Here is the copy-edited version of the article. The tone remains objective, journalistic, and formal, but the flow has been tightened, punctuation corrected (including missing period at the end of the lead), and repetitive phrasing streamlined. BOC Seizes ₱841-M Worth of Counterfeit Luxury Goods...
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has issued new rules streamlining the temporary admission of foreign cable-laying and repair vessels, as the government moves to facilitate submarine cable and offshore energy projects deemed critical to the country’s digital and energy infrastructure. Under the...
As the Bureau of Customs (BOC) targets the rollout of a new top importers office (TIO) by the third quarter of 2026, Manila Bulletin has learned that the bureau is eyeing up to 2,000 major importers that account for nearly three-fourths of annual revenues of the country ’s second largest...
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has transitioned to a three-year validity period for all customs broker registrations, a move aimed at strengthening regulatory oversight and purging non-compliant practitioners from the system. Customs Commissioner Ariel F. Nepomuceno said in a statement over the...
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) collected ₱328.8 billion in the first four months of 2026, outperforming its revenue targets as major shipping hubs and airports saw a surge in trade activity and improved operational efficiency. According to data from the Bureau of the Treasury, the BOC’s total...
Smuggled cigarettes and raw tobacco materials worth ₱3.3 billion were confiscated by the Bureau of Customs (BOC) in Agusan del Norte province during a major operation aimed at curbing illicit trade that has been eroding government revenues in recent years. The seizure, involving 54 container...
DAVAO CITY – The Bureau of Customs has seized 182,821 reams of smuggled cigarettes valued at P156 million in Mindanao. Customs Commissioner Ariel Nepomuceno, with the Police Regional Office-Bangsamoro Autonomous Region, the Police Regional Office-11, and the Davao City Police Office, inspected...
DAVAO CITY – The Bureau of Customs is pursuing criminal and administrative complaints against 11 forwarders and deconsolidators for thousands of delayed balikbayan boxes, affecting several families, including those in this city. Bureau of Customs Commissioner Ariel Nepomuceno assured affected...
Malacañang dismissed as fake a circulating document claiming that Bureau of Customs (BOC) Commissioner Ariel Nepomuceno had been replaced, saying the matter will be referred to the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI). Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Undersecretary Claire Castro said...
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has ordered an investigation into alleged smuggling activities at the Port of Manila and relieved a Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service (CIIS) official pending the outcome of the probe. In a statement, BOC Commissioner Ariel Nepomuceno said CIIS field station...
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....
The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) is waiting for the successor of former Administrator Ariel Nepomuceno after he was appointed by President Marcos Jr. as the commissioner of the Bureau of Customs (BOC). At present, the OCD is being supervised by Officer in Charge (OIC) Asec. Bernardo Rafaelito R....
