Republic ofthe Philippines
Department of Finance
Bureau of Customs
1099 Manila
August 31, 2017
CUSTOMS MEMORANDUM ORDER
No. _[4 - 207 E
SUBJECT: ABOLITION OF COMMAND CENTER AND AUTHORIZATION
TO ISSUE ALERT ORDERS
The Command Center (ComCen) created under Customs Special Order
(CSO) No. 45-2016 is hereby abolishes,
The Customs Memorandum Order (EMO) No. 23-2016, which provides that
only the Office of the Commissioner Srough the ComCen has the power to
sue Alert Order, and Customs Specia) Order No. 45-2016 are hereby
Tepealed.
All other powers and functions Sonferted upon ComCen by CSO No. 45-
2016 shall henceforth be exercises and performed by the corresponding
offices and officials of the Bureau Pursuant to Customs Modemization ang
Tariff Act and Executive Order No 127, series of 1987,
Possible violation of customs laws and regulations, the following Customs
Officials are hereby authorized to issue Alert Orders:
j. Customs Commissioner or his authorized representative
2. Deputy Commissioner, Intelligence Group (IG)
3. Deputy Commissioner. Enforcement Group (EG)
4. All District Collectors, for shipments arriving within their District and sub-
Ports,
‘The grounds for the issuance of Alert Orders and cther provisions in the
Customs Modemization and Tariff Act (CMTA), and all pertinent laws,
'ssuances, rules and regulations shall be Strictly observed.
To provide the Commissioner with timely information and monitoring on all
issued and lifted Alert Order, all authorised Officers who issue Alert Order aredirected to submit report to the Omics
= Commissioner thru email address
[email protected] using the 2
format:
1. Summary of all issued Alert Ors
Order
2. Summary of all- examined 2
completion of the examination
3. Summary of shipment not
consignee or broker was
nin 24 hours upon issuance of Alert
lent within 24 hours upon the
within 48 hours from the time the
ert Order,
In cases where the physical exe
Conducted within forty-eight hours
report should also indicate the
of alerted shipments were not
ce of the Alert Order, the status
delay in the conduct thereof
This Order shall take effect ir
] :
RO $. LAPENA, PhD, CSEE
Commissioner
AUS 31 2017