A Facebook post became viral, after Jujeath Nagaowa, current Light Flyweight champion of the world Womens International Boxing Association (WIBA) posted her complained allegedly she was charged P5,819.00 by BoC to be able to bring home her championship belt .
Nagaowa was fought in an international competition in Macau on June 2 , 2015 but she's immediately not receive the championship belt because it's not yet fully fabricated and this will came from Florida , USA .
Nagaowa was informed that her trophy is to be send only to her through door -to -door, but when they received notice of shipment, a week passed by but they have not received anything yet.
After that, they decided to go the customs office at the airport because this also happened when someone sends her boxing gloves from Australia for her training . She also charged P1,000 for boxing gloves , more expensive than the cost of gloves at the store .
When the trainer 's Nagaowa take her championship belt, they were charged as tax of P5,819.00 for the trophy . Customs also declared value of championship belt since Nagaowa and her trainer not knowledgeable on its value .
Nagaowa said that she was extremely disappointed with the way customs treated her even she brought honor to the country but instead government taxed her belt.
She added also that foreigners or Fil - Foreigners have the privilege when their playing for the country not like her that she need to fight for Ten rounds but in the end she has to pay tax on its only evidence that she is a world champion which is the Championship Belt.
From: Inquirer
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