Court halts cancellation of P650M BOC computerization project
The Manila Regional Trial Court (RTC) has stopped Customs commissioner Alberto Lina from cancelling the bidding for the P650-million IT project of the Bureau…
President Benigno Aquino III is keeping Customs Commissioner Alberto Lina in government despite receiving widespread criticism due to proposed tighter measures involving inspection of…
PH safeguard duties on steel angle bars extended until 2019
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) will collect additional safeguard duties on imports of steel angle bars, following a four-year extension of the measure granted…
BOC eyes xrays in forwarders’ premises for balikbayan box inspection
Customs commissioner Alberto Lina said the Bureau of Customs (BOC) will follow President Aquino’s instructions to subject balikbayan (personal effects) boxes to mandatory x-ray and K-9…
Aquino orders BOC to leave balikbayan boxes alone amid public uproar
Heeding general outrage over the random physical inspection of balikbayan boxes, President Benigno Aquino III has ordered the Bureau of Customs (BOC) to stop…
President Benigno Aquino III has appointed Dr. Vladimir Dennis Reyes as acting deputy commissioner of the Bureau of Customs’ (BOC) Management Information System and Technology…
BOC, DA consider inspection of perishables at DA-accredited warehouses
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) and Department of Agriculture (DA) are eyeing ways to better monitor perishable imports, according to BOC deputy commissioner for…
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) and Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) have agreed to enhance electronic exchange of information that will translate to cost…
DOTC, BOC among lowest scorers in latest poll of business execs
A good performance rating continues to elude the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) and Bureau of Customs (BOC) as they again received negative…
PH ports observe international rules on dangerous goods handling—PPA
The handling of dangerous goods in the country’s ports complies with international guidelines, said the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) in a statement issued on…
Another rally set against ‘anti-customs broker’ provision in CMTA
Customs brokers and customs administration students will be staging a protest action on August 27 at the Senate to oppose the proposed Customs Modernization…
PH accedes to aviation treaties, including Montreal Convention
The Philippine Senate recently ratified two resolutions related to the aviation industry: the country’s accession to the Montreal Convention 1999 (MC99), the single, universal treaty…
