TO: MANOLITO ADRIANO CRUZ
Notice is hereby given that the three (3) imported menthol cigarettes have been seized pursuant to pursuant to Sections 117 and 1113 of the CMTA, in relation to Department of Agriculture – National Tobacco Administration Memorandum Circular No. 003 series of 2019.
The above-entitled case will be heard at the Office of the Law Division (2nd Floor of Prefabricated Building, Bureau of Customs, Gate 3, South Harbor, Port Area Manila) on November 19, 2024 at 10:00 A.M.
In connection thereto, you are required to submit a summary of admitted facts and proposed stipulation of facts on above-said date and place of hearing, thereafter, you are directed to submit a Position Paper, together with all documentary evidences, if possible certified by the government agency which issued the same, and affidavits of your witness/es and stating the law and jurisprudence pertinent thereto within seven (7) calendar days from said hearing, and the case shall be deemed submitted for resolution, unless a clarificatory hearing is necessary. Failure to comply with the foregoing shall be deemed a waiver, the case will be resolved based on the evidence at hand.
Port of Manila, Philippines, November 13, 2024.
SI No. 2024-033
