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Customs bureau welcomes looming DOJ-led corruption probe

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 29 12:12 PM

The Bureau of Customs said Thursday it welcomes the justice department's move to prioritize the agency in its investigation of alleged corruption following President Rodrigo Duterte's order. Read more »

Bureau of Customs modernization project gets $88.28 million boost from World Bank

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 28 10:29 AM

The World Bank said Wednesday it approved an $88.28 million (P1.3 billion) loan to support the modernization and reforms at the Bureau of Customs.  Read more »

Mga nasabat na gadget, learning material ido-donate ng Customs

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 27 03:36 PM

Inihahanda na ng Bureau of Customs ang mga nasabat na electronic devices at learning materials, na ido-donate sa Department of Education para magamit sa pag-aaral ng mga estudyante ngayong may pandemya. Read more »

Aabot sa P21-M halaga ng smuggled na sigarilyo, sinira ng Bureau of Customs

Johnson Manabat, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 23 10:00 PM

MAYNILA - Sinira ng Bureau of Customs ang mga nasabat nitong smuggled na sigarilyo at mga makina sa paggawa nito nitong Biyernes. Read more »

2 container ng basura mula America naharang sa Subic

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 22 09:20 PM

MAYNILA (UPDATE) — Naharang ng mga awtoridad ang 2 container ng basura sa Subic Bay International Terminal Corp., ayon sa Bureau of Customs (BOC) nitong Miyerkoles.  Read more »

Containers of imported potential waste intercepted in Subic

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 21 11:46 PM

MANILA - The Bureau of Customs said Wednesday it has intercepted containers of potential imported waste materials at the Subic Bay International Terminal. Read more »

Pakistan Customs thwarts plan to smuggle falcons

Fareed Khan, AP
Posted at Oct 18 02:45 PM

A Pakistan custom official sits beside the confiscated falcons, displayed for media, in Karachi, Pakistan, Saturday.  Read more »

'Dating ng balikbayan boxes sa Pinas kumaunti, bumagal dahil sa pandemya'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 16 06:56 PM

Bumaba ang bilang ng balikbayan boxes na dumating ngayong taon dahil sa pahirapang pagpapadala ng mga package.   Read more »

P750,000 halaga ng 'party drugs' na ipinuslit mula Netherlands nasabat sa NAIA

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 16 12:35 PM

Nasabat ng mga awtoridad ang aabot sa P750,000 halaga ng party drugs sa Central Mail Exchange Center sa Pasay City, ayon sa Bureau of Customs office ng Ninoy Aquino International Airport.  Read more »

Customs destroys smuggled firecrackers in Davao City

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 12 10:41 AM

Customs authorities have destroyed 1,000 boxes of smuggled firecrackers in Davao City in a bid to make the holiday celebrations safer. Read more »

US immigrants say they were pressured into unneeded surgeries

Caitlin Dickerson, Seth Freed Wessler and Miriam Jordan, The New York Times
Updated as of Sep 30 10:14 AM

The Irwin County Detention Center in Ocilla, Georgia, drew national attention this month after a nurse, Dawn Wooten, filed a whistleblower complaint claiming that detainees had told her they had had their uteruses removed without their full understanding or consent.   Read more »

P18.3 million worth of allegedly fake goods seized at Port of Manila

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 26 11:46 PM

Found inside the shipment, which arrived on September 12 from Vietnam, were herbal powder, counterfeit clothes and shoes, and assorted dried tea. Read more »

Customs steps up drive vs rice smuggling

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 22 02:28 PM

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) is stepping up its campaign against rice smuggling by conducting raids on warehouses suspected of storing illegally imported grain following reports by concerned citizens, the Department of Finance said on Tuesday.    Read more »

P1.1 million worth of marijuana seized at Port of Clark

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 19 11:47 PM

The illegal drugs were discovered inside a shipment declared "coffee T-shirt bookbag" from California, which arrived on September 8. Read more »

OPINION: Diapers, diamonds and dollars

Buddy Gomez — Cyberbuddy
Updated as of Sep 18 09:12 PM

There was once a sensational side event to the continuing universal all-media news coverage about that fall and flight of the dictator and his family. This ‘incidental’ event may well have been easily forgotten over time but Imelda’s purloined fortune cannot obscure much less deny what has been indelibly recorded and documented.  Read more »

P6.5 milyong halaga ng misdeclared luxury bags, sapatos mula France nasamsam

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 18 04:46 PM

Tangka umano ang pagpuslit ng mga luxury bag para maiwasan ang pagbayad ng karagdagang buwis na kailangan para maipasok ito sa bansa, ayon sa Customs.    Read more »

P60-M halaga ng smuggled cigarettes nasabat sa Subic

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 17 05:02 AM

MAYNILA - Nasabat ng mga tauhan ng Bureau of Customs ang aabot sa P60 milyong halaga ng smuggled cigarettes sa Subic port nitong Miyerkoles. Read more »

BIR, Customs collections exceed January-August target: finance dep't

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 13 01:28 PM

Tax collections by the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) and Bureau of Customs (BOC) for the first 8 months of the year exceeded government's target despite the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the economy, the Department of Finance said Sunday. Read more »

‘Ukay-ukay’ worth P4.6 million seized at Cebu port

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 11 05:27 PM

The Bureau of Customs said in a statement that the shipment declared as hotel supplies arrived at the port from China on August 20. Read more »

Finance department expects P2.71T tax collection in 2021 as economy reopens further

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 10 04:11 PM

Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez on Thursday said the government expects to collect some P2.71 trillion in taxes in 2021 as the Philippines continues to ease economic restrictions linked to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more »