(Courtesy of Philippine Coast Guard / Coast Guard Station Manila) Authorities have confiscated P16.9 million worth of allegedly smuggled cigarettes during an inspection in Manila on Friday, March 14. Joint teams from the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), National Bureau of Investigation (NBI), Bureau...
A Canadian warship equipped with​ an anti-submarine system arrived in Manila Friday, August 2,​ after earning ire from China when it passed through the Taiwan Strait. His Majesty Canadian Ship (HMCS) Montreal, belonging to Halifax-class frigate, docked at the Port of Manila and will...
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) seized over P9.68 billion of illicit drugs from a private yacht in the waters of Batangas. Agents from the BOC, Philippine National Police, and Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency investigated a private yacht at a checkpoint in Alitagtag, Batangas that yielded 1.4 tons of...
A United States Navy ship dropped anchor in Manila for a regular port call as the Philippines reaffirmed its strong relations to the Western ally, the Philippine Navy (PN) confirmed on Sunday, Feb. 27. USS Tulsa (LCS-16) (Courtesy of United Statea Navy via Philippine Navy) Littoral combat ship USS...
Hard-earned "balikbayan" boxes from overseas Filipinos workers (OFWs) were finally unloaded from an abandoned container van at the Port of Manila following requests from claimants to finally release their packages. BALIKBAYAN BOXES GALORE--A stripping activity or the unloading of goods from an...
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...
Instead of paper products, boxes of cigarettes amounting to P20.37 million was found in a shipment from China which was transported to the country through the Port of Manila, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) said Saturday, May 8. SMUGGLED CIGARETTES FOILED -- A shipment only declared as papers but...