(Eagle News) — Senator Panfilo Lacson on Thursday swiped back at former Customs Commissioner Nicanor Faeldon, who has accused the senator’s son of being engaged in smuggling activities.
“First, I have nothing to do with my son’s business,” he said in a statement.
He added that there was “no smuggling of cement as it is not subject to Customs tariff and duties but (was) only subject to (Value Added Tax).”
“My son said when I checked with him just now, they always pay,” he said.
He noted that Faeldon “should have filed charges against (my) son if he now says he’s into smuggling.”
“It doesn’t make sense that I expose the shenanigans in the BoC if my son is cheating on taxes as Faeldon is now accusing him of. The logical thing for me to do is not to make the expose and just keep quiet,” he added.
He noted that “for the record, I have always reminded my son to be on the level in whatever business dealings he would have..”
He said if not, “I’ll be the first to castigate him and even initiate filing of charges against him.”
