MLA TIMES: EXECUTIVE Secretary Paquito Ochoa Jr. and House Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr. were identified as among the personalities acting as "padrinos" or godfathers to some ranking officials of the Bureau of Customs (BOC) who do not wish to be removed or reassigned somewhere else. According to a an unimpeachable source of the Manila Times, Ochoa, touted as the "Little President", and Belmonte, the forth most powerful official in the country, have been protecting people at the bureau. Belmonte and Ochoa "are among the government officials who act as power brokers and protectors to ensure that Customs remain in their posts," the source, whose credibility is beyond question, said. He noted that Manila International Container Terminal (MICT) Collector Ricardo "Boysie" Belmonte is a brother of the Speaker, while Customs Deputy Commissioner Peter Manzano is Ochoa's man in the agency.
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