BOC gets reprieve with SC TRO vs Manila court decision on computerization project

Jan. 7 | The Supreme Court (SC) has issued a temporary restraining order (TRO) against a Manila Regional Trial Court (RTC) decision that prevents the Bureau of Customs (BOC) and the Department of Budget and Management-Procurement Service (DBM-PS) from cancelling...

BOC warns vs illegal activities of ‘Task Force Sunshine’

Dec. 23 | The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) is dissuading the public from transacting with persons pretending to be connected with the agency through the so-called “Task Force Sunshine” or the Office of the Commissioner (OCOM). BOC, in a statement, said...

BOC, DHL eye more efficient air express shipment clearance

Dec. 14 | Customs commissioner Alberto Lina and DHL Express Philippines country manager Nurhayati Abdullah (second and third from right) signed the memorandum of understanding witnessed by BOC deputy commissioner for Assessment and Operations Atty. Agaton Teodoro...

BOC puts on hold pilot test for e-processing of Certificate of Origin

Dec. 7 | The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has indefinitely suspended the trial run for the electronic process of issuing the Certificate of Origin (e-CO). Customs commissioner Alberto Lina on November 26 signed Customs Memorandum Order (CMO) No. 39-2015A suspending...

Lina orders shift in control of Manila cargoes diverted to Subic, Batangas

Dec. 7 | The matter of who has jurisdiction over cargoes transferred last year from the Port of Manila to Batangas and Subic in the wake of the Manila port congestion has been addressed by Customs commissioner Alberto Lina in a new order. In a memorandum signed...

Co-Loading Act IRR ready in 2 months, assures Lina

Dec. 7 | The implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of the Foreign Ships Co-Loading Act will likely be issued in February 2015, according to Philippine Customs commissioner Alberto Lina. Lina, in a panel discussion during the National Export Congress on December...

BOC, Marina chiefs issue warning against fraudsters

Dec. 7 | The heads of two Philippine agencies—Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) and Bureau of Customs (BOC)—are warning their employees as well as stakeholders about “unscrupulous” individuals using the two officials’ identities to extort money or...

BOC, COA sign up for audit program

Dec. 3 | The Bureau of Customs (BOC) and Commission on Audit (COA) are joining the Citizenry Participatory Audit (CPA) program of the Philippine Institute of Certified Public Accounts (PICPA) as part of the government’s push for enhancing transparency and accountability...

Only 30% of PH gov’t agencies plugged into National Single Window

Nov. 30 | A third, or only 12 of 40, government agencies involved in issuing import and export licenses, permits, and clearances are currently connected to the Philippine National Single Window (PNSW). Customs commissioner Alberto Lina has asked stakeholders to...

Waive bank secrecy in exchange for exemption from BIR clearance, Lina proposes to brokers

Nov. 30 | If Philippine customs brokers waive their right to bank secrecy, they may no longer be required to secure the Bureau of Internal Revenue’s (BIR) Brokers’ Clearance Certificate (BCC). This is what Customs commissioner Alberto Lina said during the Chamber...