Wikileaks
Missing – 1800 smuggled cars from Subic Freeport
According to the whistle-blower WikiLeaks, Port Irene is the major entry point of virtually all converted right-hand drive vehicles being sold in the Philippines which is seriously affecting revenues of legitimate car firms. WikiLeaks said that foreign car manufacturers in the Philippines are complaining that they were enticed to invest in the Philippines with the promise of market protection such as a blanket ban on the entry of imported used cars.