The United States' Defense Threat Reduction Agency (US-DTRA) has committed support to assist the Bureau of Customs (BOC) in the identification and prevention of the transportation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) amid the continuous threat of terrorism activities. The commitment of support was...
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has agreed to share information on arriving and departing goods and other commodities in the Philippines to its regional neighbors, a move seen as an improvement on its digitalization goal. BOC Commissioner Yogi Filemon Ruiz said the Customs Memorandum Order (CMO) No....
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has set up what it calls a "One-Stop-Shop" for cargoes of diplomats and foreign dignitaries. In a statement, the BOC said the establishment of the One-Stop-Shop was an offshoot of the meeting among top officials of the BOC, the Department of Foreign Affairs, and the...
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) seized on Monday, Oct. 17, more than P228 million worth of imported sugar inside the International Container Terminal Services Inc. (ICTSI) Manila International Container Terminal (MICT) in Tondo, Manila. BOC acting Commissioner Yogi Filemon Ruiz said the refined sugar...
Two illegal wildlife traders were convicted by a Pasay City court, the Bureau of Customs-Port of NAIA (BOC-NAIA) disclosed on Saturday, Oct. 15. In a statement, the BOC said two wildlife traders were found guilty of violating the Republic Act No. 9147 (Wildlife Resources Conservation and Protection...
The Bureau of Customs has created a new unit that will focus on monitoring the entry and exit of firearms and accessories and chemicals and other ingredients being used in the manufacture of firecrackers and explosive materials. Called the Customs Firearms and Explosives Unit (CFEU), BOC acting...
Officials of the Bureau of Customs at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (BOC-NAIA) met with a team from the US Defense department to strengthen cooperation and interoperability in dealing with weapons of mass destruction (WMD). BOC-NAIA district collector Carmelita Talusan said the meeting...
Bureau of Customs’ (BOC) acting Commissioner Yogi Filemon Ruiz has vowed to further step up the campaign against illegal following the seizure of more than P6.7 billion worth of shabu in two separate illegal drugs operations in Manila. The BOC, through its Customs Intelligence and Investigation...
Acting Bureau of Customs (BOC) Commissioner Yogi Filemon Ruiz has ordered the strategic deployment of their modernized Fast Patrol Vessels (FPVs) in a move to strengthen the campaign against smuggling of products into the country. The BOC has 20 FPVs and are regularly used in conduct of patrol and...
The Philippines and China have agreed to strengthen their bilateral relations, particularly in terms of improving its customs policies. Counsellor Yang Guoliang (left), the Economic and Commercial Counsellor of the Embassy of China in the Philippines, pays a courtesy call on Bureau of Customs (BOC)...
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has launched the Automated Boarding Assignment Management System (ABAMS) at the Port of Cebu. BOC acting Commissioner Yogi Filemon L. Ruiz said the program is an innovation of the Port of Cebu based on its years of experience. "The ABAMS is a web-based system of...
The Bureau of Customs has collected total revenues amounting to P79.5 billion for September this year, representing a 28.4-percent increase in its collection target for the month. BOC commissioner Yogi Filemon Ruiz attributed the increase of P21.9 billion in September collection to stringent...
