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ALAMIN: Pananagutan ng kompanyang ilegal na nag-angkat ng basura

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 17 06:10 PM

Ano ang pananagutan ng mga kompanyang ilegal na nag-aangkat at nag-iimbak ng basura sa Pilipinas?  Read more »

'Misunderstanding' behind Customs 'no request, no interview' rule

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 15 03:19 PM

An instance of misunderstanding is to blame for a scrapped Bureau of Custom policy requiring journalists to get permission before interviewing officials, its spokesperson said Thursday. Read more »

Korean company na nag-import ng basura, pinatitigil ang operasyon

Rod Bolivar, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 15 08:35 PM

Pansamantalang pinatitigil ng Bureau of Customs ang operasyon ng Verde Soko Philippines Industrial Corporation sa Tagoloan, Misamis Oriental matapos dumating sa bansa ang 5,000 tonelada ng basura mula South Korea.  Read more »

Lapeña has Duterte's trust unless proven guilty - Palace

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 13 03:43 PM

Former Customs Commissioner Isidro Lapeña will continue to enjoy President Rodrigo Duterte's trust and confidence until he is proven guilty of corruption, but the chief executive will not meddle in an investigation, a Palace spokesperson said Tuesday. Read more »

'Smuggled' na sigarilyo at bigas, nasabat ng Coast Guard

Leizel S. Lacastesantos, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 12 10:22 PM

Ilang kahon ng sigarilyo at mga sako ng bigas ang nasabat ng Philippine Coast Guard sa magkahiwalay na insidente sa Zamboanga City at Basilan. Read more »

Basura mula South Korea, dumating sa Pilipinas

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 10 06:54 AM

Kinuwestiyon ng Bureau of Customs ang kargamentong dumating sa Mindanao International Container Terminal mula sa South Korea. Read more »

BOC eases ID rules for balikbayan boxes

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 10 12:23 AM

Overseas workers welcome the easing of rules on duty-free balikbayan boxes but question delays in delivery of packages. Read more »

'Pagpapadala ng balikbayan boxes pinasimple pero delay di maiiwasan'

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 10 03:02 AM

Ayon sa BOC, kahit mabilis ang transaksiyon sa kanilang mga opisina ay hindi ito garantiya na hindi na makararanas ng pagkaantala sa pagdating ng mga pinadala.  Read more »

Duterte doubts Cavite magnetic lifters contained P11 billion worth of shabu

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 07 11:01 AM

MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday doubted the claim of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) that the magnetic lifters found in Cavite in August may have contained P11 billion worth of shabu.   Read more »

Duterte softens stance on military 'takeover' at Customs

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 06 09:08 PM

MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday hit the brakes on his proposed military takeover at the Bureau of Customs (BOC) as his plan drew flak among his critics and legal analysts. Read more »

Corrupt Customs personnel should be executed like in drug war: Mon Tulfo

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 01 12:34 AM

Special envoy for public diplomacy Ramon Tulfo considers Lourdes Mangaoang "one of the most corrupt" at Customs and Isidro Lapeña "negligent." Read more »

Civilian personnel still ‘in control’, says new Customs chief

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 31 10:59 PM

The new Bureau of Customs head insists there will be no militarization at the corruption-plagued agency despite President Duterte's earlier order. Read more »

Planong 'military takeover' sa Customs dinepensahan ng bagong commissioner

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 31 08:45 PM

Agad dinepensahan ni Bureau of Customs chief Rey Leonardo Guerrero ang umano'y planong "militarisasyon" ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte sa ahensiya.  Read more »

Euro chamber seeks streamlined, IT-equipped Customs

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 31 05:07 PM

In the Philippines, it takes almost 2 weeks to clear shipments, compared to 5 to 10 days in other Southeast Asian countries, said Guenter Taus, president of the European Chamber of Commerce in the Philippines. Read more »

'Nalusutan' and 'remiss': When shabu shipments slip past 2 Customs chiefs

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 31 11:45 AM

Two former Customs commissioners under whose watch billions worth of illegal drugs entered the country had different pitfalls, the chairman of the Senate committee that investigated both instances said Wednesday. Read more »

New Customs chief says civilians 'in control,' readies corruption fight

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 31 11:26 AM

Bureau of Customs Commissioner Rey Leonardo Guerrero said President Rodrigo Duterte directed him to "choose people with integrity" for the bureau. Read more »

Ex-Customs officer Jimmy Guban, isasailalim sa witness protection program

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 31 01:13 AM

Si Guban ang tumestigo sa bilyon-bilyong pisong halaga ng shabu na lumusot sa Bureau of Customs. Read more »

Senate turns over Guban to DOJ custody

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 31 04:41 AM

The Senate hands over former Customs official Jaime Guban to the justice department.  Read more »

Kustodiya sa pinaaarestong ex-Customs officer, inilipat sa DOJ

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 30 10:05 PM

Nai-turnover na ng Senado sa DOJ si dating Customs intelligence agent Jaime Guban na una nang ipinaaaresto ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte. Read more »

Ex-customs officer tagged in shabu smuggling given witness protection

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 30 07:16 PM

MANILA (UPDATE) - Former Bureau of Customs intelligence agent Jaime Guban has been admitted to the Department of Justice's (DOJ) Witness Protection Program (WPP), Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra confirmed Tuesday.  Read more »