The Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) has granted P3.1 million out of the P5.5 million refund sought by the Philippine Airlines, Inc. (PAL) for the excise taxes the firm paid for imported wines, liquors and cigarettes in 2009 for consumption in its international flights. In its Oct. 5, 2023 decision, the...
Intelligence and investigation agents of the Bureau of Customs (BOC) have foiled an attempt of around P2.2 billion worth of shabu during an inspection of shipment at the Manila International Container Port (MICP) on Thursday, Oct. 4 BOC Commissioner Bien Rubio said the shipment came from...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has called on the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) and the Bureau of Customs (BOC) to fix its issues on unfilled positions and low salaries of personnel. Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian (Senate PRIB Photo) During the Senate hearing on the...
The Presidential Communications Office (PCO) on Sunday, Oct. 1, revealed that the Bureau of Customs (BOC) has filed smuggling charges before the Department of Justice (DOJ) against rice smugglers in Bulacan, while cases are being built up for filing in Zamboanga City. Customs Commissioner Bien...
Intelligence agents of the Bureau of Customs, backed by government anti-narcotics operatives, have foiled the attempt to smuggle around P3.8 billion worth of shabu following the confiscation of the shipment containing the illegal drugs at the Port of Subic. Agents of the Customs Intelligence...
The distribution of the smuggled rice seized by the Bureau of Customs (BOC) to the qualified beneficiaries underwent the proper process, President Marcos assured on Tuesday, Sept. 26. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. hands over a sack of rice to one of the 1,000 beneficiaries of the Pantawid...
Malacañan said that the Bureau of Customs (BOC) on Saturday, Sept. 23, has so far seized P31.5 billion worth of smuggled goods, the highest in the agency’s history. (From left) BOC Commissioner Bien Rubio and CIIS Director Verne Enciso (Photo from the Presidential Communications Office) A...
Bureau of Customs Commissioner Bienvenido Y. Rubio said that the agency will remain committed to campaigning against illegal trade and smuggling. Rubio stated this following the turnover of P42 million worth of rice to selected government agencies and beneficiaries. "The BOC treats this matter with...
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) seized around P400 million worth of rice and other imported products in another anti-smuggling operations on three warehouses in Tondo, Manila. BOC Commissioner Bien Rubio said the confiscated items include 36,086 sacks of rice imported from Vietnam, Thailand, and...
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) shouldn’t stop at conducting raids, but rather pursue the filing of charges against rice smugglers and hoarders. “Ang dami nang raids na ginawa nitong mga nakaraang linggo, bakit hanggang ngayon, wala pang kasong isinasampa sa mga taong sangkot (We have...
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,...
