In the interest of the service, the Interim Scanning Unit, Office of the Commissioner is hereby abolished and its functions are transferred to the X-ray Inspection Project (XIP), Office of the Commissioner. Henceforth, all x-ray operations and other scanning matters of the Bureau will now be placed under the supervision and control of the XIP-OCOM.

Accordingly, Customs Memorandum Order No. 6-97 dated 13 February 1997, œCreation of an Interim Scanning Unit  signed by then Commissioner Guillermo L. Parayno, Jr. is hereby revoked.

Pending issuance of a new operational guidelines at the NAIA Customs house, Clark International Airport and Mactan International Airport and in order not to disrupt the scanning operations of said Ports, the procedure under Customs Memorandum Order No. 21-98 dated 15 July 1998, œGuidelines on the Operation of the Interim Scanning Units  signed by then Commissioner Pedro C. Mendoza shall continue to be enforced.

This CMO shall take effect immediately and shall last until revoked.

Please be guided accordingly.

Adopted: 04 Feb. 2009

(SGD.) NAPOLEON L. MORALES
Commissioner