PHP2.9 million worth of confiscated tuna donated to Davao LGUs

[ASEAN NOW News]

MAKING GOOD USE. Authorities recently donated some PHP2.9 million worth of confiscated tuna frigate to Davao City and a town in Davao del Norte. The shipment arrived in November 2021 in Davao City but was found to have been mis declared. (Photo courtesy of BFAR-11)

 

DAVAO CITY—The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources in Davao Region (BFAR-11) has decided to donate some 2,300 boxes of confiscated frigate tuna to the local governments of Davao City and the Davao del Norte town of Talaingod.

BFAR-11 Director Raul Millana said the barangays of Paquibato District, Barangay Salapawan, and Bunawan District in Davao City and Talaingod received the said goods early this month.

"The goods has an overall amount of about PHP2.9 million," Millana said in an interview, adding that the Bureau of Customs (BOC) confiscated the products late last year for being "mis declared."

According to BFAR-11 border inspector Marlon Teves, the goods had been declared as frozen malt when they arrived at the Davao International Container Terminal in November 2021.

Teves said that after verifying the confiscated goods to be safe for human consumption, these were turned over to BFAR-11 for distribution.

According to Section 4.2 of Customs Administrative Order 03-2020, confiscated goods may be disposed through public auction, donation, official use of the Bureau, negotiated sale, re-exportation, destruction or condemnation, and turn over to proper government agencies.

 

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