Agents of the Bureau of Customs (BOC) confiscated around 850,000 liters of fuel following the interception of a motor tanker off the waters of Batangas on Wednesday, Feb. 15. BOC Deputy Commissioner Teddy Raval said the seizure of motor tanker MT BRALEMAN 1, came after it was found out that the...
Agents of the Bureau of Customs (BOC) seized some P3 million worth of cigarettes believed to have been smuggled into the country. In a statement, the BOC said the 103 boxes of cigarettes were confiscated after the vehicle that was supposed to transport the contraband was flagged down in a...
Senator Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito on Monday, February 13, expressed hopes that the new Bureau of Customs (BOC) chief will prioritize the resolution of agricultural smuggling in the country. Malacañang, last Friday, February 10, announced that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has named...
Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda wants newly-minted Bureau of Customs (BOC) Commissioner Bienvenido Rubio to find out what has been delaying the agency's computerization efforts. Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda (Facebook) "My first request to Commissioner Rubio would be to look into...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has named Bienvenido Y. Rubio as the new Customs Commissioner. Malacañang made the announcement on Friday, Feb.10. Rubio will replace Yogi Filemon Ruiz as the agency's top official. Prior to the appointment, Rubio was the director of the Bureau of...
It was a hard work sweetly paid off for the Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service (CIIS) after it was awarded for its multi-billion peso worth of successful anti-smuggling operations during the 121st Founding Anniversary of the Bureau of Customs (BOC). In accepting the award, CIIS Director...
Agents of the Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service (CIIS) of the Bureau of Customs (BOC) intercepted on Tuesday, Feb. 7, a crude oil tanker loaded with a huge volume of fuel believed to have skipped necessary documentation for duties and taxes of the government. BOC Commissioner Yogi...
Joint intelligence operatives of the Bureau of Customs and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) have intercepted almost P2.5 million worth of shabu in three parcels that arrived in the country from three countries. BOC Commissioner Yogi Filemon Ruiz said the parcels containing then illegal...
Agents of the Bureau of Customs based in Zamboanga City have confiscated around P18.6 million of onions believed to have been smuggled into the country. In a statement, BOC Commissioner Yogi Filemon Ruiz said the onions were found inside a vessel, MV Princess Nurdisza, that was intercepted off the...
Senator Imee Marcos on Tuesday, January 31, said smugglers and other criminals guilty of large-scale agricultural sabotage, after years of evasion and bribery, should be clapped in jail for life. Marcos emphasized this after saying she is distraught about hearing smuggling allegations "knowing only...
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has surpassed its revenue collection target four days before the end of January this year. In a statement, BOC Commissioner Yogi Filemon Ruiz said the target revenue collection for January is P58.822 billion but on Jan. 27. he said the revenue collection was already at...
Overseas Filipinos workers (OFWs) may enjoy tax- and duty-free balikbayan boxes if this House bill, authored by Cagayan de Oro City Rep. Rufus Rodriguez, is passed into law. Inspection of balikbayan boxes by Customs Commissioner Yogi Filemon Ruiz (Ali Vicoy/MANILA BULLETIN) House Bill (HB) No....
