Tag page - Rice smuggling

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has confiscated over 42,000 sacks of rice in Zamboanga City. In a statement, Customs said the bureau forfeited 42,180 sacks of Alas Jasmine Fragrant rice, valued at P42 million, that were discovered inside a warehouse in Brgy. San Jose Gusu, Zamboanga City.  The...

Agents of the Bureau of Customs (BOC) discovered around P505 million worth of rice, which are believed to have been smuggled into the country, during a series of inspections in three warehouses in Bulacan on Thursday, Aug. 24. BOC Commissioner Bien Rubio said the 202,000 sacks of rice discovered...

Davao del Norte 1st district and former House Speaker, Rep. Pantaleon Alvarez floated on Tuesday, Feb. 21 the possibility of the Philippines being a future exporter of "good" cannabis or marijuana. (Getty images) Alvarez made these remarks during the House Committee on Dangerous Drugs' deliberation...