President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has reassigned the heads of four government agencies in a fresh Cabinet reshuffle, moving officials among the Bureau of Customs (BOC), Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR), Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) and Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA).
The changes place BIR Commissioner Charlito Martin Mendoza at the helm of the BOC, while BOC Commissioner Ariel Nepomuceno will lead the BCDA. Former BCDA chief Joshua Bingcang will transfer to PEZA, and Department of Finance Undersecretary Rolando Ligon Jr. will take over the BIR.
Marcos administered the officials’ oaths of office in separate ceremonies at Malacañan Palace.
The reshuffle comes about a year after Mendoza took over the BIR on Nov. 13, 2025, and less than a year and a half after Nepomuceno became BOC commissioner on July 1, 2025.
Mendoza returns to the Customs bureau, where he previously served as district collector at the Port of Cebu from July 2019 to October 2022. He later became DOF undersecretary for revenue operations, overseeing the BIR and BOC before his appointment as the country’s chief tax collector.
A lawyer who placed third in the 2004 Bar examinations, Mendoza is also a licensed geodetic engineer.
In accepting his new assignment, Mendoza thanked Marcos for his confidence and said he remained committed to public service.
“I have always believed that public service means doing our best and doing as much good as we can in the time we are given, wherever we are called to serve. I am honored to accept this new assignment at the Bureau of Customs,” Mendoza said in a statement.
He also thanked BIR personnel and urged them to support Ligon as the agency’s incoming commissioner.
“I know you will continue what we have started, and I urge you to fully support the leadership of the incoming Commissioner Rolando T. Ligon, Jr. as you see these tax modernization projects through to completion for our taxpayers, guided by our commitment to Mahusay na Serbisyo, Katumbas ng Buwis Mo,” Mendoza said.
Ligon previously headed the DOF’s Revenue Operations Group, which supervises the BIR and BOC. He also oversees the department’s Revenue Integrity Protection Service, which investigates corruption allegations and conducts lifestyle checks on revenue officials.
He became a member of the PEZA Board in April 2025 and chaired the technical committee of the Fiscal Incentives Review Board.
Nepomuceno, meanwhile, moves to the BCDA after serving as BOC commissioner since July 2025. He previously held positions in the Customs bureau as deputy commissioner for enforcement from 2013 to 2017 and assistant commissioner from 2017 to 2018.
He also served as executive director of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council and undersecretary of the Office of Civil Defense.
Bingcang, who has led the BCDA since June 2023, will take over PEZA. During his tenure, he was involved in major development initiatives, including New Clark City, the Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway and the Pax Silica initiative.
A licensed electrical engineer, Bingcang has spent nearly three decades with the BCDA. Before becoming its president and chief executive officer, he served as senior vice president for the agency’s Business Development and Operations Group.
Mendoza said he was ready to work with Customs personnel to continue the bureau’s priorities under Marcos and Finance Secretary Frederick Go.
“I look forward to working with the men and women of the BOC to carry out the priorities of President Marcos, Jr. and Secretary [Frederick] Go—strengthening border protection, sustaining revenue collection, and facilitating legitimate trade. We have important work ahead of us, and I am ready to get started,” he said.
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