No appointment for Uson as BOC social media consultant

Margaux “Mocha” Uson, the lead performer of girl group Mocha Girls, has not been appointed social media consultant of the Philippine Bureau of Customs…

BOC one-stop shop for alert orders may soon see light

The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) has assembled a technical working group (TWG) to work on reviving a 2013 suggestion to create a one-stop…

BOC wants to auction off high-maintenance cargo ship

The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) has recommended the sale through public auction of a sunken cargo ship it seized seven years ago that…

Faeldon: Salary hike for customs employees now under review

Increasing the salary of Bureau of Customs (BOC) officials and employees will be one of the priorities for implementation under the Customs Modernization and…

BOC reassembles team to fast track clearing of abandoned boxes

The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) has reconstituted a special committee that used to speed up the disposal of abandoned and overstaying containers. The…

Reform or face death, BOC chief tells employees

Philippine Customs Commissioner Nicanor Faeldon has sent a strongly worded message to agency employees, asking them to join him in reforming the agency and…

BOC chief eyes 5-hour cargo clearance

New Philippine Customs Commissioner Nicanor Faeldon plans to reduce to five hours from five days the processing time for shipments at the Bureau of…

Turnover at BOC ongoing

The transfer of authority at the Bureau of Customs (BOC) has started on June 13, outgoing Customs Commissioner Alberto Lina said. In a press…

Incoming PH administration to finalize IRR for Customs Modernization and Tariff Act

Outgoing Philippine Finance Secretary Cesar Purisima has said the incoming administration will sign off on all policy actions being worked on by his agency,…

Use of customs broker services should be optional—WCO

The World Customs Organization (WCO) said customs brokers’ services should be made optional in keeping with provisions of the Revised Kyoto Convention, although in…

Incoming PH Customs chief bares top priorities, including re-imposition of pre-shipment inspection on containers

Incoming Philippine Customs Commissioner Nicanor Faeldon has identified four of his top priorities once he assumes office at the Bureau of Customs (BOC), described…