CEBU CITY – Sacks of suspected smuggled rice worth P38 million were seized from a warehouse in Barangay San Roque, Talisay City, Cebu on Wednesday afternoon, July 9. Led by Frederick D. Go, Special Assistant to the President for Investment and Economic Affairs, the operation led to the...
The Sandiganbayan has denied the plea of former Bureau of Customs (BOC) commissioner Nicanor E. Faeldon to file a demurrer to evidence and dismiss his two graft charges due to alleged weakness of the prosecution's evidence. With the denial, Faeldon will be ordered to present his evidence during the...
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...
President Marcos has urged the people of Capiz to help in the fight against smuggling and hoarding of agricultural goods amid the high prices of food commodities in the country. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Noel Pabalate) Speaking before beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang...
President Marcos said the government has already filed cases against alleged rice smugglers as he renewed his vow to go after those who are supposedly manipulating the price of rice in the country. President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. (Noel Pabalate) Marcos said this as he led the...
The Presidential Communications Office (PCO) on Sunday, Oct. 1, revealed that the Bureau of Customs (BOC) has filed smuggling charges before the Department of Justice (DOJ) against rice smugglers in Bulacan, while cases are being built up for filing in Zamboanga City. Customs Commissioner Bien...
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has taken legal action against the rice importers believed to be involved with the raided warehouse in Bulacan. In a statement, William Balayo, Customs Legal Service acting director, said the bureau's anti-smuggling unit, the Bureau Action Team Against Smuggling (BATAS),...
President Marcos said he would not let those involved in smuggling and hoarding rice get away with their illegal activities and that the government was already implementing measures against them. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Malacañang photo) Marcos said this as he led the...
Smugglers and hoarders are the insects that disrupt the supply and prices of rice in the country, President Marcos said as he put the blame on them over the rising prices of rice. (Noel Pabalate) Marcos called them "bukbok" or weevils that usually infest old and poorly-stored stock of rice and...
President Marcos said he is determined to end smuggling and hoarding of rice in the country, asking government officials and Filipinos to help him in the fight. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Noel Pabalate) Addressing rice beneficiaries in Manila on Tuesday, Sept. 26, Marcos aired once...
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) shouldn’t stop at conducting raids, but rather pursue the filing of charges against rice smugglers and hoarders. “Ang dami nang raids na ginawa nitong mga nakaraang linggo, bakit hanggang ngayon, wala pang kasong isinasampa sa mga taong sangkot (We have...
The Bureau of Customs raided two warehouses in Las Piñas and Cavite that were suspected of containing smuggled rice. Customs reported that the warehouses, located in Pulang Lupa, Las Piñas, and Bacoor, Cavite, contained rice products from Vietnam, Thailand, and China, with an estimated value of...
