The Bureau of Customs has vowed to improve trade facilitation efforts and mechanisms, in response to changes in the global economy. In a statement, Customs Commissioner Bienvenido Y. Rubio said the bureau is committed to promoting trade facilitation through new and existing international...
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has successfully thwarted an attempt to smuggle live spiders into the country at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA). In a statement, the BOC reported that customs officials at the Central Mail Exchange Center (CMEC) uncovered 84 live spiderlings during a physical...
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has intercepted a package containing methamphetamine, also known as shabu, at a warehouse in Pasay City. In a statement, the bureau reported that the BOC-Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) seized around 32 kilograms of illegal drugs valued at approximately P218.48...
The Bureau of Customs (BOC), the government's second-largest tax agency, has exceeded its collection target in the first quarter, driven by improved trade processes and stricter border security measures. Customs Commissioner Bienvenido Y. Rubio said the agency gathered P219.38 billion from January...
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...
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) and Hong Kong Customs conducted a joint validation visit (JVV) to advance mutual recognition arrangements and enhance trade facilitation efforts. Last month, Director Yasser Ismail A. Abbas of the Imports and Assessment Service and District Collector Yasmin M....
The Sandiganbayan has affirmed the regional trial court's (RTC) decision that convicted of graft a former official of the Bureau of Customs (BOC) in Cebu and a private individual over the auction and payment of 26,908 bags of illegally shipped sugar in 1999. Affirmed was the conviction of Benjamin...
The Bureau of Customs collected over P75.4 billion in March, surpassing its target anew on the back improvements in import valuations. In a statement, Customs Commissioner Bienvenido Y. Rubio said that last month’s collection exceeded the P72 billion target by 3.45 percent. The robust performance...
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) emphasized the importance of vigilantly monitoring and enhancing safety and security measures throughout the global supply chain. Deputy Commissioner Vener S. Baquiran that improving safety and security measures, however, should be synchronized with the rapid expansion...
Simultaneous operations by the Bureau of Customs (BOC) uncovered counterfeit underwear, hardware products, and various other items in Caloocan City and Bocaue, Bulacan last week. The BOC Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service-Manila International Container Port (CIIS-MICP) reported the...
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has confiscated dried marijuana valued at over P158.74 million hidden inside six balikbayan boxes from Thailand. The BOC said that the 132.288 kilograms of marijuana were found through a physical examination by the Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service-Manila...
Customs officials uncovered over P200 million worth of dried marijuana inside balikbayan boxes from Thailand at the Manila International Container Port (MICP). Verne Enciso, Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service (CIIS) director, said that the they found multiple balikbayan boxes containing...
