In response to President Marcos' directive to crack down on tobacco smuggling, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) successfully intercepted an attempted smuggling operation that originated from Singapore. In a statement, Customs Commissioner Bienvenido Y. Rubio, said the shipment of illicit cigarettes...
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) launched a large-scale operation against illegal cigarettes, resulting in the confiscation of over P5.4 billion worth of illicit tobacco from warehouses in Indang and Dasmariñas, Cavite. In a statement on Monday, April 8, BIR said the raid last March 21 led to...
Electronic cigarettes or vape worth P151.1 million in taxes were seized by the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) in three warehouses in Manila City and Rizal province. In a statement, BIR Commissioner Romeo D. Lumagui Jr. reported that a total of 63,139 units of illegal vape products that have...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) will be running after owners of e-cigarette stores located near schools, with the focus on protecting the minors after more than 6,700 were apprehended from May 1 to Dec. 31 last year for vaping in public places. In the meantime, PNP spokesperson...
Electronic cigarettes or vape worth P75 million in deficiency taxes were seized during a warehouse raid in San Pablo City, Laguna, the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) reported Thursday, March 14. BIR Commissioner Romeo D. Lumagui Jr. said that a raid led by the Philippine National Police Criminal...
SAN PABLO CITY, Laguna – Police seized undocumented e-cigarettes worth P65 million in a warehouse in Purok 6, Barangay Bautista, this city, on Monday night, March 11. POLICE, with the Bureau of Internal Revenue, raided a warehouse storing undocumented e-cigarettes with an estimated market...
Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Teodoro Herbosa sought on Wednesday, March 6, the assistance of the Philippine National Police (PNP) to ensure that minors will have no access to e-cigarettes amid cases of young Filipinos suffering from lung injuries. Herbosa said he specifically asked PNP...
Agents of the Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service-Manila International Container Port (CIIS-MICP) inspect one of the Malabon warehouses that yielded illegal imported e-cigarettes or vapes from China. A combined worth of P3.72 billion smuggled electric cigarettes or vapes were discovered...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Smuggled cigarettes worth P398 million were seized by the Philippine Navy and other concerned agencies from a cargo vessel manned by Indonesians in the sea of Tawi-Tawi on February 1. Philippine Navy personnel were initially alerted by the National Coast Watch Center about...
TACLOBAN CITY – The Philippine Coast Guard District Eastern Visayas Sub-Station Allen intercepted at least 700 reams of undocumented cigarettes at the Santa Clara Port in Jubasan, Allen, Northern Samar on Tuesday, February 20. SEVEN-HUNDRED reams of undocumented cigarettes were seized by the...
In a united effort to tackle the growing prevalence of vaping and smoking among Filipino youth and adults, the Department of Health (DOH), alongside the Lung Center of the Philippines (LCP), emphasized the challenges associated with quitting vaping compared to smoking, highlighting the addictive...
Hundreds of illegally imported cigarette master cases worth an astounding P27.6 million was intercepted in Zamboanga City, the Bureau of Customs said in a report. Agents from the Customs’ water, police, and intelligence divisions led a maritime operation on Jan. 26 that led to the seizure of a...
