The Bureau of Customs (BOC) seized on Monday, Oct. 17, more than P228 million worth of imported sugar inside the International Container Terminal Services Inc. (ICTSI) Manila International Container Terminal (MICT) in Tondo, Manila. BOC acting Commissioner Yogi Filemon Ruiz said the refined sugar...
Two illegal wildlife traders were convicted by a Pasay City court, the Bureau of Customs-Port of NAIA (BOC-NAIA) disclosed on Saturday, Oct. 15. In a statement, the BOC said two wildlife traders were found guilty of violating the Republic Act No. 9147 (Wildlife Resources Conservation and Protection...
The Bureau of Customs has created a new unit that will focus on monitoring the entry and exit of firearms and accessories and chemicals and other ingredients being used in the manufacture of firecrackers and explosive materials. Called the Customs Firearms and Explosives Unit (CFEU), BOC acting...
Officials of the Bureau of Customs at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (BOC-NAIA) met with a team from the US Defense department to strengthen cooperation and interoperability in dealing with weapons of mass destruction (WMD). BOC-NAIA district collector Carmelita Talusan said the meeting...
Bureau of Customs’ (BOC) acting Commissioner Yogi Filemon Ruiz has vowed to further step up the campaign against illegal following the seizure of more than P6.7 billion worth of shabu in two separate illegal drugs operations in Manila. The BOC, through its Customs Intelligence and Investigation...
Acting Bureau of Customs (BOC) Commissioner Yogi Filemon Ruiz has ordered the strategic deployment of their modernized Fast Patrol Vessels (FPVs) in a move to strengthen the campaign against smuggling of products into the country. The BOC has 20 FPVs and are regularly used in conduct of patrol and...
The Philippines and China have agreed to strengthen their bilateral relations, particularly in terms of improving its customs policies. Counsellor Yang Guoliang (left), the Economic and Commercial Counsellor of the Embassy of China in the Philippines, pays a courtesy call on Bureau of Customs (BOC)...
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has launched the Automated Boarding Assignment Management System (ABAMS) at the Port of Cebu. BOC acting Commissioner Yogi Filemon L. Ruiz said the program is an innovation of the Port of Cebu based on its years of experience. "The ABAMS is a web-based system of...
The Bureau of Customs has collected total revenues amounting to P79.5 billion for September this year, representing a 28.4-percent increase in its collection target for the month. BOC commissioner Yogi Filemon Ruiz attributed the increase of P21.9 billion in September collection to stringent...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said Tuesday, Sept. 13, that it has trained officers of the Bureau of Customs (BOC) – Port of Cebu in water patrol operations to boost their capabilities against at-sea smuggling. Personnel of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) train officers of the Bureau of...
Behind a pile of used car parts inside a container van that arrived from Japan was a white Porsche 911 GT3 RS in what officials described as another smuggling attempt of luxury vehicles into the country, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) disclosed on Thursday, Sept. 8. And it would have not been detected...
Agents of the Bureau of Customs (BOC) discovered over P1.8 billion worth of local and imported sugar and other items during an inspection in a warehouse in Nasugbu town of Batangas. The BOC has intensified the inspections and operations against smuggling and hoarding of sugar amid reports of...
