Miriam says ‘infant killers’ in BOC should be identified, prosecuted

MANILA, Philippines - Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago on Monday called as “infant killers” the Customs officials responsible for the entry of melamine-laced milk and other tainted food products into the country.

Santiago on Monday filed Resolution 694 seeking to identify, prosecute and dismiss from service the Customs officials who "obviously failed to stop smuggling of melamine-positive milk products, and instead may have profited illegally from it."

"Biro mo kung hindi agad na-alert ang ating bansa, naipainom sana iyon sa mga Pilipinong sanggol at namatay rin sila. Kaya ang mga ito, mga infant killers, hindi lang dapat sila i-condemn kundi dapat alamin kung sino sa kanila ang mga sala diyan," Santiago told reporters.

(“If we were not alerted of the presence of melamine-laced milk, it could have been distributed to the Filipino children and they too could have died. So these infant killers should not only be condemned but should also be identified.”)

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