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(Customs NAIA / MANILA BULLETIN) The seized bottles of liquid marijuana were misdeclared as “Dietary Supplements”, with different consignees. The fraudulent attempt to smuggle the subject prohibited drugs was prevented thru strict profiling of the assigned Customs Examiner, and conduct of 100% physical examination. Subsequent, PDEA Chemical Laboratory Test confirmed that the seized packages contained liquid cannabis.    PDEA stresses that the importation of marijuana of any variety and fo...

(photo from DepEd) Education Secretary Leonor Briones officially accepted the learning gadgets from the Bureau of Customs (BOC). “I appreciate the fact that even way before, Customs has always been helping the DepEd,” she said in a mix of English and Filipino. The turnover was conducted at the BOC Situation Room in Manila attended by Customs Commissioner Rey Leonardo Guerrero, Briones as well DepEd and BOC officials. Department of Finance (DOF) Secretary Carlos Dominguez was als...

Published January 28, 2021, 12:49 PM Three importers of used clothing or “ukay-ukay” and kitchen wares are now facing smuggling charges for misdeclaring their shipments that arrived in the country last year. Through the Customs Bureau’s Action Team Against Smugglers (BATAS), criminal cases were filed against the importers before the Department of Justice (DoJ) on Jan. 18 and 22. Bureau of Customs (MANILA BULLETIN) Customs Commissioner Rey Leonardo Guerrero said the latest complaints had b...

January 28, 2021 | 7:44 pm Font Size Image via Flixtey / CC BY-SA 4.0 THE National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) is supporting the recommendation of the Department of Agriculture (DA) to impose a price ceiling on pork while increasing the volume of imports for lower tariffs to prevent potential spike in inflation. “We support the proposal of the DA; in fact, the committee on trade and related matters endorses it but it will have to go through the proper process under the ...

Press Release January 27, 2021 Bong Go confirms EO imposing price ceilings on pork, chicken may be issued soon; assures public that govt will balance interests of consumers and traders In an effort to immediately address rising prices of food products and strengthen the countrys food security, Senator Christopher "Bong" Go confirmed that the Office of the President is currently reviewing the proposed Executive Order imposing price ceilings on pork and chicken which President Rodrigo Duterte may...

Two containers filled with more than 1,000 packages of smuggled cigarettes worth P60 million from China were seized at the Manila International Container Port (MICP), the Bureau of Customs said Monday.

Sen. Bong Go (Senate of the Philippines / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO)          “ Kailangan natin itong solusyonan, lalong-lalo na sa panahon ngayon na marami pong mga kababayan natin ang nawalan ng trabaho. Walang pambili ng pagkain ang mga ‘yan, tataas pa ang presyo, mas lalong mahihirapan ang mga kababayan natin,’’ Go said. (We need to address this, especially at this time that many of our countrymen have lost their jobs. They do not have money to buy food, and prices are go...

January 22, 2021 | 6:50 pm Font Size AAA With nations including China, the United States, Israel, and others dominating early deliveries, the WHO fears scant remaining vaccine stockpiles could leave 92 lower- and lower-middle-income nations out in the cold when it comes to vaccinating their medical workers in the COVAX program’s initial round. A bill seeking to address the initial non-exemption of vaccine imports from duties, taxes, and has been filed in the House of Representatives....

Bureau of Customs (MANILA BULLETIN) The BOC-Assessment and Operations Coordinating Group (AOCG), Auction and Cargo Disposal (ACD) Division and ACD units of all collection districts disposed of a total of 3,514 overstaying containers from January to December 2020. “The disposition of overstaying containers resulted to revenue generation of P1,076,588,805.44 from public auction of 1,898 containers of assorted items such as television, tiles, plywood, among others, and condemnation of 1,346 cont...

EcoWaste Coalition Honors Customs Official with “Environmental Justice Award” for Re-Exporting Illegal Waste Shipments to South Korea 20.01.2021 - Quezon City, Philippines - Pressenza IPA 20 January 2021, Quezon City. The waste and pollution watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition presented the “Environmental Justice Award” to Bureau of Customs-Region 10 District Collector John Simon in a virt...