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(Eagle News) — Authorities seized over P9 million worth of smuggled cigarettes off the waters of Zamboanga City, the Bureau of Customs said. According to the bureau, the 275 master cases and 32 reams worth P9.6 million worth were seized from a motorized wooden watercraft named “FB JAMAIKA” on June 21. The BOC did not give additional details about the operation but said the watercraft was on its way to Cotabato City and had come […]
(Eagle News) — The Bureau of Customs announced it collected over P68 billion worth of revenues for the country in May, surpassing its target for the month by more than P11 billion. According to the bureau, the P68.245 billion collected translates to an increase of 20.8% from the initial target of P56.478 billion. Based on the preliminary report from the BOC-Financial Service, the bureau said fifteen of the seventeen collection districts exceeded their target. These […]
Says collection is highest monthly collection in bureau history (Eagle News) — The Bureau of Customs has collected P70 billion in revenues in March this year, reportedly its highest monthly collection in history. According to the bureau, the P70.727 billion collection was higher than the P57.69 billion target collection for that month. The bureau pegged the surplus at P13.037 billion or +22.6% from the target. According to the bureau, based on the preliminary report from […]
(Eagle News) — Around P20 million worth of smuggled cigarettes were seized in Davao del Sur, the Bureau of Customs said. According to the bureau, the 690 master cases were retrieved in a joint buy-bust operation conducted by the BOC-Port of Davao through its Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service (CIIS), X-ray Inspection Project (XIP), and Enforcement Security Service (ESS) in coordination with the Philippine National Police (PNP) Regional Special Operations Group (RSOG) XI on March […]
(Eagle News) — The Bureau of Customs surpassed its collection target in February by P8.7 billion. According to the bureau, its target was supposed to be P50.302 billion but it managed to collect P59.036 billion during the month, a 17.4% increase. The bureau said based on the preliminary report released by the BOC-Financial Service, 14 of the seventeen collection districts exceeded their target for the month. These were the Port of San Fernando, POM, MICP, […]
(Eagle News) — The Bureau of Customs has seized over P36 million worth of smuggled cigarettes in an abandoned warehouse in Zamboanga City. According to the bureau, the 1038 master cases of undocumented cigarettes, with an estimated value of P36,330,000, were seized in the storage facility in Barangay Kasanyangan, Zamboanga City as part of a follow-up operation. The follow-up operation was conducted following a shooting incident that on Dustone Drive on Jan. 24. The bureau […]
(Eagle News)–The Bureau of Customs has seized P15.572 million worth of ecstasy in Pasay City. According to the bureau, the 9160 tablets were concealed in three parcels declared as clothes and shoes sent to the Central Mail Exchange Center. The bureau said the illegal drugs were found after an “intensified profiling and examination” by bureau personnel. The parcels had been sent from The Netherlands and had been consigned to a person with residence in Dasmariñas, […]
(Eagle News) — The Bureau of Customs has warned the public about a new parcel delivery scam that allows unscrupulous individuals to rob a victim’s personal details and money online. In a statement, the bureau said under the scam, the scammer would text supposed consignees that their cargoes and parcels are “ready for delivery” and for confirmation via a link. When the link is accessed, the user will be redirected to a phishing website instead […]
(Eagle News) — The Bureau of Customs has so far collected over P500 million in additional revenues through its post-clearance audit. In a statement, the bureau said the P542,298,069.73 collected covered the January to June period and was the result of 152 Audit Notice Letters (ANL) issued. The Post Clearance Audit Group said it was optimistic it could legally collect more revenues from post clearance audits from 2019 and 2020. So far, it said 15 […]
(Eagle News) — Authorities arrested a man who posed as a Bureau of Customs employee and extorted over P200,000 from a motorcycle buyer, the bureau said. In a statement, the bureau said Macario Samson was arrested in an operation organized following a complaint filed by the victim who could no longer contact Samson upon payment of the P230,000. According to the bureau, the money was supposed to be in exchange for the release of the […]
(Eagle News) — The Bureau of Customs kicked off its COVID-19 vaccination program for its employees at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport on Saturday, June 20, following the national government’s opening of vaccination slots to members of the A4 category. The bureau did not say how many were so far inoculated under the “Resbakuna sa Bureau of Customs NAIA” COVID-19 vaccination program. The national government has said, however, that the aim was to have 50 […]
(Eagle News) — The Bureau of Customs on Friday, June 11, seized what it said were P38.1 million worth of smuggled cigarettes. According to the bureau, the 1,090 master cases of cigarettes were discovered at the Manila port following a physical examination of a shipment consigned to Green Nature Alliance Ventures. A master case contains more or less 10,000 cigarettes. The bureau did not say what was declared instead in the shipment or what prompted […]
