Over 112,000 unregistered vape products, with a total value of nearly ₱103 million, were seized by the Bureau of Customs (BOC) in two separate operations at the Port of Manila (POM) on Tuesday, March 18. Nearly ₱70 million was the cumulative tax revenue that the government could lose if...
DTI Secretary Ma. Cristina Roque (2nd from left) congratulates BOC Commissioner Bienvenido Rubio (3rd from left) upon receiving the Gawad Bayanihan sa Pamumuhunan Award. Looking on (left) is DILG Secretary Jonvic Remulla. The Bureau of Customs (BOC) and Commissioner Bienvenido Y. Rubio...
Around ₱1.18 billion worth of allegedly smuggled disposable vapes, vape pods, and used clothing from China was confiscated by the Bureau of Customs (BOC) from a warehouse in Valenzuela City on Thursday, March 13. The total seized vape products were valued at around ₱320 million, while the...
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) padlocked a Malabon City warehouse containing an estimated ₱1.2 billion worth of illicit vapes and counterfeit goods on Tuesday, March 11. The operation, conducted by the BOC-Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service (CIIS), targeted a warehouse in Barangay...
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) seized approximately ₱29 million worth of suspected marijuana and kush oil hidden inside balikbayan boxes from Canada, revealing a disturbing misuse of the traditional Filipino practice for drug smuggling. The BOC-Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service...
The Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) has denied for lack of jurisdiction the petition filed by a businesswoman against the Bureau of Customs (BOC) over the seizure of seven vintage magazines stuffed with collectible banknotes. Collectible banknotes, like vintage magazines, "are sought after by collectors...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has filed a resolution calling on the Senate to conduct an inquiry into the rising incidence of luxury cars being smuggled into the country. Gatchalian, chairman of the Senate Committee on Ways and Means, said such incidents result to considerable revenue...
Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda (Rep. Salceda's Office) House Committee on Ways and Means Chairman Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda has hailed the Bureau of Customs (BOC) for taking stern action on the alleged resale of seized smuggled...
Another group of allegedly smuggled high-end luxury cars was seized by the Bureau of Customs (BOC) on Friday, Feb. 14., a day after the seizure of ₱1.4 billion worth of smuggled vehicles. Through its Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service at the Manila International Container Port...
The Bureau of Customs (BOC), the government's second largest tax agency, has failed to achieve its 2024 revenue target of ₱939.6 billion, only collecting ₱931.05 billion last year. While its 2024 revenues exceeded the ₱883.21 billion in 2023, the country's second-biggest tax-collection agency...
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) found approximately ₱1.4 billion worth of luxury vehicles, including Ferrari, Lamborghini, Maybach, and Maserati, from warehouses in Pasay and Parañaque, due to suspected smuggling activities. On Thursday, Feb. 13, the BOC-Intelligence and Investigation...
Two drug smuggling suspects—a mother and her son—were arrested and are now in the custody of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) after authorities seized approximately ₱170 million worth of crystal meth or “shabu” in an anti-drug operation. Last week, the Bureau of Customs...
