The Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Bureau of Customs (BOC) have forged an agreement to implement a new set of measures against the entry of smuggled agricultural commodities into the country. Agriculture Secretary William Dar and BOC Commissioner Rey Leonardo Guerrero signed the agreement...
Bureau of Customs (BOC) Assistant Commissioner Vincent Maronilla bared Saturday, Oct. 9, that illegal drug traders are now using open seas to smuggle drugs, instead of just placing them inside magnetic lifters and cylinders to avoid detection. "It's called open seas smuggling. They're now doing...
The Bureau of Customs has donated mobile phones, laptops, educational materials and other seized goods to the Department of Education (DepEd) and other government agencies. Bureau of Customs (Photo from BOC Port of NAIA Facebook page) In a report to Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III,...
Farmers claimed they have been competing against smuggled agricultural produce from China and other countries for many years now, although the surge in smuggled vegetables was only highlighted recently. “Whether these smuggled carrots entered the country via technical smuggling at ports or open...
Imported carrots and other agricultural goods amounting to P4.75 million deemed smuggled were uncovered in several market stalls in Tondo, Manila, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) bared late Thursday, Sept. 30. UNCOVERED! -- Imported carrots were among the vegetables amounting to P4.75 million that were...
Cheap imported carrots and other vegetables believed to be coming from China have started to cause problems among local farmers. This prompted Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) to urge the House of Representatives to probe the worsening smuggling of temperate or salad vegetables in the...
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) seized huge quantity of unmarked diesel in Pampanga following the government’s intensified implementation of the nationwide fuel marking and monitoring program to curb oil smuggling. 34336 In a statement, Customs Commissioner Rey Leonardo B. Guerrero said the bureau...
Farmers want higher rice tariff on non-ASEAN By Madelaine Miraflor The Federation of Free Farmers (FFF) has appealed to the government to revert back the tariff on rice imports from countries outside Southeast Asia on the back of their low volumes of shipments. RICE FARMER Citing data from the...
Revenue collection from tariffs on imported rice exceeded the minimum funding requirement for the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) in the first eight-months of the year, the Department of Finance (DOF) said. Palay In a statement, the DOF said the Bureau of Customs collected P11.69...
Counterfeit goods topped the list of smuggled products in the country in terms of value, the Bureau of Customs reported to the Department of Finance (DOF). MANILA BULLETIN FILE According to the customs bureau, the agency’s 615 operations this year have yielded mostly illegal shipments of...
The House of Representatives has provided another way for Filipinos to earn millions of pesos even without winning a gold medal in Olympic Games. House of Representatives plenary On Monday, August, 23, the legislative chamber gave its unanimous nod to the final reading approval of a bill that will...
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,...
