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SEIZED. Customs agents conduct an inspection of a warehouse in Valenzuela City on Wednesday (July 13, 2022). Authorities seized some PHP1.5 billion worth of smuggled goods and fake luxury items during the inspection. (Photo from BOC) MANILA - Customs officers and military troops seized some PHP1.5 billion worth of smuggled goods, fake luxury items, and cigarette-manufacturing materials from a warehouse in Valenzuela City. In a statement Friday, the bureau said the team armed presented on Wednesd...

BACOLOD CITY - Four boxes of fake cigarettes worth P220,000 were seized by police operatives from a trader in an entrapment operation in Barangay Bagawines, Vallehermoso, Negros Oriental on Monday. The trader arrested by the Provincial Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) was Abdul Jal

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(Photo courtesy of BOC) MANILA - The Bureau of Customs (BOC) - Port of Ninoy Aquino International Airport (BOC-NAIA) on Monday reported the interception of 198 various species of tarantulas misdeclared as thermal mugs in Pasay City. In a statement, the port said the outbound shipment was about to be sent by a sender from Pasay City to a recipient in Italy when it was intercepted by officers at the BOC-DHL Express warehouse on June 7. The package was subjected to X-ray and 100 percent physical ex...

FAKE. Some of the PHP10 million worth of fake, smuggled cigarettes confiscated in Barangay San Vicente, Orion, Bataan on Monday (June 6, 2022). Lawyer William Balayo, BOC district collector, said on Tuesday seized from a store and a farm resort were 506 master cases of different brands of smuggled cigarettes. (Photo courtesy of BOC-Port of Limay) LIMAY, Bataan - Operatives from the Bureau of Customs (BOC)-Port of Limay and local police swooped down on separate establishments in two areas of Orio...

The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) is batting for a legislation on geographical indication (GI) to protect various sectors and generate income for the domestic economy. PCCI President George Baracelon said during a renewal of partnership with the Intellectual Property Office (WI

Online piracy continues to take a toll on the Philippine economy, with losses running up to billions and thousands of workers in linked industries getting deprived of opportunities, advocacy group CitizenWatch said in a statement as it also urged the government to act fast to reverse these effects.

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(PNA photo by Gil S. Calinga) MANILA-The Bureau of Customs (BOC) on Friday reported the seizure of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) infringing goods worth over PHP600 million in various operations in Cavite and Bulacan. In separate statements, the BOC said two teams have presented Letters of Authority (LOA) issued by BOC Commissioner Rey Leonardo Guerrero, upon inspection of warehouses in the provinces. The first operation, led Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service (CIIS)-IPRD, inspec...