The Bureau of Customs (BOC) seized some P2.45 million of cigarettes in an anti-smuggling operation in Davao City. In a statement, the BOC Port of Davao said the 4,250 reams of smuggled cigarettes worth 2.45 million was seized along with a Hyundai Porter Freezer Van in a checkpoint in Toril...
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) warned overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to exercise caution in sending their balikbayan boxes to their families and relatives in the Philippines. BOC spokesperson Arnaldo dela Torre, Jr. particularly mentioned CMG International Movers, Kabayan Island Express, and All Win...
Around 1,200 balikbayan boxes of overseas Filipino workers (OFW) stored for almost a year in a warehouse compound in Barangay Borol 1st, Balagtas, Bulacan were finally released to their families. The said packages which were part of the 3,000 OFW balikbayan boxes stored at the Howard Warehouse...
Agents of the Bureau of Customs (BOC) seized some P8 million worth of cigarettes in an anti-smuggling operation in Zamboanga City. The operation was part of the intensified anti-smuggling operations over reports that some areas in western part of Mindanao have been serving as entry points of...
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has exceeded again its target revenue, this time, for the month of October. Citing a preliminary report, BOC acting Commissioner Yogi Filemon Ruiz said the bureau collected a total of P75.5 billion in October which is 18.6 percent higher from this month's target...
Personnel of the Bureau of Customs (BOC) seized some P672,000 worth of high grade marijuana that was shipped from Canada through the Port of Clark. In a statement, the BOC said the confiscated item was labeled as "prescription medicines" (dry goods) and arrived in the country on Sept. 26. photo:...
Authorities seized over P92 million worth of shabu following the arrest of a suspected drug courier from South Africa at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3. In a statement, the Bureau of Customs said the 40-year old suspect was arrested at around 11 p.m. on Friday after...
A Norwegian passenger was arrested by anti-narcotics authorities at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) in Pasay City on Friday, Oct. 28, after he allegedly yielded 8.34 kilos of suspected shabu (methamphetamine hydrochloride) with an estinated value of P56.7 million. A foreign female...
Bureau of Customs (BOC) Commissioner Yogi Filemon Ruiz has ordered the delivery of all balikbayan boxes that were abandoned in a warehouse in Sta. Ana, Manila. Ruiz said the move is response to the numerous complaints of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) about their gifts and other items for their...
The United States' Defense Threat Reduction Agency (US-DTRA) has committed support to assist the Bureau of Customs (BOC) in the identification and prevention of the transportation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) amid the continuous threat of terrorism activities. The commitment of support was...
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has agreed to share information on arriving and departing goods and other commodities in the Philippines to its regional neighbors, a move seen as an improvement on its digitalization goal. BOC Commissioner Yogi Filemon Ruiz said the Customs Memorandum Order (CMO) No....
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has set up what it calls a "One-Stop-Shop" for cargoes of diplomats and foreign dignitaries. In a statement, the BOC said the establishment of the One-Stop-Shop was an offshoot of the meeting among top officials of the BOC, the Department of Foreign Affairs, and the...
