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CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY —- A total of P66 million worth of smuggled agricultural products have been seized by the Bureau of Customs (BOC) Northern Mindanao (Region 10) for the month of July at Mindanao Container Terminal Port, PHIVIDEC Compound, Tagoloan, Misamis Oriental. The Bureau of Customs Regi
MANILA - The Bureau of Customs (BOC) seized an estimated PHP18 million worth of smuggled red and white onions at the Port of Cagayan de Oro (CDO) from China. In a statement on Friday, Customs Commissioner Yogi Filemon Ruiz said the shipments were seized on Thursday and were initially declared as containing soft tortilla wraps and consigned to Primex Export and Import Producer. He added that the swift implementation of the operation stopped the entry of the smuggled agricultural goods into the country. "We have a legacy to continue here, one that was started by the previous administration....
Agricultural smuggling remains a problem in the country with P32 million worth of onions recently seized by the government.
(File photo) MANILA - The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has collected close to PHP838 million through its Post Clearance Audit Group (PCAG) in the first half of 2022. The PCAG's latest report released on Monday showed the additional revenues worth PHP837,969,590 from January to June this year is composed of PHP683.9 million from the 64 Prior Disclosure Program (PDP) applications and PHP154 million from 121 Audit Notice Letters (ANL) issued for the same period. The bureau is also expecting an additional collection amounting to PHP13.647 billion from the enforcement of 67 demand letters, arising f...
A team composed of the Bureau of Customs (BOC) and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) personnel seized an estimated P1.5 billion worth of various smuggled goods, fake luxury items, and cigarette-manufacturing materials from a warehouse located in Valenzuela City, authorities revealed Friday,