The Bureau of Customs (BOC) and the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) signed on Wednesday, Sept. 6, an agreement to strengthen the efficiency and security of trade and economic zone operations in the country. Under the Data Sharing Agreement, PEZA will be granted access to BOC’s...
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) and the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) have signed an agreement to strengthen trade policy in the country. Customs Commissioner Bienvenido Y. Rubio and officials from the DTI signed a memorandum of agreement on Monday, Sept. 4, that will ensure the implementation...
The Bureau of Customs has teamed up with ARISE Plus Philippines, funded by the European Union, to improve trade facilitation. In a statement, Commissioner Bienvenido Y. Rubio said the bureau and the European Union-funded group have joined forces to discuss projects focused on digitalizing processes...
Over P57 million worth of illicit cigarettes were seized in separate operations in Batangas, South Cotabato, and General Santos City, according to the reports of government agencies. In Batangas, the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR), along with the units of the Philippine National Police, conducted...
The Bureau of Customs, the government's second-largest tax agency, exceeded its target in August due to efficient operations, increased trade activities, and strong revenue measures. In a statement, Customs Commissioner Bienvenido Y. Rubio said the bureau collected P75.64 billion last month, five...
Over P18.5 million worth of illegal drugs and misdeclared goods in several ports were hampered in the past two weeks, the Bureau of Customs reported Friday, Sept. 1. This, according to the Customs, is attributed to its X-ray Inspection Project (XIP) wherein 107 active X-ray machines of various...
Some P160.3 million worth of smuggled cigarettes were seized in Tawi-Tawi, the Bureau of Customs reported Thursday, Aug. 31. The Customs bureau said that the Philippine Navy, along with elements from PC390, intercepted on Wednesday, Aug. 23, a motorboat loaded with 2,798 master cases of “Oakley...
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) ordered the inspection of its accredited condemnation facilities nationwide. This is to ensure that the condemnation facilities, where seized goods from the country’s ports are destroyed, follow the guidelines for the disposal of forfeited commodities, the Customs...
Over half a billion pesos’ worth of imported rice grains and palay were inspected in several Bulacan warehouses, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) reported on Wednesday, Aug. 30. The BOC Inspection Team found 154,000 sacks of imported rice grains and 60,000 sacks of palay in the towns of Wakas, Bocaue...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (center) gets interviewed inside a rice warehouse in Bulacan on Aug. 30 (Speaker’s office). The hoarding of rice--the staple food of Filipinos--is a "heinous crime". Thus, said House Speaker Martin Romualdez on...
(Unsplash) The authorities' surprise inspections at warehouses allegedly holding rice stocks, like the one conducted last week in Bulacan, won't be a "one-hit wonder". Thus, said House Speaker Martin Romualdez as he assured Filipino consumers...
The Bureau of Customs has completed the construction of a new sub-port building at the Mindanao Container Terminal (MCT) in Misamis Oriental, aimed at bolstering revenue collection and improving services for stakeholders. Located within the Phividec Industrial Estate in Tagoloan, Misamis Oriental,...
