The Bureau of Customs (BOC) and the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) have signed an agreement to strengthen trade policy in the country. Customs Commissioner Bienvenido Y. Rubio and officials from the DTI signed a memorandum of agreement on Monday, Sept. 4, that will ensure the implementation...
The Bureau of Customs has teamed up with ARISE Plus Philippines, funded by the European Union, to improve trade facilitation. In a statement, Commissioner Bienvenido Y. Rubio said the bureau and the European Union-funded group have joined forces to discuss projects focused on digitalizing processes...
Over P18.5 million worth of illegal drugs and misdeclared goods in several ports were hampered in the past two weeks, the Bureau of Customs reported Friday, Sept. 1. This, according to the Customs, is attributed to its X-ray Inspection Project (XIP) wherein 107 active X-ray machines of various...
Some P160.3 million worth of smuggled cigarettes were seized in Tawi-Tawi, the Bureau of Customs reported Thursday, Aug. 31. The Customs bureau said that the Philippine Navy, along with elements from PC390, intercepted on Wednesday, Aug. 23, a motorboat loaded with 2,798 master cases of “Oakley...
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) ordered the inspection of its accredited condemnation facilities nationwide. This is to ensure that the condemnation facilities, where seized goods from the country’s ports are destroyed, follow the guidelines for the disposal of forfeited commodities, the Customs...
Over half a billion pesos’ worth of imported rice grains and palay were inspected in several Bulacan warehouses, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) reported on Wednesday, Aug. 30. The BOC Inspection Team found 154,000 sacks of imported rice grains and 60,000 sacks of palay in the towns of Wakas, Bocaue...
Anyone with information about smuggled goods and contraband items can send a tip to the Bureau of Customs (BOC) and get 20 percent of the value of the seized goods, Commissioner Bien Rubio said on Tuesday, Aug. 29. (From left) BOC Commissioner Bien Rubio and CIIS Director Verne Enciso (Photo from...
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) vowed that it will intensify its inspection of warehouses believed to be storing smuggled rice or being used for rice hoarding after an order from President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. (2nd left) Customs Commissioner Bien Rubio inspects one of the Balagtas,...
The Bureau of Customs has completed the construction of a new sub-port building at the Mindanao Container Terminal (MCT) in Misamis Oriental, aimed at bolstering revenue collection and improving services for stakeholders. Located within the Phividec Industrial Estate in Tagoloan, Misamis Oriental,...
Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda (Rep. Salceda's office) "Hindi lang good ha, very good (Not just good, very good)." That's how House Committee on Ways and Means Chairman and Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda described the recent performance of the Bureau of Customs (BOC), which he hailed...
A good first impression from the new Bureau of Customs (BOC) chief. That's how Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co described the P16.6-billion revenue surplus recorded by the BOC for the first quarter of 2023. "I congratulate the BOC and it's new leader Commissioner [Bienvenido] Rubio for exceeding...
The House of Representatives has gained a commitment from the Bureau of Customs (BOC) that it would assist them in monitoring the entry of agricultural products in the country amid an ongoing panel inquiry on the issue of hoarding. Onions sold at a Quezon City supermarket. (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA...
