UP FOR CLEARING Newly appointed Bureau of Customs Port of Subic District Collector Geniefell Lagmay vowed to fast-track the disposal of these overstaying refrigerated containers amid complaints over stench and health concerns inside the Subic Bay Freeport. —FILE PHOTO/JOANNA ROSE AGLIBOT
SUBIC BAY FREEPORT, Philippines — The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has removed 10 overstaying refrigerated containers loaded with spoiled, foul-smelling cargo from the Port of Subic as part of efforts to decongest the port and address environmental and public health concerns.
Subic District Collector Geniefelle Lagmay said seven of the containers had already been disposed of, while three more were undergoing condemnation proceedings.
“One of my priorities is to consistently comply with the marching orders of Commissioner Ariel Nepomuceno, which is to decongest the Port of Subic and immediately dispose of the overstaying containers that have been causing foul odors and posing environmental and public health concerns,” Lagmay told the Inquirer on June 26.
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