The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has seized over 110 kilograms of methamphetamine hydrochloride or “shabu,” worth an estimated ₱749.6 million, following a thorough inspection of four concealed boxes. BOC Commissioner Ariel F. Nepomuceno led the inspection of a consolidated shipment found to...
President Marcos appointed a new Customs commissioner because he wanted better service to the people, transparency, and a more intense fight against smuggling, Malacañang said. While Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro did not elaborate the reason for the...
President Marcos has appointed former Office of Civil Defense (OCD) administrator Ariel Nepomuceno as the new commissioner of the Bureau of Customs (BOC). Malacañang announced Nepomuceno 's designation on Monday, June 30, the same day he took his oath of office. The new Customs commissioner...
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) intercepted ₱219.5 million worth of smuggled fuel at the La Union Port on Thursday, June 19, 2025, effectively disrupting an illegal fuel transfer operation. In a statement, Customs Commissioner Bienvenido Y. Rubio said the bureau needs to intensify operations against...
Consunji-led Semirara Mining and Power Corp. (SMPC) has filed a case against the Department of Finance (DOF), the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR), and the Bureau of Customs (BOC) over the imposition of taxes on its fuel imports. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange on Wednesday, June...
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has intercepted two shipments containing 12 smuggled motor vehicles that arrived at the Manila International Container Port (MICP) from the United States (US). BOC-Customs Intelligence and Investigation Services Director Verne Enciso stated that the shipments were...
With the Bureau of Customs (BOC) contributing the largest share in the seizure of nearly ₱41-billion worth of counterfeit goods, the agency has vowed to intensify its crackdown on the trade of fake products to protect consumers and legitimate businesses. The BOC, the country’s second-largest...
Philip Morris Philippines Manufacturing, Inc. (PMPM) and Japan Tobacco International (JTI) lauded the Bureau of Customs (BOC) after the agency seized ₱83.7 million worth of smuggled cigarettes in Bulacan. Last April 24, the Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service-Manila International...
The Sandiganbayan has allowed former Bureau of Customs (BOC) commissioner Nicanor E. Faeldon to present a substitute witness to testify in his behalf during the trial of the graft charges filed against him. Instead of himself, Faeldon offered the presentation of the testimony of his former chief of...
The Bureau of Customs (BOC), the country's second-largest revenue collection agency, has entered into an agreement with the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA), granting it rent-free use of facilities within the Subic Bay Freeport Zone for the next 25 years. In a statement released Friday,...
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) confiscated fourteen 20-foot container vans of incorrectly declared sugar products from Vietnam, valued at around ₱28.7 million, due to customs and legal violations. BOC Commissioner Bienvenido Y. Rubio led the inspection at the Port of Subic on April 10, which led to...
The Sandiganbayan has denied the plea of former Bureau of Customs (BOC) commissioner Nicanor E. Faeldon to file a demurrer to evidence and dismiss his two graft charges due to alleged weakness of the prosecution's evidence. With the denial, Faeldon will be ordered to present his evidence during the...
