The Philippine National Police (PNP) said it has discovered several violations committed by local courier company J&T Express following an investigation conducted by the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG).
“Other than those that went viral on video which was also the basis for the investigation, there were other things that were also uncovered, including violations of the labor law. The PNP [is now] in coordination with the DOLE [Department of Labor and Employment],” PNP chief General Archie Gamboa said during a virtual news briefing on Monday.
President Duterte has earlier ordered the PNP to investigate J&T and warned that he would shut down the company after a video that went viral showed its employees throwing parcels into a truck.
Gamboa said he received a report from the CIDG last week which investigated the company, and the report enumerated the violations of the firm. This prompted the CIDG to file charges against the company.
“We have also actively coordinated with the DTI [Department of Trade and Industry] regarding these numerous complaints against the J&T Express, and true enough, we were able to successfully file separate cases in violation of RA [Republic Act] 11332 and that of 7394 or the Consumer Protection Act of the Philippines,” he said.
The PNP chief disclosed that one of the hubs of the company is also in the process of being closed after investigators found out that it was operating without necessary papers from the local government where it was located.
“Here at the J&T Express hub located in Barangay Muntinlupa, they were operating without the necessary mayor’s permit. Because of that violation there is a closure order and actual pictures have been taken to implement such a closure order,” Gamboa said.
He said other offices and hubs of the company are also being checked.
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