The Department of Finance (DOF) has thrown its full support behind Customs Commissioner Bienvenido Y. Rubio, tasking the newly installed chief of the government’s second largest tax agency to prioritize digitalization. Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno said modernizing the Bureau of Customs...
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...
Newly-appointed Customs Commissioner Bienvenido Y. Rubio vowed to hit the collection target of the government’s second largest tax agency, simplify and secure trade facilitation, as well as curb smuggling. Following Malacañang announcement of Rubio’s appointment, the new Customs commissioner...
The Bureau of Customs, the government’s second largest tax collection agency, said it has exceeded its collection target for January due to heightened border controls and strengthened anti-smuggling program. In a statement, Customs Commissioner Yogi Filemon Ruiz said the bureau’s revenue haul...
A group of Filipino customs brokers disputed the claim of the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) that its multi-million-peso container monitoring and registry program could bring down the logistics and shipment costs being paid by stakeholders. File photo: Philippine Ports Authority / PPA PPA General...
The names of alleged big-time oil smugglers were revealed on Thursday, January 19 during a Senate consultation meeting called by Senator Raffy Tulfo with the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) and Bureau of Customs (BOC) on the controversial fuel marking program. Tulfo, chairman of the Senate energy...
Department of Agriculture (DA) and Bureau of Customs (BOC) officials should give premium on arresting big-time smugglers and not punishing ordinary Filipinos grappling with the soaring prices of agricultural products in the Philippines. Senator Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito pointed this out on...
ZURICH, Switzerland — President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. believes that the digitalization of the Bureau of Customs (BOC) will be vital in the government’s fight against smuggling, noting that putting a stop to it will eventually lead to a steady supply of goods in the country....
Puwersa ng Bayaning Atleta (PBA) Party-list Rep. Migs Nograles is pushing for increased tax exemption for imported sporting gear and equipment. PBA Party-list Rep. Migs Nograles (Facebook) “We have to invest in the health of our people by encouraging them to have a very active lifestyle," said...
Revenue collection is on track to hit the government's full-year target this year driven by the Bureau of Customs’ better than expected performance, data from the Bureau of the Treasury showed. Based on the Treasury report on Tuesday, Dec. 27, total revenues reached P3.277 billion from January to...
