The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has temporarily reassigned an intelligence officer to the Office of the Deputy Commissioner who was reportedly linked to smuggling activities at the Port of Manila.
In a memorandum dated Dec. 12, 2025, Intelligence Group Deputy Commissioner Romeo Allan Rosales ordered the temporary detail of Paul Oliver Pacunayen, Intelligence Officer III of the Customs Intelligence and Investigation Office (CIIS), to the Office of the Deputy Commissioner.
Under the directive, Pacunayen is barred from engaging in operational activities outside the scope of his temporary assignment unless expressly authorized.
The order stated that the reassignment was made pending an investigation into alleged corrupt acts involving Pacunayen, who was named in a complaint tied to purported smuggling operations at the Port of Manila.
He has been instructed to report directly to the Intelligence Group chief and perform tasks as directed.
The same order designated lawyer Allen Dela Cruz, chief of the Intelligence Division of the CIIS-Intelligence Group, as officer-in-charge of the Port of Manila Field Station.
Dela Cruz has been tasked with overseeing daily operations and ensuring continuity of functions.
Pacunayen was among the officials cited in a letter sent to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. by concerned BOC personnel and stakeholders alleging the resurgence of smuggling activities at the port. CIIS Director Thomas Narcise was also mentioned in the communication.
