Customs Modernization and Tariff Act
Section 1409. Unloading of Cargo at Improper Time or Place After Arrival. - The owner or operator of any vessel or aircraft from which cargo is discharged upon arrival in the Philippines at a time or place other than that designated by the District Collector, shall be fined not less one hundred thousand pesos (P100,000.00) but not more than three hundred thousand pesos (P300,000.00): Provided, That no fine shall accrue upon satisfactory proof to the proper District Collector that the unloading was rendered necessary by stress of weather, accident or other necessity.