Duterte appoints lawyer accused of corruption, as Customs official

The Philippine Star reports: “President Rodrigo Duterte has appointed a lawyer who was implicated by a Customs fixer in the corruption at the Bureau of Customs as an assistant commissioner of the government agency. During last year’s House of Representatives hearing into the entry of P6.4 billion worth of crystal methamphetamine or “shabu,” Customs fixer Mark Taguba accused then-Manila International Port District Collector Vincent Philip Maronilla as among officials of the agency of taking bribes to facilitate his transactions.”