For the period from January 1 to November 30, 2012, the Bureau of
Customs seized pirated and counterfeit goods amounting to
P1,100,000,000.00 which is considered as one of the highest amount of
seized bogus items.
This was declared by Atty. Ricardo R. Blancaflor, Director General
for the National Committee on Intellectual Property Rights (NCIPR), as
he congratulated Customs Commissioner Ruffy Biazon in a letter dated
December 13, 2012.
Blancaflor stated in his letter that “the performance of BOC as of
November 30, 2012 is 22.05% of the total confiscation of the NCIPR
(P4,988,645,292.00). In this regard, we would like to commend the
officials and personnel of the Intellectual Property Unit of the Bureau
of Customs (IPU-BOC) for this excellent performance.”
The Bureau of Customs according to Blancaflor has one of the highest
seizures of pirated and counterfeit goods among the law enforcement
agencies under the NCIPR.
“We believe that their performance should merit a distinction from the Bureau,” the NCIPR Director General added.
Customs Commissioner Ruffy Biazon is elated by the performance of the
IPU-BOC headed by Atty. Zsae de Guzman, but at the same time cautioning
them to double their efforts in their vigilant watch as counterfeiters
double their momentum on pirated goods even for a slight observance in a
lull in the enforcement operations.
Biazon also stated that this performance was the result of
strengthening its border control as well as the operation conducted on
warehouses that are known to store high-end counterfeit goods such as
Louie Vuitton, Gucci, Prada and the luxury brands.
- BOC, 19 December 2012
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