Four luxury yachts worth P120 million were found allegedly operating as transport services and events place in Manila with no permit for local use, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) said Monday, August 23. LUXURIOUS CATCH -- Four luxury yachts moored at the Manila International Container Terminal worth...
A total of three million doses of the Sinovac vaccine have been cleared by members of the Bureau of Customs-Ninoy Aquino International Airport (BOC-NAIA). (Photo from BOC-NAIA) (Photo from BOC-NAIA) The huge cargo of vaccines, which provide protection against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19),...
Amid the shortfall in the country's sugar production, the Philippine government has allowed the importation of the sweetener until October of this year, with Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) expecting the entry of nearly 86,000 metric tons (MT) of additional imported sugar. As this happened,...
Bureau of Customs (BOC) personnel at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) have expedited the release of 313,569 doses of the Pfizer vaccine that arrived in the country on Wednesday night, Aug. 18. (Photo from BOC-NAIA) Contained in thermal boxes, the American-made coronavirus disease...
Close to 30 members of the water patrol division of the Bureau of Customs (BOC) have successfully completed boat operation training in a bid to complement the bureau's capabilities against smuggling at-sea. WATER PATROL TEAM -- A 29-man team from the Bureau of Customs' water patrol division...
Bureau of Customs (BOC) personnel at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) have cleared the 469,200 doses of Moderna coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines that were delivered to the country Sunday afternoon, Aug. 15. (Photo from BOC-NAIA) (Photo from BOC-NAIA) The latest vaccine shipment,...
Bureau of Customs (BOC) personnel are seen here reviewing the finer details of the country’s latest coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine shipment composed of United States (US)-made Moderna vaccines. (Photo by BOC-NAIA) The life-saving jabs--326,400 doses in all--arrived at arround at 3:30 p.m....
Some P7.4 billion worth of various fake items copied from signature brands were seized in Pasay City, the biggest haul of the Bureau of Customs (BOC) in recent years. Products bearing known registered marks such as Louis Vuitton, Gucci, Vans, Fubu, Tribal, Under Armour, Nike, Adidas, Zara, H&M,...
Bureau of Customs (BOC) personnel at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) have facilitated the clearance of the latest batch of Sinovac vaccines to arrive in the country. (Photo from BOC-NAIA) (Photo from BOC-NAIA) One million doses of the anti-coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine from...
The Bureau of Customs (BOC)-Port of NAIA (Ninoy Aquino International Airport) has cleared the shipment of 3,000,060 doses of Moderna vaccines that arrived as donation from the United States (US) on Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 3. (Photo from BOC-NAIA) The American-made jabs which provide protection...
Various German medicines believed to have been smuggled into the country were discovered at a storage facility in Pasay City, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) revealed on Wednesday, August 4. UNAUTHORIZED MEDS--Various German medicines believed to have been brought to the Philippines without the...
A total of 3,000,060 doses of the Moderna vaccine--encased in boxes emblazoned with the American flag--were flown into the Philippines on Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 3. (Photo from BOC-NAIA) (Photo from BOC-NAIA) The United States (US)-made jabs touched down at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport...
