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Internal reforms among PH Customs chief’s achievements in first 100 days

Customs Commissioner Nicanor Faeldon said he introduced a slew of reforms in his first 100 days in office as head of a government agency…
  • October 8, 2016
  • 3 minute read

BOC expects P17.8M from Manila, Cagayan auctions

The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) is eyeing additional revenue of more than P17.850 million from three public auctions of various goods to be…
  • September 25, 2016
  • 2 minute read

Import of PH fire trucks may be under probe for gross undervaluation

The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) has called on the Department of Justice (DOJ) to look into the alleged anomalous importation by the Bureau…
  • September 25, 2016
  • 3 minute read

BOC: Business as usual during APEC

The Bureau of Customs is open during the Nov 17-19 Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit in Metro Manila. This is despite cancellation of…
  • November 13, 2015
  • 1 minute read

Manila port congestion ‘very likely’ to recur – gov’t study

The congestion at the Port of Manila in 2014 sharply demonstrated the extent of damage that poorly planned and badly coordinated policymaking can inflict…
  • November 10, 2015
  • 3 minute read

BOC confiscates P14M worth of goods

A total of 10 containers of allegedly illegal imports worth an estimated P14 million have been seized at the Port of Manila (POM) by…
  • July 22, 2015
  • 1 minute read

Benefits of port connector road too many to ignore, says PCCI

The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) is asking the government to approve the proposed elevated expressway project that will connect the Port…
  • July 17, 2015
  • 4 minute read

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…
  • June 15, 2015
  • 2 minute read

Off-dock yard expands truck fleet to speed up empties repositioning

RILBEST Container Yard, Inc., which operates an off-dock facility in Cavite, has increased its truck fleet to help foreign shipping lines reposition empty containers…
  • May 14, 2015
  • 2 minute read

Port of Manila open during Papal visit

The Port of Manila (Manila International Container Terminal [MICT], South Harbor, North Port and Harbour Centre Port Terminals, Inc) and Tacloban port will be…
  • January 14, 2015
  • 3 minute read

BOC operations affected by Manila expanded truck ban

The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) said operations in two of its largest collection districts have been affected by the expanded Manila truck ban,…
  • February 25, 2014
  • 2 minute read

PH ports record 3.4% cargo volume hike in Jan-Oct

CARGO throughput in Philippine ports rose 3.43% year-on-year to 168.98 million metric tons (mmt) in the first 10 months of the year, from 163.38…
  • January 5, 2014
  • 2 minute read

ATI gears South Harbor for greater growth

Publicly-listed Asian Terminals Inc. (ATI) is accelerating its investment program for Manila South Harbor to the tune of over P6.0 billion during the next…
  • January 3, 2014
  • 6 minute read

PH Customs Oct collections rise to P27.9B, still below target

CUSTOMS collections increased 3.4% for October to P27.86 billion from P26.934 billion year-on-year as revenue improved for four months in a row, according to…
  • November 30, 2013
  • 2 minute read

PH Customs Sept. take up 11% but still short of goal

PHILIPPINE port collections for the month of September grew 11.3% to P25.841 billion, from P23.208 billion a year ago, boosting the Bureau of Customs’…
  • November 10, 2013
  • 2 minute read

PH customs misses 2012 revenue target

The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) has failed to hit its 2012 collection target, preliminary data released by the agency showed. The agency collected…
  • January 12, 2013
  • 1 minute read

PH Customs rule authenticates e-permits under National Single Window

The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) recently released guidelines on tagging electronic permits and clearances (e-permit/clearance) issued by government agencies under the Philippine National…
  • November 18, 2012
  • 2 minute read

Key PH Customs collection districts fail to hit Oct target

Four out of five top revenue districts of the Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) failed to meet their collection targets for October, with the…
  • November 13, 2012
  • 2 minute read