NAGING matagumpay ang isinagawang 30TH ASEAN Directors-General (DG) of Customs Meeting para sa 2021 – 2022 na pinamunuan ni Bureau of Customs (BOC) Commissioner Rey Leonardo Guerrero.

Sa kanyang pagtanggap at pagkilala sa nasabing pagtitipon at pulong ng mga pinuno ng Customs bureau sa Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), ipinaliwanag ni Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez na: “The ASEAN region was severely affected by the pandemic. However, beginning the second half of this year, most of our economies should have gained stable footing on their path to recovery”.

Binanggit ni Dominguez na ang mga bansa sa ASEAN ay hindi nawalan ng lakas at determinasyon sa kabila ng naranasang negatibong epekto ng coronavirus disease – 2019 (COVID-19) at umasa silang muling makababangon sa darating na panahon.

“Among the vital factors aiding the region’s economic recovery is trade within the region. The best way forward for the region is to resume integration and cooperation in earnest. We are each other’s best allies in recovery”, diin ng kalihim.

Tinalakay sa pagtitipon mula Hunyo 8 hanggang 10 ang progreso ng iba’t ibang “Strategic Plans of Customs Development (SPCDs)” na naglalaman ng “fundamental agenda” sa pagsasama ng Customs bureaus sa ASEAN.

Tinalakay din ang “regional and international issues, and emerging trends in Customs from the World Customs Organization (WCO), and ASEAN Dialogue Partners particularly Australia, China, Japan, and Korea. The Private Sector, notably the ASEAN Joint Business Councils (ASEAN JBC), EU-ASEAN Business Council (EU-ABC) and the US-ASEAN Business Council (US-ABC)”.

.Nabanggit at kinilala rin ng ASEAN Customs ang World Customs Organization (WCO) bilang “global center of Customs expertise” na kumikilos upang mapahusay ang pagiging epektibo at kahusayan ng mga miyembro ng Customs administration sa buong mundo.

Pinalitan ni Guerrero si Myanmar Customs Department Director-General Kyaw Htin.
(Joel O. Amongo)