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Senate of the Philippines (File photo) MANILA - The Department of Finance (DOF), Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR), and Bureau of Customs (BOC) on Monday unanimously expressed their support to craft a Senate version of House Bill 9306 which seeks to amend the laws that grant rewards to informants who can help flag violations. DOF Legal Affairs Director Jesus Nathaniel Gonzales told the Committee of Ways and Means chaired by Senator Pia Cayetano that the bill could improve tax collection, enforcement, and administration of the BIR and BOC. He suggested general recommendations to further strength...

The Bureau of Customs has filed 30 cases against suspected smugglers who tried to sneak in nearly P400 million worth of imports in the first quarter of the year.

The Bureau of Customs has filed charges against 73 traders and brokers who allegedly tried to smuggle P356.1 million worth of goods during the first quarter of the year.

AFTER being tagged as the “mother of all smuggling,” the Department of Agriculture (DA) on Thursday appealed to Congress to give the agency police powers to apprehend smugglers of agricultural products. Undersecretary for Policy, Planning and Research Fermin D. Adriano made the appeal during a press conference after House Committee…

(File photo) MANILA - The House Ways and Means Committee on Thursday said it will support any budget or policy request to bolster government efforts to fight the rampant smuggling of agricultural products in the country. In a statement, committee chairman Joey Salceda said agricultural smuggling is a long-standing issue that will require the full efforts of the entire government. He said the committee is focused on improving legislation on agricultural smuggling, particularly its work on the Customs Modernization and Tariff Act and its rules; the Anti-Agricultural Smuggling Act, which makes la...