Bureau of Customs (BOC) employees assigned at the Port of Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Port of NAIA) will start to receive vaccinations against the dreaded coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on Saturday, June 19. (Mark Balmores / File photo / MANILA BULLETIN) The customs employees will be...
Another huge haul of counterfeit items, this time worth P1 billion, was discovered at a storage facility in Magallanes, Makati City, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) revealed on Thursday, June 17. SO MUCH FAKENESS -- Customs agents uncover a P1-billion haul of counterfeit products at a storage facility...
The United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Export Control and Border Security (EXBS) have just concluded a two-day training program for 11 Filipino customs officers at the Port of Clark in Pampanga to help them further strengthen their capability to secure their jurisdictions from...
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has been recognized by a famous signature brand for its anti-smuggling efforts that have led to the confiscation of millions worth of fake items imitating their luxury products. LV APPROVES -- French fashion brand Louis Vuitton cites the Bureau of Customs (BOC) on June...
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has finally disposed of the P75 million worth of smuggled cigarettes that were seized at the Mindanao Container Terminal last January, the agency said Tuesday, June 15. CRUSHED TO A PULP-- More than 135,000 reams of smuggled cigarettes amounting to P75 million were...
A huge haul of smuggled cigarettes--over P38 million--recently fell in the hands of the Bureau of Customs-Manila International Container Port (BOC-MICP), the agency reported on Sunday, June 13. (Photo from BOC) The shipment, which was issued a pre-lodgement control order by MICP District Collector...
More than 300,000 containers have been scanned since January this year as part of the move to further improve the services of the Bureau of Customs (BOC). In a statement, the BOC said reported that it recorded a huge increase in scanned containers in May alone. "The X-ray Inspection Project (XIP)...
Another three smuggled luxury cars hidden behind bales of used clothing or "ukay-ukay" have been discovered by Bureau of Customs (BOC) agents at the Manila International Container Port (MICP), the agency said Thursday, June 3. DEJA VU-- Three smuggled luxury vehicles hidden behind "ukay-ukay" were...
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) surpassed its revenue collection goal for May 2021 by over P3 billion, posting an actual collection of P49.334 billion, the agency said Wednesday, June 2. Bureau of Customs (BOC) Commissioner Rey Leonardo Guerrero (Photo courtesy of the BOC) The bureau has recorded a...
A shipment of onions amounting to P3 million was seized by the Bureau of Customs (BOC) at the Manila International Container Port (MICP) due to alleged misdeclaration. MISDECLARED ONIONS -- A shipment of onions from China valued at P3 million was seized at the Manila International Container Port...
The Department of Finance (DOF) said the exchange of information between the Department of Energy (DOE) and the government’s two main tax agencies will boost the implementation of the first-ever nationwide fuel marking program. Screen Shot 2021-05-28 at 10.31.20 AM Finance Secretary Carlos G....
Bela Padilla Bela Padilla has called out the Bureau of Customs for the delay in the release of her overseas packages. Padilla ranted her concern on Twitter, where she shared how a few months ago, a Spanish brand reached out to her if they could send her two pairs of shoes. "I said yes and sent my...
