Customs Bureau: Flood victims to get seized goods

Goods confiscated by the Bureau of Customs will be distributed to flood victims in Metro Manila and nearby provinces, the bureau said Tuesday.

 

"BOC will do an inventory of confiscated goods which have undergone appropriate processes and procedures and are available for donation," Customs Commissioner Rozzano Rufino Biazon tweeted.

 

The capital and nearby provinces of Rizal, Cavite, Bulacan, as well as other parts of Luzon and Visayas have been overwhelmed by days of heavy rains and flooding brought by the southwest monsoon and an active low pressure area, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said.

 

Biazon said only goods that have gone through forfeiture proceedings with finality could be donated.

 

These will be donated through the Department of Social Welfare and Development, the Customs chief added. — VS, GMA News