Containerized rice import shipments must be prioritized for discharge, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) ordered, granting the Philippine Rice Importers Association Inc. (PRIA) faster port processing to speed up the release of rice cargoes. BOC Commissioner Ariel F. Nepomuceno, through a memorandum...
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) collected ₱86.4 billion in April, beating its monthly target despite regional instability and tax relief measures that threatened to erode the agency’s revenue base. April collections exceeded the month’s target by ₱7.8 billion, pushing the cumulative collections...
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) seized 19 motor vehicles on Wednesday, April 29, stepping up its tax enforcement against a high-profile construction group and its owners. In a statement, BIR said the operation, conducted in coordination with the Bureau of Customs (BOC), targeted assets linked...
As the country’s second-largest tax collection agency takes on the challenge of reaching an elusive ₱1 trillion this year, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) has taken a major step to improve its operations by mandating that all revenue-generating auctions and condemnation activities be broadcast...
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) is fast-tracking shipments of essential goods to prevent additional costs under a state of national energy emergency. Responding to an April 8 Presidential directive from the Office of the Executive Secretary (ES), Customs Commissioner Ariel F. Nepomuceno mobilized all...
Due to an urgent need to stabilize the country’s oil supply and curb escalating fuel prices, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) is bypassing standard procedures, directing all district collectors to fast-track processes related to the state’s emergency importations. This follows the emergency mandate...
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) exceeded its revenue targets for a third consecutive month in March, bolstered by the surge in trade volume and the high-profile sale of seized luxury supercars. Preliminary data showed that the BOC’s total collections for the first quarter reached ₱238.9 billion,...
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has ordered all district collectors and relevant personnel to grant priority port access to cargo carrying petroleum products and to expedite the clearance and distribution of these energy supplies. The move aims to safeguard national energy security amid global supply...
President Marcos Jr.’s chief economic manager is upbeat over government revenue collection in 2026, as the Bureau of Customs (BOC) moved to bolster its policy and intelligence-driven decision-making with the creation of a new strategic unit under the chief’s first order of the year. Department...
More than a hundred container vans of abandoned packages of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) will finally be released by the Bureau of Customs (BOC) this Christmas, President Marcos announced. During his visit at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA)-Terminal 3 for the launch of the airport...
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) disclosed on Wednesday, November 12, the number of ways how erring customs personnel would connive with importers to defraud the government especially on the sale of luxury cars. BOC Commissioner Ariel Nepomuceno revealed this “elaborate method of cheating the...
Senator Erwin Tulfo filed on Monday, Oct. 13, a bill seeking to criminalize the so-called “license for rent” scheme, a notorious practice that emerged as a central modus operandi in the past flood control scam probe hearings in the Senate. In filing Senate Bill 1453, Tulfo, who serves as...
