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IN a strong show of confidence from the country\u2019s premier business group, Makati Business Club (MBC) Executive Director Rafael \u201cApa\u201d Ongpin praised Bureau of Customs (BOC) Commissioner Ariel Nepomuceno during a recent high-profile interview, calling him a man of \u201cgreat integrity\u201d and a capable leader poised to reform and modernize the agency.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cWe discussed him in Makati Business Club. Quite a few members are familiar with him \u2014 apparently, he came from the private sector. He has a good reputation,\u201d Ongpin said, speaking on behalf of the business community\u2019s early impressions of the newly appointed Customs chief.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Ongpin commended Nepomuceno\u2019s intelligence and openness to innovation. \u201cApparently he\u2019s very bright, he\u2019s very up to date with technology \u2014 and he has great integrity. So, we have high hopes for this guy, Mr. Nepomuceno,\u201d he said.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Commissioner Nepomuceno, who previously held key roles in both government and the private sector, has been widely expected to bring a more results-oriented and transparent leadership style to the BOC.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The endorsement from the MBC \u2014 an influential voice in Philippine economic policy and governance \u2014 adds momentum to ongoing reform efforts at Customs, long seen as a critical chokepoint in trade facilitation and anti-smuggling operations.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Observers note that such public praise from the business sector underscores the importance of trust and modernization in government institutions.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Nepomuceno, meanwhile, has previously vowed to lead the BOC with transparency, digitalization, and accountability as top priorities.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" IN a strong show of confidence from the country’s premier business group, Makati Business Club (MBC) Executive Director Rafael “Apa” Ongpin praised Bureau of Customs<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":14978,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14977"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14977"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14977\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14979,"href":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14977\/revisions\/14979"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14978"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14977"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14977"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14977"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}