AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert Lee (Rep. Lee's Facebook page) AGRI Party-list Rep. Manoy Wilbert Lee hailed the Bureau of Customs (BOC) for intercepting P750,000 worth of smuggled agarwood, which led him to renew his personal call for a sustainable agarwood...
Another group of allegedly smuggled high-end luxury cars was seized by the Bureau of Customs (BOC) on Friday, Feb. 14., a day after the seizure of ₱1.4 billion worth of smuggled vehicles. Through its Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service at the Manila International Container Port...
The Bureau of Customs (BOC), the government's second largest tax agency, has failed to achieve its 2024 revenue target of ₱939.6 billion, only collecting ₱931.05 billion last year. While its 2024 revenues exceeded the ₱883.21 billion in 2023, the country's second-biggest tax-collection agency...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez has called for a tougher campaign against agricultural smuggling on the back of the Bureau of Customs' (BOC) confiscation of P85.1 billion worth of contraband last year. “Maganda ang ginagawa ng Customs sa paglaban sa smuggling, pero hindi tayo dapat huminto....
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) found approximately ₱1.4 billion worth of luxury vehicles, including Ferrari, Lamborghini, Maybach, and Maserati, from warehouses in Pasay and Parañaque, due to suspected smuggling activities. On Thursday, Feb. 13, the BOC-Intelligence and Investigation...
With over P85 billion added to government coffers through its anti-smuggling drive last year, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) is set to launch an even more relentless campaign against illicit traders in 2025. “We are intensifying our crackdown on illicit trade to protect local industries, ensure food...
Two drug smuggling suspects—a mother and her son—were arrested and are now in the custody of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) after authorities seized approximately ₱170 million worth of crystal meth or “shabu” in an anti-drug operation. Last week, the Bureau of Customs...
When the public has confidence with the Bureau of Customs (BOC), more compliance with tax regulations and better utilization of taxpayers' money would follow, President Marcos said. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. speaks at the 123rd founding anniversary of the Bureau of Customs on Feb....
Five persons have been arrested and charged in court for their alleged involvement in bringing into the country last January about P2.7 billion worth of illegal drugs, the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) said on Thursday, Feb. 6. During a press conference, NBI Director Jaime B. Santiago...
The government's intensified anti-piracy efforts last year yielded a record-high P40.9 billion in confiscated fake products. In a statement on Thursday, Feb. 6, the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) said the combined seizures of enforcement agencies belonging to the National...
Four hundred seven packs of crystal meth, amounting to around P2.64 billion, were intercepted by the Bureau of Customs (BOC) two weeks ago at the Port of Manila (POM). On Jan. 23, the BOC discovered 407 packs of crystal meth or “shabu” concealed in the packaging of dried mango. These packs were...
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) seized a motor tanker and 11 lorry trucks carrying smuggled fuel worth ₱128 million at the Subukin Port in San Juan, Batangas, disrupting an alleged “paihi” modus operation. In a statement, Customs Commissioner Bienvenido Y. Rubio said the seizure resulted from the...
