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House Ways and Means Committee Chairman, Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda thinks that the Department of Justice (DOJ) should push the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to be more aggressive in prosecuting cases of large-scale agricultural smuggling.

A Bureau of Customs (BOC) lawyer was seriously injured when he was shot by two unidentified gunmen riding in tandem in Pasay City Monday night (April 4).

Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Wednesday, March 30 called on authorities to act on the allegations of a smuggling scheme involving vegetables from China in keeping with the Duterte administration’s campaign to combat corruption and boost transparency along the country’s borders.

House Ways and Means Committee Chairman and Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda sought to disprove allegations that the lower chamber has yet to lift a finger on the problem of agricultural smuggling in the country.

Senatorial candidate Herbert “Bistek” Bautista on Friday pushed for more digital transactions in government offices, saying this will help curb corruption.

The country may have been blessed with leaders who are intelligent and are able to draw platforms of government that are ideal for the Philippines but all failed in preventing graft and corruption from thriving in their respective administrations.

Malacañang has denied Senator Ping Lacson’s claim that an “inter-agency conspiracy” has facilitated the smuggling of vegetables from China to the Philippines, particularly in the highland province of Benguet.

Around P1.9 million worth of Indonesian cigarettes that were allegedly smuggled in Glan, Saranggani were recently confiscated by the Bureau of Customs (BOC), it reported on Friday, Nov. 5.

Several allegedly smuggled luxury cars worth P500 million were discovered in two showrooms in Quezon City and Pampanga in separate operations conducted by the Bureau of Customs (BOC) on Thursday, Oct. 21.

The Bureau of Customs has confiscated three bottles of medicine which turned out to be containing marijuana in a foiled smuggling attempt into the country through the Port of Clark International Airport.

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has confiscated some P3 million worth of onions at the Port of Cagayan de Oro which are believed to have been smuggled into the country from China.

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) confiscated some P9 million worth of smuggled agricultural products in a raid in a warehouse in Valenzuela City.

An estimated P50 million worth of cosmetic products, frozen seafood and red onions were seized in a raid in a warehouse in Meycauayan, Bulacan, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) disclosed on Monday, Oct. 11.

Personnel of the Bureau of Customs at the Port of NAIA (Ninoy Aquino International Airport) seized some P29 million worth of imported medicine which is believed to be helpful in treating the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

Several luxury vehicles believed to be smuggled and a haul of millions worth of coins were recently found stored in a house in Quezon City, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) said Saturday, Oct. 2.

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has surpassed its revenue collection goal for September 2021 after posting a record-breaking actual collection of P59.9 billion, the agency said Friday, Oct. 1.

Two importers are now facing smuggling complaints for allegedly misdeclaring their shipments of cigarettes and hazardous chemicals in the country in June 2021, the Bureau of Customs disclosed.

The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) served on Monday, Sept. 27, freeze orders on the bank and credit accounts, insurance policies, real properties and motor vehicles of two people who were accused of laundering drug money.