Arroyo orders destruction of smuggled cars

[cutedoc]

kung kelan naghihirap ang pinas tsaka lalong nagtatapon ng pera, oo nga kung i aution yan kukuha niyan e mga smuggler din pero kahit paano me pera na ding maipupundar para sa mahihirap. kesa sirain lang ang mga iyong ng ganun ganun na lang...

ang gobyerno talaga... kahit gawin iyan ng gobyerno ang mga mangangalakal ng ganun ay patuloy pa din pupuslit ng sasakyan dahil meron bibili at kukuha lang ang mga yan ng bagong padrino.

magagawan naman ng paraan iyan para nag isang smuggle ay magiging legal, me mga paraan iyan,ang mga smuggler ay di bobo, matatalino ang mga yan, kung si pandak nga ang galing magmanipula ano pa ang mga taong iyan ang ikinabubuhay...

[empy]

kung kelan naghihirap ang pinas tsaka lalong nagtatapon ng pera

eto rin ang sinasabi ko eh

[LadyRider]

the fuel, oil, and lubricants will poison the sea and the sea creatures.

Ah... eh.... siguro pwede naman ikukunsulta muna yan sa DENR or sa ibang NGOs na may environmental concerns or they can take the necessary precautions din naman. Nakita ko kase dati sa TV na ginawang artifical reef ang mga kotse...

[aku]

Sayang talaga yung mga kotse. Pero i really think there's some sort of under the table deal going on, which is why the only cars destroyed were older models.

On a side note, now that imported cars are a hot topic, the cops seem overly excited to pull over "Y" or "R" plated cars lately. I just got pulled over earlier today (Y plate ko), and they insisted my car was hot, even though I personally made sure all its papers are clean. At least bringing up General Berroya's name still works to get rid of them...

[aku]

Eto.....from Tulfo:


Crushing of Cars at Subic Just a Circus


Ramon Tulfo
Inquirer


MANILA, Philippines -- The crushing of 18 smuggled cars at the Subic Freeport was just for show, a circus.

Many were either shells of unused cars or were no longer in running condition, according to my sources at the Bureau of Customs.

If the government was really set in putting a stop to the smuggling of luxury vehicles, it shouldn’t have spared the cars in excellent condition like the Lamborghini, Porsche Cayenne, BMW and 14 other luxury cars.

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Why were the Lamborghini, Porsche Cayenne, BMW and the 14 other luxury cars spared from destruction?

The reason given was that they were the subjects of litigation as the owners had filed cases against the government so they could recover the cars.

That’s a lie, according to my customs sources. The real reason is that some of those cars were imported by persons very close to the powers that be.

My thoughts exactly

[ptk675]

On a side note, now that imported cars are a hot topic, the cops seem overly excited to pull over "Y" or "R" plated cars lately. I just got pulled over earlier today (Y plate ko), and they insisted my car was hot, even though I personally made sure all its papers are clean. At least bringing up General Berroya's name still works to get rid of them...

is that hot as in stolen or hot as in smuggled?

[kyle618]

thats why i dont like cars with Y or R plates. medyo mainit talaga sa mga nanghuhuli. although pansin ko mas mainit sila sa Y because my friend's 06 civic is R plate d naman sya hinuhuli.

[Lucius]

Depende din kasi minsan. May mga R kasi na mukhang personalized. Ung nakikita kong random na R usually pajero, delica and besta

Ung civic ng friend mo kyle cguro personalized na yun. May tip na din yata from LTO kung ano mga model ng mga cars na Y/R ung plate

[OTEP]

R/Y plates are hot because they are the plates issued in Central Luzon (R ang pumalit after they ran out of C) and Cebu where most imported used vehicles come in. Some of these vehicles did not have proper documentation or did not pay the right tax but were still issued license plates.

C plates and X plates on early model vehicles (plate age not matched to vehicle age) are also viewed as suspicious in terms of taxes and duties.

[jpdm]

Destroy all smuggled vehicles!

No government money was wasted when those smuggled vehicles were destroyed. Its the money of the smugglers and the downpayments of those who tolerate smuggling--the consumersof these vehicles!!

If some people want to call the destruction of these smuggled vehicles as stupidity---you are entitled to you own opinion...

But for me....to stop this stupidity of destroying smuggled vehicles, the government should crack down and prosecute
those who are responsible for these---the smugglers, corrupt custom, SBMA, free port officials, politicians and the consumers of smuggled vehicles---and stop all forms of smuggling!!!