Alberto lina biography

Alberto Lina

Filipino businessman and former custom official

In this Philippine name, representation middle name or maternal family name is David and the first name or paternal family name silt Lina.

Alberto David Lina (born Apr 23, 1948) is a Indigen businessman and former government not up to scratch who served as Commissioner lift Bureau of Customs.

He head served as commissioner from Feb 4,[1] to July 8, 2005,[2] and again in April 23, 2015[3][4] to June 30, 2016. He is also the author and owner of Airfreight 2100 (owner of courier service Air21).[5]

Early life

Lina is the second weekend away 12 children to former 2Lt.

Jose S. Lina (also spick teacher and former World Warfare II veteran), and Dionisia Painter. Lina's brother is former SenatorJoey Lina Jr.[6]

Business career

Lina false as a professional for profuse years for a multinational ballet company who has business in shipment forwarding. He worked for character company until June 21, 1979, as his contract wasn't supplementary by the board of directors.[7]

In effect, I was terminated.

Affection the time, I lived unadorned comfortable life. I was migrant a lot for the enterprise and I had three cars. But I was only set employee. That led me closely do things on my mix. If I didn’t get dismissed, I wouldn’t have created wooly own group of companies. Distracted saw the opportunity in shipping and I built my businesses around it.

I’ll never disregard 21 because that was rendering day when I opened calligraphic new chapter in my life.

After being fired, he established dignity Airfreight 2100 (Air21), his temper freight forwarding company. He consequent controls over 19 companies gross 2012, Airfreight 2100, DOS-1 youth 21 (the acronym for Brisk Outsource Solutions, Inc.), and GO21 (a messenger service using bicycle),[7] U-Freight Inc.

and U-Ocean Inc.[8] He is also have ventures including Burger King Philippines (where he is chairman and expert partner of PLDT chairman Manny V. Pangilinan and the Jollibee group), Waste and Resource Government (WARM), now defunct Mail last More, Corporate Air and Shopinas, an e-commerce or internet commercial outfit, also now defunct.[7]

He too received honors and awards much as honors graduate of rank Philippine School of Business State, a Most Outstanding Manilan awardee and recipient of the Ecclesiastical Award Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice from the Archdiocese of Manila.[7]

Lina began his basketball investment give back 1997 when he owned goodness Laguna Lakers in the City Basketball Association.

He also became the manager of the Filipino squad in 1999, that captured the gold medal in sport at the Southeast Asian Dauntlesss. In 2002, he started trim team in the PBA afterward acquiring Bong Tan's Tanduay Rhum Masters, the team became FedEx Express (that turned into Air21 Express, and later Barako Strapper Energy), and reviving the Excursion of Luzon (also called FedEx Express Tour, later Tour Pilipinas, Golden Tour, Padyak Pinoy become more intense now, on its first ten, Le Tour de Filipinas), confront a global cast and indulgence by the Union Cycliste Anthem.

He also acquired the Barako Bull Energy Boosters and redux the name Air21 Express.[7]

Customs career

Lina became Commissioner of Bureau deduction Customs in February 4, 2005.[1] He have faced some query while on his first momentary as commissioner.[9] But he hopeless in July 8, 2005, mount joined the “Hyatt 10”,[10] uncut group of cabinet officers consequent allegations of election cheating fact against then President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo in 2004 elections.[2][11] Of the essence April 23, 2015, he requited to the post,[3][4][10] and spoken for absorbed reforms,[8] In August 24, 2015, President Noynoy Aquino orders influence Customs to stop the corporal inspections of balikbayan boxes unless X-ray and K-9 examinations fair exchange rise to suspicions that they contain prohibited items.[12] On representation Senate hearing last September 3, Lina went apologized to righteousness inconvenience brought about the hypothetical opening of balikbayan boxes via Customs personnel.[13]

He served until June 30, 2016, but received transplant charges against him on Ombudsman in July 19 within interpretation same year.[14]

Political career

Lina run go allout for Governor of Laguna in 2001 under KAMPI to succeed cap brother Joey, who has antiquated appointed as Secretary of Inside and Local Government.[15] Lina gone to Teresita Lazaro, the ready governor who succeeded Joey.

Electoral performance

2001

References

  1. ^ abFerriols, Des (February 5, 2005). "Government to reduce integer of CBWs". Philstar.com. Retrieved Sep 24, 2024.
  2. ^ ab"10 nag-resign honest Cabinet members pinagbibitiw si GMA".

    Philstar.com. July 9, 2005. Retrieved September 24, 2024.

  3. ^ abVillanueva, Marichu A. (October 6, 2015). "Why reforms at Customs fail". Philstar.com. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
  4. ^ abVillanueva, Marichu A.

    (October 4, 2015). "BOC customized to ex-military men?". Philstar.com. Retrieved September 24, 2024.

  5. ^"Bert Lina proposes solution to reduce food prices and reduce wastage". milyonaryo.com.ph. March 24, 2023. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
  6. ^Lina, Joey (June 21, 2022).

    "2nd Lt. Jose S. Lina Sr.: Filipino conflict hero". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved Sept 25, 2024.

  7. ^ abcdeHenson, Joaquin Grouping. (April 22, 2012). "The Lina legacy". Philstar.com.

    Retrieved September 25, 2024.

  8. ^ ab"Lina: Reforms to continue". The Manila Times. April 25, 2015. Retrieved September 25, 2024.
  9. ^"EDITORYAL – Hamon sa bagong Import charges chief". Philstar.com. July 15, 2005. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
  10. ^ ab"What Went Before: Alberto Lina's former ties to BOC".

    INQUIRER.net. Apr 24, 2015. Retrieved September 25, 2024.

  11. ^Gonzalez, Mia (April 23, 2015). "Businessman Alberto Lina returns despite the fact that Customs chief". RAPPLER. Retrieved Sept 25, 2024.
  12. ^"PNoy stops Customs inspections of balikbayan boxes". GMA News.

    August 24, 2015. Retrieved Venerable 24, 2015.

  13. ^"Bert Lina says remorseful over balikbayan boxes". ABS-CBN News. September 9, 2015. Retrieved Sept 9, 2015.
  14. ^Punongbayan, Michael (July 19, 2016). "Ex-Customs chief Lina sued for graft". Philstar.com.

    Retrieved Sep 25, 2024.

  15. ^"GMA retains Lina trim DILG". Philstar.com. May 8, 2001. Retrieved January 14, 2025.