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MANILA - Import Assessment Services (IAS) director Milo Maestrecampo has resigned from the Bureau of Customs on Tuesday after a broker accused him of pocketing bribe money to process shipments.In a letter addressed to President Rodrigo Duterte, Maestrecampo said his name was mentioned Monday by customs broker Mark Taguba, who claimed in a House inquiry that he had been giving bribes to a group of IAS officials. <ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/08/07/17/customs-broker-names-officials-allegedly-pocketing-bribes">READ: Customs broker names officials allegedly pocketing bribes</a></li></ul>Although Taguba later clarified that he did not give grease money or ever met Maestrecampo, the official said &quot;it was too late&quot; because he was already dragged into the corruption scandal. &quot;In order to fight for my honor and integrity and in the name of &#x27;delicadeza,&#x27; I hereby tender my resignation and submit to investigations in order to clear my name,&quot; Maestrecampo&#x27;s letter read. <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">LOOK: Imports and Assessment Service Dir Milo Maestrecampo&#x27;s resignation letter. Says he&#x27;ll submit to investigation <a href="https://t.co/VNsyRWabhm">pic.twitter.com/VNsyRWabhm</a>— Raph Bosano (@raphbosano) <a href="https://twitter.com/raphbosano/status/894802935107866624">August 8, 2017</a></blockquote><script async="" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script> Maestrecampo, one of the former Magdalo soldiers appointed to the BOC, earlier denied Taguba&#x27;s accusation. &quot;You have already destroyed me,&quot; he said. &quot;I am not receiving money from illicit activities I am contented with my sahod (salary).&quot;His resignation comes amid 2 legislative inquiries into the failure of the Bureau of Customs to intercept a P6.4-billion illicit drug shipment last May. <ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/08/02/17/minority-solons-threaten-customs-no-re-org-no-funds">RELATED STORY: Minority solons threaten Customs: No re-org, no funds</a></li></ul>

Import Assessment Services (IAS) director Milo Maestrecampo tendered his resignation from the Bureau of Customs on Tuesday after a broker accused him of pocketing bribe money to process shipments.

Import Assessment Services (IAS) director Milo Maestrecampo tendered his resignation from the Bureau of Customs on Tuesday after a broker accused him of pocketing bribe money to process shipments.