessmen intending to cash in on a seized shipment of cellular phones were gypped yesterday by swindlers who claimed to have connections with the Bureau of Customs (BOC).

After being convinced that the release of 20 units of Nokia 7650 cell phones could be effected from a Customs bonded warehouse at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) for only P180,000, two brothers readily parted with their money.
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Madamdamin ang talumpating binitiwan ni Kuya Celso sa harap ng kanyang mga tauhan. Halos mag-iyakan pa ang mga alipores niya. Nagpaliwanag siya kung bakit aalis.
[DatePublished] => 2002-10-22 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135127 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096558 [AuthorName] => Butch M. Quejada [SectionName] => PSN Opinyon [SectionUrl] => opinyon [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 156960 [Title] => Guns seized by NAIA customs [Summary] => Customs authorities at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) held yesterday a shipment of high-powered Heckler and Kock firearms from Great Britain for failure of a Makati-based importing company to present the required permit from the Firearms and Explosives Division of the Philippine National Police.

Although Tri-Mark Ventures has a license to import firearms and ammunition, NAIA Customs District Collector Celso Templo said that the company did not have a permit to import the shipment which consisted of late model assault rifles, magazines, bullets and accessories.
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Ayon kay NAIA Customs District Collector Celso Templo, nabigo ang pasaherong si Rosauro Patricio, 45, ng La Union, na madala sa kanyang pag-alis papuntang Hong Kong ang US, Japanese, Canadian at Australian currencies na nakalagay sa isang travelling bag. [DatePublished] => 2001-10-27 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Bansa [SectionUrl] => bansa [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 92677 [Title] => PAL steward nabbed with 15 kilos of jewelry [Summary] => Alert Customs authorities at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport foiled yesterday an attempt by a flight purser of the Philippine Airlines (PAL) to smuggle 15 kilos of solid gold jewelry with an estimated value of some P50 million.

Customs District Collector Celso Templo said that the assorted jewelry was found hidden around the waist of Rodolfo Vicente, a 52-year old purser of PAL, who arrived on board a PAL flight from Singapore.
[DatePublished] => 2001-06-10 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1202457 [AuthorName] => by Rey Arquiza [SectionName] => Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 106231 [Title] => PAL steward nabbed with 15 kilos of jewelry [Summary] => Alert Customs authorities at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport foiled yesterday an attempt by a flight purser of the Philippine Airlines (PAL) to smuggle 15 kilos of solid gold jewelry with an estimated value of some P50 million.

Customs District Collector Celso Templo said that the assorted jewelry was found hidden around the waist of Rodolfo Vicente, a 52-year old purser of PAL, who arrived on board a PAL flight from Singapore.
[DatePublished] => 2001-06-10 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1202457 [AuthorName] => by Rey Arquiza [SectionName] => Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => ) ) )
CUSTOMS DISTRICT COLLECTOR CELSO TEMPLO
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                    [Title] => P45-M fake DVDs seized at NAIA
                    [Summary] => The Bureau of Customs (BOC) announced yesterday it has seized some 9.5 tons of fake digital video discs (DVDs) and video compact discs (VCDs) worth about P45 million at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) since December last year.


In a press conference held at the BOC-NAIA Customs House at the airport, NAIA Customs District Collector Celso Templo said the illegal copies will be destroyed in about two weeks time.
[DatePublished] => 2004-05-27 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1735838 [AuthorName] => Sandy Araneta [SectionName] => Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 217368 [Title] => NAIA Customs releases play money ‘smuggler’ [Summary] => There’s no law against carrying play money.

A day after airport Customs agents arrested an American national for allegedly trying to smuggle into the country some $10 billion in fake federal reserve notes, they had to release him after finding out that what they seized were wads of harmless play money.

Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Customs District Collector Celso Templo ordered the release of Oded Avel, a resident of Los Angeles, California.

Templo said he is free to travel. Avel was originally from Israel.
[DatePublished] => 2003-08-16 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1735838 [AuthorName] => Sandy Araneta [SectionName] => Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 216628 [Title] => 2 Customs execs relieved [Summary] => Two Bureau of Customs (BOC) officials, accused of robbery-extortion by a Taiwanese passenger, have been ordered relieved of duties and placed on "floating" status, Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Customs District Collector Celso Templo said yesterday.

