The Bureau of Customs (BoC), through the Intelligence Group (IG) and the Manila International Container Port-Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service (CIIS), discovered a misdeclared and undervalued Lamborghini Aventador in a physical examination in its port, it revealed Friday, March 25....
Leading oil industry player Petron Corporation has landed again in the roll of the Bureau of Customs (BoC) as among its top taxpayers as well as importer of fuel commodities last year. In a statement to the media, Petron noted that it has been “consistently ranked as the highest contributor to...
Senatorial candidate Herbert “Bistek” Bautista on Friday pushed for more digital transactions in government offices, saying this will help curb corruption. That is why, Bautista, said he will push for internet reforms should he win a seat in the Senate in the upcoming May 2022 elections. “We...
The country may have been blessed with leaders who are intelligent and are able to draw platforms of government that are ideal for the Philippines but all failed in preventing graft and corruption from thriving in their respective administrations. Sen. MANNY PACQUIAO IN PATEROS 2 PROMDI...
Gummy candies and vape items with cannabis? That is what the joint operations of the Bureau of Customs NAIA (BOC-NAIA), Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), and the NAIA Inter-Agency Drug Interdiction Task Group (NAIA-IADITG) found out as agents seized these items last Monday, Jan. 31, in...
A package containing vape cartridges and gummy candies allegedly infused with marijuana was seized by the authorities when it was delivered to a female claimant at the Central Mail Exchange Center in Pasay City on Monday, Jan. 31. (Courtesy of BOC-NAIA) Operatives of the Bureau of Customs at the...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Bureau of Customs (BOC) have agreed to share data on traded agricultural commodities as well as unfair trade practices and imports. The Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Bureau of Customs (BOC) formalize their agreement to share data on traded...
The Bureau of Customs seized some P30 million worth of counterfeit medicines, including popular paracetamol brands, amid the reported shortage of supply especially in Metro Manila. The counterfeit medicines were packed in cartons printed with Chinese characters. They were found in two storages at...
Malacañang has denied Senator Ping Lacson's claim that an "inter-agency conspiracy" has facilitated the smuggling of vegetables from China to the Philippines, particularly in the highland province of Benguet. Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles (Malacañang photo) "Wala pong inter-agency...
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) should file charges against four companies that are known to be “repeat offenders” of agricultural smuggling in the country. Senator Risa Hontiveros made the call as she pressed Customs officials to submit an investigative report on why repeat violators of smuggling...
Filipino motorists will have to brace for significant cost burden in their fuel budgets this week as the price of gasoline will rise by P1.60 per liter while diesel prices will likewise climb by P1.35 per liter. The oil companies similarly stated that kerosene prices will go up by P1.20 per liter,...
The anti-smuggling unit of the Bureau of Customs (BOC) raided a warehouse in Malabon that resulted in the seizure of approximately P4.72-million worth of smuggled agricultural products. Seized during the warehouse raid in Catmon, Malabon were imported vegetables like broccoli, carrots and red...
