A Cebu City judge convicted a Chinese national of two criminal cases involving the distribution and sale of counterfeit cigarettes. The accused, Sunxu Zhou, was found guilty for violating Sections 155 and 155.1 (Trademark Infringement) of the Intellectual Property Code of the Philippines or...
photo: CIDG Operatives of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) seized more than P3.6 million worth of smuggled...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) House Speaker Martin Romualdez said that not only massive fines but also tough jail terms await individuals who will get convicted of economic sabotage by way of involvement in agricultural cartels that...
In response to President Marcos' directive to go after smugglers and hoarders, the Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) will be filing a case against 12 onion importers and traders engaged in anti-competitive practices. Unsplash In a memorandum for President Marcos coursed through Executive...
Davao City 1st district Rep. Paolo Duterte (left), former senator Antonio "Sonny" Trillanes IV (Facebook) Davao City 1st district Rep. Paolo Duterte has responded with what can be charitably described as "choice words" to former senator Antonio...
DAVAO CITY – Davao City first district Rep. Paolo Duterte welcomed on Wednesday, July 31, the drug smuggling case filed by former Sen. Antonio F. Trillanes IV against him. REP. Duterte "This is a welcome development, mas maganda ito dahil sa Korte ng Pilipinas ang pagdinig at hindi sa korte...
Rice smugglers earned a special mention on President Marcos' third State of the Nation Address (SONA), telling them that the government means business in cracking down their operations. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Noel Pabalate/MANILA BULLETIN) In his 82-minute speech at the...
By LIZA JOCSON ZAMBOANGA CITY – Smuggled cigarettes valued at P1.2 million were seized in Bongao, Tawi-Tawi on Saturday, July 13. SMUGGLED cigarettes worth P1.2-million were seized in Tawi-Tawi province. (PNP) Police received information about a motorized boat or jungkong suspected of...
By DANNY ESTACIO LUCBAN, Quezon – A 21-year-old caretaker was apprehended for allegedly trying to smuggle suspected shabu wrapped in an "espasol" (native rice cake) while visiting her live-in partner at the custodial facility of the police here on Sunday evening, July 14. Police Master Sgt....
By GLAZYL MASCULINO BACOLOD CITY – Charges for violating Republic Act 8424 or the Tax Reform Act of 1997 were filed on Thursday, July 11, against four persons, including a Malaysian, for allegedly transporting P3.8-million worth of smuggled cigarettes in Ilog, Negros Occidental on Tuesday,...
BACOLOD CITY – Four suspected smugglers were arrested and several boxes of smuggled cigarettes were intercepted by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG)-Southern Negros Occidental in Ilog, Negros Occidental on Tuesday, July 9. A MOTORBANCA loaded with 150 boxes of smuggled cigarettes from...
Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Brian Raymund Yamsuan (PPAB) The Department of Agriculture (DA) should press charges against the fish importers that would get blacklisted as a result of its campaign against agricultural smuggling. Thus, said House...