In a Customs personnel order, Customs Commissioner Antonio Bernardo said Simeona Hernandez, acting chief of the departure operations division at NAIA Terminal 1; and Angelito Roel Aruta, acting Customs examiner of the same division would be relieved of their duties and be reassigned to the Human Resources Management D [DatePublished] => 2003-08-09 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1735838 [AuthorName] => Sandy Araneta [SectionName] => Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 193567 [Title] => 2 more fall prey to ‘7650’ swindle [Summary] => Two gullible businessmen intending to cash in on a seized shipment of cellular phones were gypped yesterday by swindlers who claimed to have connections with the Bureau of Customs (BOC).

After being convinced that the release of 20 units of Nokia 7650 cell phones could be effected from a Customs bonded warehouse at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) for only P180,000, two brothers readily parted with their money.
[DatePublished] => 2003-01-31 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 180945 [Title] => Parang makina, paurong-sulong si Kuya Celso [Summary] => BILIB na sana ang mga kuwago ng ORA MISMO nang magsumite ng irrevocable resignation si NAIA Customs Collector Celso Templo noong Oct. 14 matapos siyang bulyawan ni Prez Gloria noong Oktubre 12 dahil bumagsak ang revenue collection.

Madamdamin ang talumpating binitiwan ni Kuya Celso sa harap ng kanyang mga tauhan. Halos mag-iyakan pa ang mga alipores niya. Nagpaliwanag siya kung bakit aalis.
[DatePublished] => 2002-10-22 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135127 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096558 [AuthorName] => Butch M. Quejada [SectionName] => PSN Opinyon [SectionUrl] => opinyon [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 156960 [Title] => Guns seized by NAIA customs [Summary] => Customs authorities at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) held yesterday a shipment of high-powered Heckler and Kock firearms from Great Britain for failure of a Makati-based importing company to present the required permit from the Firearms and Explosives Division of the Philippine National Police.

Although Tri-Mark Ventures has a license to import firearms and ammunition, NAIA Customs District Collector Celso Templo said that the company did not have a permit to import the shipment which consisted of late model assault rifles, magazines, bullets and accessories.
[DatePublished] => 2002-04-12 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 138039 [Title] => P20 M in foreign currencies held [Summary] => Customs authorities at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport "confiscated" yesterday some P20 million in various foreign currencies from a departing passenger bound for Hong Kong... [DatePublished] => 2001-10-27 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1681404 [AuthorName] => Rey Arquiza [SectionName] => Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 138108 [Title] => P20-M foreign curencies nasabat sa NAIA [Summary] => Naharang kahapon ng mga alertong tauhan ng Customs sa Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) ang bultu-bultong iba’t ibang foreign currencies na nagkakahalaga ng may P20 milyon na takdang ipuslit umano ng isang pasahero na patungong Hong Kong.

Ayon kay NAIA Customs District Collector Celso Templo, nabigo ang pasaherong si Rosauro Patricio, 45, ng La Union, na madala sa kanyang pag-alis papuntang Hong Kong ang US, Japanese, Canadian at Australian currencies na nakalagay sa isang travelling bag. [DatePublished] => 2001-10-27 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Bansa [SectionUrl] => bansa [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 92677 [Title] => PAL steward nabbed with 15 kilos of jewelry [Summary] => Alert Customs authorities at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport foiled yesterday an attempt by a flight purser of the Philippine Airlines (PAL) to smuggle 15 kilos of solid gold jewelry with an estimated value of some P50 million.

Customs District Collector Celso Templo said that the assorted jewelry was found hidden around the waist of Rodolfo Vicente, a 52-year old purser of PAL, who arrived on board a PAL flight from Singapore.
[DatePublished] => 2001-06-10 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1202457 [AuthorName] => by Rey Arquiza [SectionName] => Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 106231 [Title] => PAL steward nabbed with 15 kilos of jewelry [Summary] => Alert Customs authorities at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport foiled yesterday an attempt by a flight purser of the Philippine Airlines (PAL) to smuggle 15 kilos of solid gold jewelry with an estimated value of some P50 million.

Customs District Collector Celso Templo said that the assorted jewelry was found hidden around the waist of Rodolfo Vicente, a 52-year old purser of PAL, who arrived on board a PAL flight from Singapore.
[DatePublished] => 2001-06-10 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1202457 [AuthorName] => by Rey Arquiza [SectionName] => Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => ) ) )
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