The Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) said Friday, Dec. 2, that it has turned down the petition of the Bureau of Customs (BOC) to deny the multi-million peso duties and tax refund petition of Toyota Motor Philippines for the importation of selected vehicles from Japan. Court of Tax Appeals The court en...
The House Committee on Ways and Means began on Monday, Nov. 28 the initial deliberations on measures seeking to amend Republic Act (RA) No.10863 or the Customs Modernization and Tariff Act (CMTA). (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Raised and discussed by the Albay 2nd district Rep.Joey...
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has ordered all its employees to continue taking part in the aggressive reforestation project of the national government amid the threats of widespread flooding in the country. This, as the BOC said its personnel from the Central Office and 17 Collection Districts were...
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) is eyeing the Port of Davao as one of the alternative logistics hubs in South East Asia. This was discussed by Port of Davao District Collector Erastus Sandino Austria during the visit of Singapore Ambassador to the Philippines Gerard Ho. photo: BOC During the meeting,...
Agents of the Bureau of Customs (BOC) seized more than P1 million worth of smuggled cigarettes in an operation in Jolo, Sulu. BOC Commissioner Yogi Filemon Ruiz said the 30 cases of smuggled cigarettes were intercepted in Zone 3, Barangay Tulay by agents of the BOC - Enforcement and Security...
Intelligence agents of the Bureau of Customs (BOC) seized more than P2.5 million worth of cocaine in a raid in a warehouse in Taguig City on Tuesday, Nov. 22. BOC Commissioner Yogi Filemon Ruiz said the operation stemmed from a confirmed intelligence report of a storage of illegal drugs in a...
When Bureau of Customs (BOC) Commissioner Yogi Filemon L. Ruiz was informed last month that there were thousands of balikbayan boxes abandoned in their warehouses, he immediately found himself on a trip down memory lane when he was still struggling to fill up one. As an overseas Filipino worker...
Air and seaports of the Philippines are no longer importation haven for illegal drugs syndicates following aggressive measures implemented that include intensified intelligence coordination efforts among government agencies, Bureau of Customs (BOC) Commissioner Yogi Filemon L. Ruiz disclosed on...
The Bureau of Customs (BC) has further stepped up its information-sharing with government's anti-narcotics agencies to prevent the smuggling of chemical precursors in making shabu following the discovery of a new modus in the manufacture of illegal drugs during two separate raids in an exclusive...
Assorted pieces of gold jewelry weighing 24.4 kilos with an estimated worth of around P80 million were found by personnel of Bureau of Customs (BOC) hidden inside an airplane lavatory at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) on Thursday, Nov. 17, in what was deemed as a brazen attempt to...
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has filed a total of 33 cases so far in the continuing efforts to run after smugglers of agricultural products in the country. BOC acting Commissioner Yogi Filemon Ruiz said the cases were against 33 importers and 11 customs brokers whose names cropped up during the...
With still two months before the end of the year, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) has already exceeded its revenue collection target for 2022. In a statement, BOC acting Commissioner Yogi Filemon Ruiz said the revenue collection figure of P745.50 billion from January to Nov. 11 this year was based on...
