The Bureau of Customs was able to confiscate Ecstasy from the Netherlands worth Php 500,000.
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BOC to auction confiscated rice and TV sets
The Bureau of Customs will auction smuggled items that it confiscated, which includes rice and television sets.
National gov’t posts P29.9 billion budget surplus in August
MANILA, Sept. 26 (PIA/DOF) — The national government has posted a budget surplus of P29.9 billion in August Finance Secretary Cesar Purisima reported. In a statement, Purisima said this is “wider than the year-ago surplus, once again resulting from fast-paced expansion of revenue collections for the month. This brought the year-to-date budget balance to a deficit of P25.9 billion, well-within the program and narrower than comparable figures a year ago.” DOF said the primary […]
BOC seven-month revenue collection grows 18%
MANILA, September 1 (PNA) — Revenue collection of the Bureau of Customs (BOC) in the first seven months of 2014 grew by 18 percent or Php203.86 billion year-on-year. In a statement, the bureau said that the growth was posted from January to July this year, due to the continued improvements in valuation as well as a marginal increase in the volume of imported goods. Likewise, the collection for July reached P30.46 billion, or an increase […]
Auction for smuggled rice
The Bureau of Customs is going to conduct an auction for confiscated smuggled rice worth Php 300 million.
Bureau of Customs expands operating hours
Following the directive of the Department of FInance, the Bureau of Customs will expand its operating hours from 7 in the morning to 7 in the evening, 7 days a week.
BOC Extends Port Operations in Manila
The Bureau of Customs extended the operating hours of the Port of Manila and the Manila International Container Port to help those affected by the truck ban in Manila. Customs commissioner John Sevilla said that since Thursday,operations in the two ports started at 8 am., and ended at 9 p.m. On Saturdays, operations start at 9 a.m. and end at 5 p.m.
