00:00Followed by the luxury cars in Pasay,
00:0317 expensive cars in Makati
00:07did not show their documents if their taxes were paid.
00:11Customs is also checking if these cars are registered in the LTO.
00:16Ian Cruz was there.
00:21Sports cars like the McLaren 720S
00:24and Ferrari 812 Superfast Maisonry,
00:28SUV of Mercedes-Benz and Bentley,
00:31and MV Agusta Big Bike.
00:34These are some of the expensive cars brought by Customs
00:38to the showroom in Makati.
00:3917 luxury vehicles and 1 expensive motor
00:42are now under the custody of the Bureau of Customs
00:44because the dealership here in Makati City
00:47did not show their documents
00:49if their duties and taxes were paid
00:52when these expensive cars entered.
00:55Another thing that the Bureau of Customs is investigating
00:59is why luxury vehicles entered the market
01:03could be a fast break
01:05for these cars of Pogo executives
01:08before they left the Philippines.
01:10These are being checked if they are really related to Pogo.
01:14But we can see that all of them have Chinese names.
01:19There are more high-end vehicles for sale
01:22because these are being used by Pogo operators, Pogo officials.
01:28When they left, they were able to sell even cheap ones.
01:32According to the admin staff of the dealership,
01:35none of their employees are here because they are on vacation.
01:37Consignment is all units here.
01:40We are just calling our customers
01:46to give them the documents they need.
01:51So you did not directly import them?
01:53No.
01:54Customs has doubts if the amount of taxes paid
01:57for the entry of vehicles in the country is enough.
02:00It is estimated that the value of the vehicles in the showroom
02:03is around Php 370 million.
02:04And it should be around Php 100 million
02:07that the taxes were paid.
02:09It is also clear in the BOC estimate
02:12that the duties and taxes should be around Php 40 million.
02:15But the showroom is selling them
02:17for around Php 40 to 45 million.
02:20Only a few vehicles entered the showroom.
02:21The color of the vehicles did not show up yet.
02:23That is when we saw that the duties and taxes were not paid.
02:30Vehicles are used and have plates.
02:33That is why Customs is contacting the Land Transportation Office
02:36to find out how these vehicles were registered.
02:40Since February 14, when the vehicles were discovered,
02:44the establishment has 15 calendar days
02:46to verify that the luxury vehicles were not smuggled.
02:50If not, Customs will continue to confiscate them.
02:54Last week, 35 luxury vehicles were the first to be found
02:58by Customs in a repair shop and showroom in Pasay City.
03:02For GMA Integrated News, Ian Cruz, Katutok, 24 Hours.
03:16For GMA Integrated News, I'm Ian Cruz.
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