Senator Raffy Tulfo urged the new leadership of the Bureau of Customs (BoC) to clean up the agency, particularly its Accreditation Unit, which screens and approves brokers handling the country’s agricultural imports and exports. During the Senate Committee on Agriculture hearing on Monday, Sept....
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) on Tuesday, Sept. 2, found only two of 12 luxury vehicles during the execution of a search warrant at the Pasig City compound of St. Gerrard Construction, a firm owned by contractors Sarah and Curlee Discaya. As part of a probe into the vehicles’ alleged missing...
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has intensified its anti-smuggling efforts, resulting in the seizure of ₱605.29 million worth of illicit cigarettes from a warehouse in Plaridel, Bulacan, in a move that supports President Marcos’ directive to enhance enforcement. According to a press statement from...
Tax measures enacted during the Marcos Jr. administration are expected to raise a net amount of ₱27.8 billion in 2026, more than seven times the projected collections of only ₱3.8 billion in 2025. The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR), the main tax agency, is projected to collect ₱21.4 billion...
Department of Finance (DOF) Secretary Ralph G. Recto asserted that raising revenues to finance the national budget has become more difficult in a climate where tax collection is viewed as unacceptable. This was among Recto’s points when he urged the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR), the...
Coupled with an increase in the processing fee to ₱5,000 from ₱2,000 previously, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) seeks to extend the validity of importer accreditation to three years from one year previously—a move seen to curb corruption as well as improve operational efficiency and integrity....
Halfway through fiscal year (FY) 2025, the government’s revenue performance is showing mixed results, as the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) is seen to meet its target while the Bureau of Customs (BOC) is projected to fall short—a familiar scene from history. Finance Secretary Ralph G. Recto...
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has seized over 110 kilograms of methamphetamine hydrochloride or “shabu,” worth an estimated ₱749.6 million, following a thorough inspection of four concealed boxes. BOC Commissioner Ariel F. Nepomuceno led the inspection of a consolidated shipment found to...
President Marcos appointed a new Customs commissioner because he wanted better service to the people, transparency, and a more intense fight against smuggling, Malacañang said. While Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro did not elaborate the reason for the...
President Marcos has appointed former Office of Civil Defense (OCD) administrator Ariel Nepomuceno as the new commissioner of the Bureau of Customs (BOC). Malacañang announced Nepomuceno 's designation on Monday, June 30, the same day he took his oath of office. The new Customs commissioner...
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) intercepted ₱219.5 million worth of smuggled fuel at the La Union Port on Thursday, June 19, 2025, effectively disrupting an illegal fuel transfer operation. In a statement, Customs Commissioner Bienvenido Y. Rubio said the bureau needs to intensify operations against...
Consunji-led Semirara Mining and Power Corp. (SMPC) has filed a case against the Department of Finance (DOF), the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR), and the Bureau of Customs (BOC) over the imposition of taxes on its fuel imports. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange on Wednesday, June...
