The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has exceeded anew its collection target for February, driven by enhanced import valuations, digitalization efforts, as well as advancements in procedures and trade facilitation. In a statement on Tuesday, March 5, Customs Commissioner Bienvenido Y. Rubio reported that...
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...
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) seized illegally imported vape and ukay-ukay products worth P1.073 billion from various warehouses in Malabon. Customs Commissioner Bienvenido Y. Rubio said that about 20 warehouses located baranggay Potrero, Malabon City were suspected of being used to store smuggled...
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) intercepted a shipment from Thailand at the Manila International Container Port (MICP) containing dried marijuana or kush inside five balikbayan boxes. This interception, in collaboration with the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), involved a shipment valued at...
Agents of the Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service-Manila International Container Port (CIIS-MICP) inspect one of the Malabon warehouses that yielded illegal imported e-cigarettes or vapes from China. A combined worth of P3.72 billion smuggled electric cigarettes or vapes were discovered...
Balikbayan boxes that supposedly contained personal items from Thailand turned out to be hiding P76 million worth of dried marijuana. The Bureau of Customs-Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service (BOC-CIIS) on Tuesday, Feb. 27, examined the balikbayan boxes through an alert from the...
Photo: Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service (CIIS) The hunt for the blue Bugatti Chiron sports car ended today after the owner turned over the alleged smuggled luxury vehicle to the Bureau of Customs (BOC) after weeks of searching. Photo: Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service...
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) is confident it will meet its collection target this month, even with the two-week impact of the Chinese New Year inventory period in China. BOC Spokesperson and Assistant Commissioner Vincent Maronilla told reporters that they are hoping to have a surplus, even with the...
Finance Secretary Ralph G. Recto calls on the Bureau of Customs (BOC) to keep the cash flowing, stressing the crucial link between efficient tax collections and funding at least a fifth of the government's spending. Addressing BOC employees during the agency’s anniversary celebration on Tuesday,...
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) is stepping up its efforts to track down the blue Bugatti Chiron hypersports car, reiterating that there is a cash reward for informants who can help in finding the smuggled vehicle. Photo: CIIS-MICP “It’s going to be a small world from now on,” declared Customs...
Photo: Bureau of Customs The owner of the smuggled red Bugatti Chiron sports car voluntarily surrendered the luxury vehicle to the Bureau of Customs (BOC). The 165-million super sports car that the BOC was looking for was surrendered to the agency’s Customs Intelligence and Investigation...
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) surpassed its collection target for January, driven by improved import valuation, enhanced border protection, and tangible trade facilitation initiatives. The BOC, the government's second-largest tax agency, announced that it collected P73.33 billion in the first month...
