BOC Intensifies Efforts to Stop Smuggling of Agricultural Products The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has intensified its efforts to stop the smuggling of agricultural products in the Philippines. According to Customs Commissioner Bienvenido Rubio, the BOC’s battle against agricultural commodity smuggling is still in full force. This follows the Marcos administration’s commitment of P42.8 billion … Read more
Former BOC Collector, PAL Consultant Attempted Extortion from PAL Officials Former Bureau of Customs (BOC) collector and former Philippine Airlines (PAL) consultant arrested for extortion attempt. The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) detained a former BOC district collector and a former PAL consultant after they were caught in the act of extorting P12 million from … Read more
Claimant in Pampanga Arrested after Receiving Package with Illegal Drugs A claimant in Pampanga was arrested after the package from the United States he was supposed to receive allegedly contains illegal drugs. A claimant was detained lately by employees from the Bureau of Customs (BOC) Port of Clark and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) … Read more
P10-B Worth of Fake Products Confiscated by Customs Personnel in Binondo The personnel of the Bureau of Customs (BOC) confiscated P10 billion worth of fake products in Binondo, Manila. Customs agents raided a storage facility and discovered approximately PHP10 in counterfeit branded merchandise. During a raid, the BOC raiding team seized billions of dollars in … Read more
BOC Seized P150-M Worth of Smuggled Onion, and Garlic in Metro Manila Personnel of the Bureau of Customs (BOC) seized P150 million worth of smuggled onion and garlic in Metro Manila. According to the BOC’s Facebook post, officials recently confiscated an estimated P150 million in contraband agricultural items in separate searches in Metro Manila. According … Read more
Netizens Accused BOC of Double Standards for Apprehending PAL Flight Crew Carrying Onions The Bureau of Customs (BOC) is accused of being “double standards” after apprehending the flight crew of Philippine Airlines (PAL) for carrying bags of onions. According to a prior report, the BOC recently caught ten flight attendants for transporting 40 kilograms of … Read more
PAL Flight Attendants Caught Carrying 27 Kilos of Onions Back to the Country The flight attendants of Philippine Airlines (PAL) are placed on hot water after they were caught carrying 27 kilos of onions back to the country. The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has launched an investigation into ten PAL flight attendants who were discovered … Read more
BOC Seized P1.2B worth of Agricultural Products that Attempted to be Smuggled The Bureau of Customs (BOC) seized P1.2 billion worth of agricultural products attempted to be smuggled during anti-smuggling operations. From January to this month, the authorities seized P1.2 billion in illicit agricultural products. According to (BOC) Spokesperson Arnaldo dela Torre Jr, 105 agricultural … Read more
Customs Personnel Seized Air Parcels Containing Illegal Drugs The personnel of the Bureau of Customs (BOC) intercepted air parcels that allegedly contained illegal drugs. On Saturday, BOC announced that they had found six air parcels at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) that contained an estimated P17.04 million worth of illegal substances. There were two air … Read more
Actress Angelica Panganiban receives a reply from customs after airing her problem. ANGELICA PANGANIBAN – Famous actress Angelica Panganiban calls out customs over tax issues regarding her ordered item. Previously, Kapamilya actress angelica Panganiban sought help from netizens regarding the high amount of custom tax on the item she ordered. She asked for enlightenment related … Read more
