Lapses that allowed the release of P6.4 billion worth of methamphetamine hydrochloride (shabu) from the Port of Manila have been identified and are now…
BOC-hired athletes double as communicators, intel officers
Philippine Customs Commissioner Nicanor Faeldon defended the hiring of athletes as technical assistants at the Bureau of Customs (BOC), saying the sportsmen have been…
President Rodrigo Duterte “expressed full confidence” in Customs Commissioner Nicanor Faeldon, amid the Bureau of Customs (BOC) being questioned by Congress over the P6.4-billion…
Wanted: At least 150 employees for Bureau of Customs
The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) is filling up an initial 150 vacant positions in line with its restructuring program. Customs Commissioner Nicanor Faeldon…
BOC intercepts misdeclared steel pipes valued at P1.5M
Operatives from the Philippine Bureau of Customs Enforcement and Security Service (BOC ESS) seized July 3 a shipment of steel pipes worth P1.5 million…
The Chamber of Customs Brokers, Inc. (CCBI) is asking the Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) to amend a customs order implementing the Anti-Agricultural Smuggling…
Lawmaker wants review of BOC rule to list contents of balikbayan boxes
Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto is calling for the immediate “activation and convening” of a joint Senate-Lower House oversight committee to review the…
The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) and the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) recently arrested two persons for allegedly trying to recruit employees…
Fines for late e-air cargo manifest submissions in PH start Sept
The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) is planning to impose penalties on late submissions of the electronic air freight manifest by September, or three…
Duty-, tax-free privilege for balikbayan boxes starts August
After months of delay, overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and Filipinos residing abroad may start sending August 1 their balikbayan (personal effects) boxes to the…
BOC: No legal basis to claims of jurisdiction overlap with PPA
The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) emphasized there is “no legal basis” to claims its proposed rules for establishing customs facilities and warehouses (CFWs)…
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has filed administrative charges against three customs employees of its Manila International Container Port (MICP) office after they were…
BIR released 66.3% more importer, customs broker certificates in first half
The Philippine Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) granted clearance certificates to 2,654 importers and customs brokers in the first half of 2017, 66.3% more…
ICTSI’s Laguna dry port gets ready for higher box volumes
The Laguna Gateway Inland Container Terminal (LGICT), the dry port facility of International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) located in Southern Luzon, is gearing…
Draft order tackles PH gov’t right of compulsory acquisition for undervalued goods
The draft order outlining Philippine guidelines for implementing the government’s right of compulsory acquisition has been issued. The proposed customs administrative order (CAO) will…
BOC’s tight balancing act: Trade facilitation and revenue generation
Much has transpired a year since Philippine Customs Commissioner Nicanor Faeldon assumed the leadership of the Bureau of Customs (BOC) in July 2016. He…
ICTSI Subic’s CFS facilitates efficient cargo movement in Northern, Central Luzon
International Container Terminal Services, Inc.’s (ICTSI) container freight station (CFS) at the Subic Bay Freeport is helping ensure faster movement of goods in the…
