Bureau of Customs Commissioner Bienvenido Y. Rubio said that the agency will remain committed to campaigning against illegal trade and smuggling. Rubio stated this following the turnover of P42 million worth of rice to selected government agencies and beneficiaries. "The BOC treats this matter with...
Addressing a depressed community in Zamboanga Sibugay, President Marcos has lambasted rice smugglers for earning huge sums while ordinary Filipinos are suffering. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (RTVM Screenshot) Marcos made the statement as he was leading the distribution of confiscated...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. led the distribution of confiscated smuggled rice to 3,000 indigent beneficiaries under the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program at the National Food Authority compound here on Tuesday, September 19. PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr....
Police authorities arrested a “big-time” syndicate dealer supplying counterfeit and smuggled cigarettes in the CALABARZON areas Monday afternoon, Sept. 11, in Barangay Poblacion, Padre Garcia, Batangas and confiscated P800,000 worth of illicit items. Authorities seize counterfeit and...
CAMP RAFAEL C. RODRIGUEZ, Butuan City – Police intercepted 790 reams of imported fake cigarettes worth P711,000 in Mauswagon, Placer, Surigao del Norte, on Thursday, May 18. Six individuals transporting the contraband onboard a 10-wheel wing van and a motor-tricycle were apprehended. SMUGGLED fake...
A total of P202.5 million worth of onions and other agri-fishery products from Hong Kong, China were seized in separate operations at the Manila International Container Port (MICP) in January 2023 alone. (Photos courtesy of the Department of Agriculture) In a recent report from the Department of...
ZAMBOANGA CITY -- Some P7.6-million worth of smuggled cigarettes were seized from a boat intercepted in the vicinity of Sta. Cruz Island in Zamboanga City at dawn Tuesday, Feb. 7. Zamboanga Second Mobile Force Company and Bureau of Customs personnel were conducting seaborne patrol when they...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY -- The police operatives confiscated a total of P750,000 worth of smuggled cigarettes during an intel-driven police operation at Zone 3, Barangay Bulua in this city on Wednesday, Feb. 1. Authorities place a total of P750,000 worth of smuggled cigarettes inside a jeep after they...
A total of P19 million worth of allegedly smuggled sugar had been seized at the Manila International Container Port (MICP), the Department of Agriculture (DA) said on Friday, Jan. 13. (Photo courtesy of the Department of Agriculture) The agriculture department said the smuggled sugar came in...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has ordered the phytosanitary inspection of seized smuggled onions before they are released to the market. Officials and personnel of the Bureau of Customs (BOC) inspect the alleged smuggled imported onions they seized on Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2022 in Misamis...
As the fight against smuggling continues, a total of P78.9 million worth of illegally imported agricultural goods were seized by the Department of Agriculture (DA) and other government agencies during separate operations at the Manila International Container Port (MICP) from December 2022 to...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. said the government is trying to find ways to bring seized smuggled onions to the market in an attempt to resolve the supply problem in the country. Operatives of the Bureau of Customs (BOC) Port of Cagayan de Oro seize two containers of smuggled onions -...
