The Sandiganbayan has denied the plea of former Bureau of Customs (BOC) commissioner Nicanor E. Faeldon to file a demurrer to evidence and dismiss his two graft charges due to alleged weakness of the prosecution's evidence. With the denial, Faeldon will be ordered to present his evidence during the...
Three gasoline stations have been raided by the Bureau of Customs (BOC) in the Bicol Region, confiscating over 39,000 liters of non-compliant fuel with an estimated value of ₱2.6 million. This followed the Customs’ crackdown on illegal fuel operations in the region by the Port of Legazpi. ...
Over 112,000 unregistered vape products, with a total value of nearly ₱103 million, were seized by the Bureau of Customs (BOC) in two separate operations at the Port of Manila (POM) on Tuesday, March 18. Nearly ₱70 million was the cumulative tax revenue that the government could lose if...
DTI Secretary Ma. Cristina Roque (2nd from left) congratulates BOC Commissioner Bienvenido Rubio (3rd from left) upon receiving the Gawad Bayanihan sa Pamumuhunan Award. Looking on (left) is DILG Secretary Jonvic Remulla. The Bureau of Customs (BOC) and Commissioner Bienvenido Y. Rubio...
Around ₱1.18 billion worth of allegedly smuggled disposable vapes, vape pods, and used clothing from China was confiscated by the Bureau of Customs (BOC) from a warehouse in Valenzuela City on Thursday, March 13. The total seized vape products were valued at around ₱320 million, while the...
To increase government revenues, tax authorities such as the bureaus of Internal Revenue (BIR) and of Customs (BOC) in the Philippines should set their sights on bigger enterprises and other entities that are difficult to tax, according to an Asian Development Bank (ADB) report. “Focus on larger...
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) padlocked a Malabon City warehouse containing an estimated ₱1.2 billion worth of illicit vapes and counterfeit goods on Tuesday, March 11. The operation, conducted by the BOC-Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service (CIIS), targeted a warehouse in Barangay...
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) seized approximately ₱29 million worth of suspected marijuana and kush oil hidden inside balikbayan boxes from Canada, revealing a disturbing misuse of the traditional Filipino practice for drug smuggling. The BOC-Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service...
The owner of a car shop in Taguig which the Bureau of Customs (BOC) had raided in February has denied allegations of importing and smuggling luxury vehicles. In a letter sent to media entities, the lawyer of Auto Vault Speed Shop said the company “has never been involved in the importation...
The Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) has denied for lack of jurisdiction the petition filed by a businesswoman against the Bureau of Customs (BOC) over the seizure of seven vintage magazines stuffed with collectible banknotes. Collectible banknotes, like vintage magazines, "are sought after by collectors...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Bureau of Customs-Port of Zamboanga Water Patrol Division seized 40,000 liters of smuggled diesel fuel worth P2 million in a boat at the Varadero de Cawit shipyard here on Saturday, March 1. ML Dino Saja Zsae de Guzman, BOC-Zamboanga port collector, said ML...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has filed a resolution calling on the Senate to conduct an inquiry into the rising incidence of luxury cars being smuggled into the country. Gatchalian, chairman of the Senate Committee on Ways and Means, said such incidents result to considerable revenue...
