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...
Strict border control measures against illicit cash smuggling have been a major driver in the Philippines’ removal from the global money-laundering watchlist, according to the Bureau of Customs (BOC). According to the BOC, the agency’s “aggressive enforcement efforts were instrumental in...
Two Bureau of Customs (BOC) operations in the Bicol region led to the seizure of unmarked fuel and a tank truck worth over ₱3.2 million, allegedly involved in illegal sales. According to the BOC, the crackdown recovered nearly 31,000 liters of fuel and a fuel truck under the government’s Fuel...
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...
Bureau of Customs (BOC) Commissioner Bienvenido Y. Rubio has warned the alleged resellers of the ₱270-million worth of smuggled cigarettes confiscated recently in Capas, Tarlac. Rubio also assured that “‘heads will roll’ if reports are confirmed that some of the agency’s personnel were...
2GO Special Containers and Value-Added Services Inc. (SCVASI), a subsidiary of transportation and logistics firm 2GO Group Inc., has launched a standalone custom brokerage service aimed at enhancing logistics efficiency and reliability. In a statement on Monday, Feb. 24, 2GO SCVASI described the...
