President Marcos appointed a new Customs commissioner because he wanted better service to the people, transparency, and a more intense fight against smuggling, Malacañang said. While Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro did not elaborate the reason for the...
With the Bureau of Customs (BOC) contributing the largest share in the seizure of nearly ₱41-billion worth of counterfeit goods, the agency has vowed to intensify its crackdown on the trade of fake products to protect consumers and legitimate businesses. The BOC, the country’s second-largest...
Around ₱1.18 billion worth of allegedly smuggled disposable vapes, vape pods, and used clothing from China was confiscated by the Bureau of Customs (BOC) from a warehouse in Valenzuela City on Thursday, March 13. The total seized vape products were valued at around ₱320 million, while the...
Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda (Rep. Salceda's Office) House Committee on Ways and Means Chairman Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda has hailed the Bureau of Customs (BOC) for taking stern action on the alleged resale of seized smuggled...
Bureau of Customs (BOC) Commissioner Bienvenido Y. Rubio has warned the alleged resellers of the ₱270-million worth of smuggled cigarettes confiscated recently in Capas, Tarlac. Rubio also assured that “‘heads will roll’ if reports are confirmed that some of the agency’s personnel were...
After a string of imported car seizures, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) is urging owners or claimants to settle the correct duties and taxes through voluntary payment, offering an alternative to a warrant of seizure and detention (WSD). Worth a total of ₱2.8 billion, the high-end luxury cars...
Smuggled cigarettes with a total worth of P2.3 million were intercepted in Iligan City checpoint, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) reported. The BOC said that the agents from District 10 led an operation that yielded 2,899 reams of undocumented Fort and Cannon Methol cigarettes on May 16 at a checkpoint...
The Bureau of Customs has intercepted an attempt to smuggle approximately P37 million worth of marijuana, also known as dried kush, at the Manila port following a thorough physical inspection and x-ray scanning. On Friday, April 12, the Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service at the Manila...
Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The headaches keep coming for controversial vape brand Flava, which is in hot water as far as the House Committee on Ways and Means is concerned. This, after the Bureau...
Over P5 million worth of suspected smuggled vegetables and fruits were seized in warehouses in Manila following complaints of Benguet local traders on poor sales even during the peak of the Christmas season, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) reported on Wednesday. “We hear you. That’s what we want to...
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) exceeded its target for last year due to increased efforts in revenue collection, anti-smuggling measures, and improvements in trade facilitation through digitalization projects. Data from the Department of Finance (DOF) showed that the BOC, which is the government's...
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) reported that it is currently tracking four tankers involved in the recent smuggling of 158,000 liters of unmarked fuel, valued at over P141 million, in Mariveles, Bataan. Previously, Customs seized more than 16 freight trucks and a tanker ship at a private port in...
