Around P24.28 billion worth of illegal drugs, agricultural products and other items were confiscated during the year-long anti-smuggling operations in 2022, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) disclosed on Wednesday, Jan. 18. In its consolidated report for 2022, the BOC said the confiscated items include...
Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva on Wednesday, January 18, expressed his disgust at the failure and confusion among government agencies on questions about the importation of salt or importation permit issues. Villanueva was referring to a hybrid public hearing by the Senate agriculture...
A "selective enforcement" on the law on smuggling. Onions at a Quezon City supermarket (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) That's how Anakalusugan Party-list Rep. Ray Reyes described the Bureau of Customs' (BOC) action against the flight attendants of the Philippine Airlines (PAL) who allegedly...
Department of Agriculture (DA) and Bureau of Customs (BOC) officials should give premium on arresting big-time smugglers and not punishing ordinary Filipinos grappling with the soaring prices of agricultural products in the Philippines. Senator Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito pointed this out on...
Intelligence agents of the Bureau of Customs confiscated 80,000 bags of refined sugar, which are believed to be smuggled from Thailand, during an anti-smuggling operation in Batangas. BOC Commissioner Yogi Filemon Ruiz said each of the bags contains 50 kilograms of sugar for a total of 4,000 metric...
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has achieved a P862.929 billion revenue collection for 2022, which it said, did not only exceed its tax collection for the year but also set the agency's record that all ports exceeded their annual collection targets. "It was the first time in the BOC history that all...
More than P23.8 million worth of refined sugar were seized at the Manila International Container Port (MICP) as the Bureau of the Customs (BOC) continues its aggressive operation against smuggling of agricultural products into the country. BOC Commissioner Yogi Filemon Ruiz said the sacks of...
Puwersa ng Bayaning Atleta (PBA) Party-list Rep. Migs Nograles is pushing for increased tax exemption for imported sporting gear and equipment. PBA Party-list Rep. Migs Nograles (Facebook) “We have to invest in the health of our people by encouraging them to have a very active lifestyle," said...
Intelligence agents of the Bureau of Customs (BOC) has foiled the attempt to smuggle seven container vans of fresh onions during a spot-check examination at the Manila International Container Port (MICP) on Tuesday, Jan. 10. BOC Commissioner Yogi Filemon Ruiz said five of the container vans were...
Two people were arrested after the Bureau of Customs (BOC) foiled the alleged smuggling of some P13.8 million of shabu into the country. The illegal drugs arrived in the country through the Port of Clark on Jan. 2 from Thailand and was declared as microserver double stairless ceramic, according to...
Bureau of Customs (BOC) Commissioner Yogi Filemon Ruiz has signed with his Chinese counterpart an agreement that would pave the way for fast and priority treatment of shipments between the Philippines and China. Ruiz said the Mutual Recognition Arrangement (MRA) he signed with Chinese Minister of...
Agents of the Bureau of Customs (BOC) have intercepted around P17 million worth of onions in an apparent agricultural smuggling attempt after they were found to be hidden in between sacks of used clothings, popularly known as "ukay-ukay", inside three container vans from China. BOC Commissioner...
