(Eagle News)–Authorities have seized P8.8-million worth of smuggled items from the port of Manila, the Bureau of Customs said. In a statement, the bureau said the shipment, which arrived on June 20 from China, was intercepted on Aug. 26, following a tip. An alert order had been issued against it on July 7. The bureau said the shipment had been declared as a luggage trolly and a toothpaste holder, but a check showed it contained […]
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BoC to look into cause of fire that hit its Port of Manila building
(Eagle News)—The Bureau of Customs will conduct its own probe of the blaze that hit its Port of Manila building in Manila on Friday, Feb. 22. “We have our Enforcement and Security Service securing the affected offices, and our Intelligence Group and the Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service have been tasked to identify the cause of the flame,” Customs Commissioner Rey Guerrero said in a statement on Saturday, Feb. 24. According to Guerrero, the situation […]
Iligal na paglabas ng mahigit 100 containers mula sa Port of Manila, inimbestigahan ng Kamara
(Eagle News) — Nagsimula na ang imbestigasyon ng Kamara sa umano’y iligal na paglabas ng mahigit 100 containers mula sa Port of Manila. Batay sa inihaing House Resolution Number 1824 ni Sultan Kudarat Representative Horacio Suansing Jr., ang paglabas sa Port of Manila ng 105 containers ay paglabag sa Republic Act 10863 o ang Customs Modernization and Tariff Act. Sa isinagawang imbestigasyon ng House Committee on Ways and Means ay lumitaw na bago pa man […]
PM Trudeau says Canada will “continue to work” to resolve problem of Canada trash in PHL
(Eagle News) — Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday said he gave President Rodrigo Duterte his “assurance” Canada would “continue to work” on the issue of garbage originating from his country and that was still languishing in the Philippines. But Trudeau did not specifically say the trash brought to the Asian country by 103 container vans from 2013 to 2014 would indeed be returned to Canada. “Canada is very much engaged in finding a […]
Government leads Manila Ports Forum to address congestion
MANILA, Nov. 19 — The Palace announced on Tuesday that it is holding the Manila Ports Forum on November 27 at the Manila Diamond Hotel to address congestion at ports, especially the Port of Manila. “Dito sa pagkakataong ito ay magbibigay ng update hinggil sa mga isinasagawa ng pamahalaan para maibsan ang problema ng port congestion,” Presidential Communications Operations Office Secretary Herminio Coloma, Jr. said during a press briefing. Expected to attend the forum are […]





