Angelica Panganiban wants to reach out to custom officials. This, after a package she had delivered was charged an additional amount. She tweeted: "Hmmm… pano ma contact ang customs? May binili akong swimsuit, 7k yung amount. Pero pinapabayaran ako ng 8,211 pagka deliver sa akin. Naloka po me."...
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) - Port of Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) said Friday, Dec. 2, that it has foiled an attempted wildlife smuggling of 23 tarantulas at the Central Mail Exchange Center in Pasay City. Photo by BOC-NAIA Photo by BOC-NAIA BOC-Port of NAIA District Collector...
The Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) said Friday, Dec. 2, that it has turned down the petition of the Bureau of Customs (BOC) to deny the multi-million peso duties and tax refund petition of Toyota Motor Philippines for the importation of selected vehicles from Japan. Court of Tax Appeals The court en...
The House Committee on Ways and Means began on Monday, Nov. 28 the initial deliberations on measures seeking to amend Republic Act (RA) No.10863 or the Customs Modernization and Tariff Act (CMTA). (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Raised and discussed by the Albay 2nd district Rep.Joey...
Following the higher than expected revenue haul this year, Customs Commissioner Yogi Filemon Ruiz said he was looking at P1 trillion as his aspirational target for the government’s second largest tax agency. On the sidelines of the the Manila Bulletin Hotseat interview on Tuesday, Nov. 22, Ruiz...
The face-to-face oathtaking ceremony for new Customs Brokers will be on Dec. 16 at 1 p.m. to be held at the Plenary Hall of the Philippine International Convention Center in Pasay City, the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announced. PRC / MANILA BULLETIN "All successful examinees who are...
Assorted pieces of gold jewelry weighing 24.4 kilos with an estimated worth of around P80 million were found by personnel of Bureau of Customs (BOC) hidden inside an airplane lavatory at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) on Thursday, Nov. 17, in what was deemed as a brazen attempt to...
The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) on Tuesday, Nov. 8, announced that 873 out of 1,879 examinees successfully passed the November 2022 Customs Broker Licensure Examination. PRC / MANILA BULLETIN The date and venue of the oathtaking ceremony are yet to be advised. Keith Ann Maramot Casa...
The Department of Finance (DOF) vowed to modernize the government’s main tax agencies following the swift approval of its proposed budget for next year. In a statement, Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno said on Monday, Oct. 3, that the DOF is planning to spend P30.57 billion in 2023, higher by...
Malacañang said there is no stopping the Marcos administration from going after big businessmen who are allegedly behind the widespread sugar hoarding as the Bureau of Customs (BOC) visited warehouses in Mindanao this week. File photo In a statement, Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles said that...
Six Bureau of Customs (BOC) officials from the Port of Subic were relieved for their supposed involvement in the alleged smuggling of sugar, Malacañang announced. The Bureau of Customs (BOC) relieves six officials for alleged smuggling of sugar at the Port of Subic. (OPS) Press Secretary Trixie...
Malacañang pounced hard anew on suspected sugar hoarders as it announced the seizure of at least 60,000 bags of sugar in a series of inspections in different warehouses in Bulacan on Saturday, August 20. The Bureau of Customs (BOC) yields at least 60,000 sacks of suspected hoarded sugar in their...