Farmers want higher rice tariff on non-ASEAN By Madelaine Miraflor The Federation of Free Farmers (FFF) has appealed to the government to revert back the tariff on rice imports from countries outside Southeast Asia on the back of their low volumes of shipments. RICE FARMER Citing data from the...
A shipment supposed to only contain electric airpot flasks turned out to be concealing shabu amounting to P7.4 million from Lilongwe, Malawi. SHABU IN AIRPOT-- A shipment of shabu worth P7.4 million was found stuffed inside electric airpots that came in the country through the Port of Clark in...
House Deputy Speaker and Ilocos Sur Rep. Deogracias Victor Savellano on Monday, Sept. 13 appealed for a more sustained and stronger government efforts in addressing the illicit cigarette trade in many parts of the country. Rep. DV Savellano2 In a privilege speech, Savellano aired alarm over the...
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has intensified the operation against meat and meat products without import permits to protect the local industry. photo: BOC In a statement, the BOC said the the intensified campaign is also to prevent the entry of meat products that may contain diseases. Since...
Revenue collection from tariffs on imported rice exceeded the minimum funding requirement for the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) in the first eight-months of the year, the Department of Finance (DOF) said. Palay In a statement, the DOF said the Bureau of Customs collected P11.69...
Hundreds of master cases of seized cigarettes worth P30 million have been destroyed in Cagayan de Oro City, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) said on Thursday, Sept. 9. SHREDDED -- Close to 1,000 master cases of smuggled cigarettes amounting to P30 million were destroyed through shredding in Cagayan de...
Authorities seized more than P2 million worth of high-grade marijuana during a controlled delivery operation which also led to the arrest of the consignee of the smuggled item in Marikina City on Tuesday, Sept. 7. kush2 The controlled delivery operation was conducted by joint operatives of the...
A brand new motor grader that was supposed to value more than P2 million was seized at the Port of Cebu after it was misdeclared as used equipment, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) said Thursday, Aug. 26. FOILED! -- A prized brand new motor grader was intercepted at the Port of Cebu after it was...
Four luxury yachts worth P120 million were found allegedly operating as transport services and events place in Manila with no permit for local use, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) said Monday, August 23. LUXURIOUS CATCH -- Four luxury yachts moored at the Manila International Container Terminal worth...
A total of three million doses of the Sinovac vaccine have been cleared by members of the Bureau of Customs-Ninoy Aquino International Airport (BOC-NAIA). (Photo from BOC-NAIA) (Photo from BOC-NAIA) The huge cargo of vaccines, which provide protection against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19),...
Amid the shortfall in the country's sugar production, the Philippine government has allowed the importation of the sweetener until October of this year, with Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) expecting the entry of nearly 86,000 metric tons (MT) of additional imported sugar. As this happened,...
Bureau of Customs (BOC) personnel at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) have expedited the release of 313,569 doses of the Pfizer vaccine that arrived in the country on Wednesday night, Aug. 18. (Photo from BOC-NAIA) Contained in thermal boxes, the American-made coronavirus disease...
