More warehouses suspected of hoarding sugar supply will be inspected in the coming days, Malacañang said. (Photo courtesy of BOC) Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles said Thursday, Aug. 18, that aside from the warehouses recently inspected by the Bureau of Customs (BOC), more storage facilities...
Malacañang bared that a warehouse in San Fernando, Pampanga suspected of hoarding thousands of sugar was uncovered by the Bureau of Customs (BOC) on Thursday, Aug. 18. (Photo courtesy of Malacañang) Sacks of imported sugar from Thailand "neatly stockpiled" were found in the warehouse located at...
Senator Rafael ‘’Raffy’’ Tulfo raised on Tuesday, Aug. 16 the possibility of legalizing the commercial importation of second-hand clothes or "ukay-ukay" after stating that small-time sellers are obliged to pay taxes while importers do not pay their duties with the Bureau of Customs (BOC)....
Bureau of Customs (BOC_ Commissioner Yogi Filemon Ruiz has approved the release of balikbayan boxes of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) that were abandoned by two cargo companies. The order came after a meeting with the Door -to-Door Consolidators Association of the Philippines (DDCAP) to discuss...
The Port of Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) has conducted an assessment summit in a bid to come up with plans and strategies to strengthen revenue collection. In a statement, the Bureau of Customs said the summit focused on improving the processing of entries and collection of correct...
Agri Partylist Rep. Wilbert Lee called for stiffer penalties for those behind the illegal importation of white onions, warning them of the day when they will face the wrath of the people. Personnel of the Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service (CIIS) at the Manila International Container...
Agents of the Bureau of Customs (BOC) seized some P8.6 million worth of cigarettes in a series of series of anti-smuggling activities since July 25. Seized were 276 master cases and 327 reams of smuggled cigarettes in five separate joint operations in in Zamboanga City from July 25 to Aug. 11....
Twelve containers containing allegedly smuggled red and white onions valued at P36 million were discovered by the Bureau of Customs (BOC) Port of Cagayan de Oro at the Mindanao International Container Terminal Port in Tagoloan, Misamis Oriental on Thursday, August 11. (Photo by Bureau of Customs)...
CEBU CITY – The Bureau of Customs (BOC)-Port of Cebu made history when it collected more than P4 billion in July. The Port of Cebu collected P4.376 billion, exceeding its target for the month by P1.067 billion or 32.26 percent, breaking the old record of P3.968 billion in June. “This is the...
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) seized an estimated P18 million worth of allegedly smuggled red and white onions at the Port of Cagayan de Oro (CDO), it reported on Thursday, July 28. (Photo courtesy of Bureau of Customs) The shipments that arrived at the CDO port were consigned to a certain Primex...
Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda on Thursday, July 21, expressed support for President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s call against agricultural smuggling, as he emphasized the need for Congress to use its legislative powers to fix the “systems, processes, and policies” that will help in the...
A team composed of the Bureau of Customs (BOC) and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) personnel seized an estimated P1.5 billion worth of various smuggled goods, fake luxury items, and cigarette-manufacturing materials from a warehouse located in Valenzuela City, authorities revealed Friday,...
