(Courtesy of Philippine Coast Guard / Coast Guard Station Manila) Authorities have confiscated P16.9 million worth of allegedly smuggled cigarettes during an inspection in Manila on Friday, March 14. Joint teams from the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), National Bureau of Investigation (NBI), Bureau...
As smuggled cigarettes continue to flood the country, farmers’ groups have warned that their livelihood is under severe threat due to the surge of illicit tobacco products in the market, coupled with high excise taxes that have made it difficult for local growers to compete. In a...
Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda (Rep. Salceda's Office) House Committee on Ways and Means Chairman Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda has hailed the Bureau of Customs (BOC) for taking stern action on the alleged resale of seized smuggled...
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has commenced the nationwide destruction of confiscated untaxed cigarettes valued at ₱2.1 billion. The operation, which runs from today until the end of the month, aims to eliminate illicit tobacco products and prevent them from re-entering the market. BIR...
BACOLOD CITY – Police confiscated 77 reams of illicit cigarettes valued at P51,000 from a vendor in a buy-bust operation in a public market in Barangay 1, Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental on Saturday, Feb. 1. A 20-year-old man and illicit cigarettes valued at P50,700 were seized in a...
photo: CIDG Operatives of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) seized more than P11.6 million worth of smuggled...
CAMP ALAGAR, Cagayan de Oro City – Police seized smuggled cigarettes valued at P7.92 million in a checkpoint in Damulog town, Bukidnon province on Monday afternoon, Jan. 20. “Our ground troops were implementing the Commission on Elections gun ban when they intercepted the smuggled...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian Senator Win Gatchalian raised the proverbial alarm over the rising smoking prevalence in the country and the worsening illicit tobacco trade amid the rapid decline in excise tax revenue collection. “This is a cause for concern that has triggered this...
DAVAO CITY – Authorities intercepted smuggled cigarettes valued at P9.8 million in a checkpoint here on Jan. 16. AUTHORITIES inspect smuggled cigarettes seized in a checkpoint in Davao City on Jan. 16. (PNP) The Police Regional Office-11 said authorities flagged down a wing van with...
BUTUAN CITY – Police seized smuggled cigarettes valued at P4.8 million in Pantar, Lanao del Norte on Jan. 8. Police Regional Office 10-Regional Public Information Office chief Police Major Joann N. Navarro said two suspected smugglers were apprehended and now under investigation by arresting...
GENERAL SANTOS CITY – Smuggled cigarettes valued at P3 million were recovered in a coastal barangay in Barangay Kamanga, Maasim, Sarangani on Dec. 8. Police Col. Deanry Francisco, Sarangani police director, said 3,000 reams of smuggled cigarettes with the brand names Red Royal, Berlin, and...
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has conducted a large-scale raid against an illicit cigarette factory and three warehouses, uncovering P8.5 billion in tax liabilities. In a statement, BIR Commissioner Romeo D. Lumagui Jr., said the simultaneous raid last Nov. 6 targeted a factory in Bulacan...
