NAKATANGGAP ng papuri ang Bureau of Customs (BOC) mula sa Nike Asia Pacific Brand Protection Team dahil sa kanilang pambihirang pagsisikap sa pagkakasabat at pagkakakumpiska sa tinatayang P1.56 bilyong halaga ng mga pekeng Nike footwear.

Ang parangal ay ipinagkaloob kina Customs Commissioner Bienvenido Rubio, Intelligence Group Deputy Commissioner Juvymax Uy, Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service (CIIS) Director Verne Enciso, at Intellectual Property Rights Division Chief Paul Oliver Pacunayen.

Sa nasabing seremonya, sinabi ni Commissioner Rubio: “We will continue to strengthen our efforts in combating nefarious counterfeiting activities and ensure the enforcement of intellectual property rights.”

Sa kabilang banda naman sinabi ni Depcom Uy: “We are thankful to Nike for the recognition, but our job is far from done. While this award principally gives credit to the hardworking men and women of the bureau, it similarly serves as added motivation that further ignites the Bureau to go after these manufacturers of counterfeit goods”.

Mula naman sa panig ni Director Enciso, binigyang-diin niya ang komendasyon na magbibigay sigla sa lahat ng ahensya ng gobyerno na sama-samang magtrabaho.

“We wouldn’t be here today without the efforts and commitment of our partner agencies. We understand what is at stake here, that some groups are turning the Philippines into a haven of counterfeit goods. We will stand in their way and put all measures to stop their modus,” ani said.

Ang nasabing pagkilala ay naka-highlight sa hindi natitinag na pangako ng BOC sa pagsawata sa paglabag sa intellectual property rights at pagprotekta sa integridad ng globally recognized brands.

(JOEL O. AMONGO)