If there were any abuse or wrongdoing in the uncoordinated raid that led to a confrontation between Bureau of Customs (BOC) agents and Philippine National Police-Highway Patrol Group (PNP-HPG), those involved should face consequences, Malacañang said. Palace Press Officer and Communications...
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) sealed dispensing pumps across nearly 40 percent of gasoline stations inspected during the opening days of the agency’s latest anti-tax evasion enforcement drive in Luzon. In a statement, BIR Commissioner Charlito Martin R. Mendoza said that inspectors...
Slashing the Bureau of Customs ’ (BOC) proposed budget of over ₱28 billion for next year could mean depriving the country’s second-largest tax collection agency of ample equipment to modernize its operations and strengthen its border control against sea-based smuggling. Customs Commissioner...
Twenty-four leading importers have already engaged with the Bureau of Customs (BOC) over the creation of an elite importer group, including energy giants Petron Corp. and Shell Pilipinas Corp., as well as major players in the aviation, automotive, food, and manufacturing industries. This comes as...
Amid persistent cases of abandoned balikbayan boxes that have weakened public confidence, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) has established a dedicated unit to safeguard overseas Filipino workers’ (OFWs) shipments. The new unit, called the Balikbayan and OFW Action Center (BOAC), has been created to...
Stricter monitoring and technical assessments of imported goods—rather than higher import volumes—likely drove the Bureau of Customs (BOC) past its ₱82-billion revenue target for July, according to its chief. Speaking to reporters during the turnover of proceeds from forfeited luxury...
Returning exported goods originally bound for the Middle East may re-enter the country duty-free, as long as they have not been modified or improved through manufacturing or other processes while abroad, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) announced. “All district collectors are hereby directed to ensure...
The national government’s fiscal deficit reached ₱786.8 billion in the first half of the year, widening from the ₱765.5 billion shortfall recorded in the same period in 2025 as state spending outpaced revenue growth. Despite the year-on-year increase, the Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) noted in...
Bureau of Customs (BOC) Commissioner Ariel F. Nepomuceno has ordered to maintain round-the-clock surveillance in a bid to prevent illicit activities concerning seized cigarettes particularly at Manila and Cebu ports. Formalized in a memorandum dated July 20, the directive outlines an urgent...
Bureau of Customs (BOC) Commissioner Ariel F. Nepomuceno has ordered officials of the country ’s second largest revenue agency to intensify the crackdown on all forms of smuggling, with particular focus on the illegal trade in oil and agricultural products. “You are hereby directed to further...
Customs Commissioner Ariel Nepomuceno personally inspected on Wednesday, July 15, the Paircargo facility at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 1 to assess cargo congestion following the closure of a warehouse to make way for the construction of the new NAIA Terminal 4. He was...
Cabinet-level interagency Development Budget Coordination Committee (DBCC) has lowered the revenue goal for the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) for this year but raised the target for the Bureau of Customs (BOC), in tandem with the downgraded economic growth outlook. According to data disclosed by...
