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Customs commissioner Yogi Ruiz, staff test positive for COVID-19

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<p>MANILA — Bureau of Customs (BOC) Commissioner Yogi Filemon Ruiz has tested positive for COVID-19, his executive secretary Cynthia Balana said Tuesday.</p><p>Balana said Ruiz took an RT-PCR test on Monday and his result came back positive, but did not give further details as to where he may have contracted the virus. </p><p>Ruiz is currently in isolation but continues to work from home, she added.</p><p>Some of Ruiz&#x27;s staff also tested positive for COVID-19 after showing symptoms.</p><p>Ruiz has been Customs Commissioner since July 25, following his appointment by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/07/21/22/marcos-picks-yogi-filemon-ruiz-as-acting-customs-chief">Marcos picks Yogi Filemon Ruiz as acting Customs chief, says Palace</a></li></ul><p>He had previously served as regional director of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) for 7 years.</p><p>He was also appointed as head of BOC&#x27;s Enforcement &amp; Security Service for almost 5 years. </p><p>&quot;As ESS Director, he spearheaded several enforcement projects and handled the operations which greatly contributed to the intensified anti-smuggling campaign of BOC,&quot; the bureau said in its website.</p><div><strong>—with report from Niko Baua, ABS-CBN News</strong></div><div><strong>FROM THE ARCHIVES: </strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=2174293" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

Bureau of Customs (BOC) Commissioner Yogi Filemon Ruiz has tested positive for COVID-19, his executive secretary Cynthia Balana said Tuesday.