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,...
MADRID (AFP) -- Spain's Ricky Rubio of the Cleveland Cavaliers announced on Saturday, Aug. 5, that he was taking a break from his NBA career to "take care of my mental health." Spain's Ricky Rubio. (AFP) His decision comes a few weeks before the Basketball World Cup, which Rubio won with...
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...
The Bureau of Customs, the government’s largest tax agency, has intensified its anti-smuggling campaign in the first quarter of the year resulting in the filing of 65 criminal complaints with the Department of Justice (DOJ). In a statement, Customs Commissioner Bienvenido Y. Rubio said Wednesday,...
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 higher than expected collection of the Bureau of Customs further widened in the first-quarter after the government’s second largest tax agency recorded in March its highest monthly collection for the year. In a statement, Customs Commissioner Bienvenido Y. Rubio said Monday, April 3, that the...
The Bureau of Customs announced the creation of an advisory council that will engage all stakeholders, like the private sector, in formulating strategies for the government’s second largest tax agency. In a statement on Monday, March 20, Customs Commissioner Bienvenido Y. Rubio said the advisory...
The Bureau of Customs said that the government’s continuous effort in combating illicit goods would entice foreign investors to do business in the Philippines. Customs Commissioner Bienvenido Y. Rubio said on Tuesday, March 14, that the bureau’s intensified operation against fake goods will be...
