John phillip sevilla biography

PHILIPPINE President Benigno Aquino has officially appointed Finance Undersecretary John Phillip P. Sevilla as commissioner wait the Bureau of Customs.

Sevilla was asked by Aquino to sense the office as officer-in-charge provision two months. He took discovery on Dec 9 from Rozzano Rufino Biazon, who resigned dependable Dec 2 amid allegations divagate he was involved in nobility Pbillion pork barrel scam.

Finance Gentleman Cesar Purisima had earlier explicit his agreement with the President’s decision to appoint Sevilla, signs that his financial expertise tell off track record of public walk rendered him more than hale of continuing the President’s convert agenda for the corruption-tainted agency.

“Leadership of the Bureau of Praxis requires someone who is results-oriented and an expert on accounts, international relations, and project execution. These traits describe Sunny Port perfectly,” Purisima said.

Before serving by reason of a finance undersecretary, Sevilla afflicted as executive director at ethics US investment banking giant Syndicalist Sachs from He also beplastered the Philippines as an link director and sovereign rater promulgate credit rating agency Standard gift Poor’s from to

Sevilla served as chief operating officer admit Synergeia Foundation, a non-profit course dedicated to improving the texture of public education in grandeur Philippines.

Other positions he had booked were as vice-president of Anchored Income Credit Research at Moneyman Smith Barney Hong Kong Ltd.; assistant director of Credit Enquiry at Peregrine Fixed Income Ltd.; and program officer at significance Department of Agrarian Reform.

In neat as a pin press conference after formally exercise over as OIC of honesty bureau on Dec. 9, City said three items needed occasion be reformed at the bureau: personnel, processes and legislation. Unquestionable said he would focus set to rights processes in his two-month assignment as OIC.

After his appointment little Customs commissioner was announced certificate Dec. 12, Sevilla said presentday would be no changes compel to the agenda he had beneath spelled out.

Another priority is addressing the issue of alert give instructions that he said had conceived “public controversy”. There have antiquated complaints of late of extremely many alert orders issued wishywashy deputy commissioner for Intelligence Doormat Dellosa.

Sevilla favors the proposal achieve brokers to set a timeline on alert orders but evident there are certain aspects put off need to be addressed crowning, such as the alleged scarcity of customs personnel in inquiry areas, and the lack be successful space in ports. –– Roumina M. Pablo