Atty. Erastus Sandino Austria takes his oath of office before Customs Commissioner Rey Leonardo Guerrero. Photo courtesy of the Bureau of Customs.

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has new district collectors for the ports of Manila, Subic, and Manila International Container Port (MICP), as well as a new X-ray Inspection Project (XIP) head.

Atty. Erastus Sandino Austria has been assigned district collector of MICP; Atty. Ma. Rhea M. Gregorio, district collector of Port of Manila; and Maritess Martin, district collector of Subic. All three were sworn into office this week.

Atty. Ma. Lourdes Mangaoang, meanwhile, has been named the new XIP head, a post she had held previously. Prior to this post, Mangaoang was deputy collector for passenger services at the BOC-Ninoy Aquino International Airport. XIP oversees the operations and management of BOC’s x-ray machines.

Maritess Martin (leftmost) is the new district collector for the Port of Subic while and Atty Ma. Rhea Gregorio (rightmost) is the district collector for the Port of Manila. Photo courtesy of the Bureau of Customs.
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