BOC collects P229M from GSIS for long overdue bonds
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) collected P229.68 million from the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) as payment for due and demandable bonds covering three…
BOC eyes automation of cargo transfers, ship-to-truck scheme
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) is open to automating the process of transferring cargoes from one economic zone to another. Customs Commissioner Alberto Lina,…
There have been more movements in the executive ranks at the Bureau of Customs (BOC). Arturo Lachica, deputy commissioner for the Internal Administration Group…
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) will shoulder overtime services rendered by Customs rank-and-file employees, including those at the ports of Subic and Clark, as prescribed under a…
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) and the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) have issued clarifications on the use of the General Transportation and Surety…
Shippers appeal anew for relocation of x-ray to within Mindanao port
Enterprises at the PHIVIDEC Industrial Estate Misamis Oriental Special Economic Zone (PIEMOSEZ) have again asked the Bureau of Customs (BOC) to transfer the x-ray…
PEZA locators get automatic accreditation from BOC
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) is automatically accrediting Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) locators as long as they pay an activation fee and present…
BOC shelves pre-shipment inspection for container cargo
Customs Commissioner Alberto Lina is not keen on implementing a pre-shipment inspection (PSI) on containerized cargoes despite the practice already being conducted for bulk and break…
Lina to revisit old plan to adopt longer work hours at BOC
Customs Commissioner Alberto Lina will meet with district collectors to discuss the possibility of reviving a 2005 memorandum that implements flexible work hours at…
Customs chief washes hands off transfer of BOC staff investigating his firm
Customs commissioner Alberto Lina said the transfer of a Bureau of Customs (BOC) official supposedly investigating one of his companies for unliquidated shipments was…
E2m filing of PEZA locators’ transhipment entries deferred
The implementation of a directive that mandates Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) locators to file transshipment entries via the Bureau of Customs (BOC) electronic-to-mobile (e2m)…
New Customs chief to be guided by 5 reform principles
Returning Customs Commissioner Alberto Lina has identified five general principles for instituting reforms during what will be a short stint as head of the…
Customs Commissioner Sevilla resigns, cites pressure from some groups
This time, it’s real. John Phillip Sevilla has resigned as commissioner of the Bureau of Customs (BOC). At a press conference today, Sevilla announced…
