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Philippine rice imports

PH set to dislodge China as world’s top rice importer

Philippine rice imports are projected to reach a record 3 million metric tons (MT) by year-end, making the country the top rice importer in…
  • November 13, 2019
  • 2 minute read

Delay in release of rice imports? Don’t look at us, BOC says

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) is not the cause of delay in release of rice shipments from Philippine ports, according to Customs Commissioner Isidro…
  • September 16, 2018
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P300M worth of imported rice confiscated in Bulacan warehouse raids

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) and Philippine National Police (PNP) seized about 125,000 sacks of imported rice with an estimated market value of P300…
  • September 16, 2018
  • 1 minute read

BOC to intensify drive vs rice and sugar smuggling, expedite auction amid undersupply

Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III has ordered the Bureau of Customs (BOC) to keep a closer watch on the entry of “hot” rice and…
  • August 15, 2018
  • 2 minute read

New PH law tags agricultural smuggling as economic sabotage

Philippine President Benigno Aquino III on May 23 signed into law a measure that declares large-scale agricultural smuggling as an act of economic sabotage…
  • May 28, 2016
  • 4 minute read

2 firms charged in contraband imports worth P9M

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has filed smuggling charges against two consignees of alleged illegal shipments of imported rice and pyrotechnics with a total…
  • December 23, 2015
  • 2 minute read

Rice auction in Zamboanga to net P22M

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) expects to generate over P22 million in revenues for the auction of around 21,640 sacks of rice at the…
  • April 13, 2015
  • 2 minute read