The Philippines' Fuel Marking Program (FMP) has generated P1.028 trillion in taxes since its launch five years ago, Swiss-owned technology company SICPA reported on Tuesday, Nov. 26. As of November 2024, the program, a partnership between the Bureau of Customs (BOC), SGS Philippines Inc., and...
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has confiscated P72.1 billion worth of smuggled goods in the first 10 months of 2024, exceeding its total seizures of P43.29 billion from the previous year. At the BOC’s Inter-Agency Intelligence Summit on Oct. 18, Customs Commissioner Bienvenido Y. Rubio credited the...
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has intercepted a fuel tanker and four lorries caught transferring smuggled fuel at the Port of Batangas. The BOC said the operation, conducted on Wednesday, Oct. 16, was a result of intelligence gathered by the BOC-Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service...
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has foiled a drug smuggling attempt at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3. On Saturday, Oct. 12, a South African national was arrested after authorities discovered 6.2 kilos of methamphetamine hydrochloride, or shabu, in his checked-in...
The Department of Finance (DOF) reported that collections from the government’s two main tax agencies showed strong double-digit growth in the first nine months of the year. The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) and the Bureau of Customs collectively gathered P2.771 trillion from January to...
The Port of Ninoy Aquino International Airport’s (NAIA) Bureau of Customs has received praise from the German Embassy for its efficient trade facilitation processes. During the recent celebration of the 34th Anniversary of German Unity and the 70th German-Philippine Diplomatic...
The Department of Finance (DOF) and the Bureau of Customs (BOC) vowed to enforce the new law designed to combat smuggling and hoarding of agricultural products, ensuring a stable food supply for Filipinos. Finance Secretary Ralph G. Recto said that the recently signed Republic Act No. 12022,...
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has filed a formal complaint against the owners and crew members of two vessels caught engaging in fuel smuggling at the Navotas Fish Port. According to the BOC, the vessels were found to be transferring unmarked fuel, a practice known as "paihi modus," in violation of...
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has clarified that the backlog of rice shipments at Manila ports is not due to congestion, but rather pending actions from consignees necessary for the release of these goods. According to the BOC, there are currently 258 containers of rice at the Port of Manila. Of...
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has intercepted two fuel tankers, worth a combined P695 million, at the Navotas Fish Port for allegedly engaging in the illegal fuel transfer practice known as "paihi." In an operation by the BOC's Customs Intelligence and Investigation Services-Manila International...
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) have intercepted illegal drugs at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA). In a joint operation on Thursday, Sept. 12, Customs authorities seized four parcels containing 4,877 grams of kush, a high-grade marijuana,...
The Bureau of Customs (BOC), the government’s second-largest tax agency, announced that it had exceeded its revenue collection target for the first eight months of 2024. In a statement on Friday, Sept. 6, the BOC reported that it collected P614.781 billion from Janaury to August this year,...
