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Nov. 14 | The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) has two new acting deputy commissioners for Internal Administration Group (IAG) and Intelligence Group (IG).
Retired lieutenant general Donato San Juan II is the acting deputy commissioner of IAG, replacing Gladys...
Oct. 16 | Customs Commissioner Isidro Lapeña said he is not going anywhere.
Customs Commissioner Isidro Lapeña clarified that he will neither be replaced soon as head of the Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) nor run for an elective post.
“I would like to inform...
Oct. 14 | Customs commissioner Isidro Lapeña (left) with Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez talking about “perceptions” of port congestion. Photo courtesy of Bureau of Customs.
There is no congestion at Manila ports, Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez announced...
Sep. 12 | The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has decentralized and transferred non-information technology functions from its Management Information System and Technology Group (MISTG) to other relevant groups and offices so the IT group can focus on its main role.
Customs...
Aug. 28 | Image courtesy of yodiyim at FreeDigitalPhotos.net
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has finally issued the amended order implementing duty- and tax-free importation into the Philippines of consolidated balikbayan (personal effects) boxes.
Customs Administrative...
Aug. 28 | The Philippine Exporters Confederation, Inc. (PhilExport) is seeking government assistance to ensure Filipino exporters can comply with a new European Union registration requirement crucial for the continued availment of benefits under the EU’s Generalised...
Aug. 27 | The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has filed criminal charges against an importer, a customs broker, and 12 customs employees who were allegedly cohorts in the attempted smuggling of 5,000 sacks of sugar into the Philippines.
BOC on August 22 filed before the...
Aug. 23 | The Bureau of Customs (BOC) Management Information System and Technology Group (MISTG) is working to finish this month the automated system that will make it easier to countercheck the list of importable items, a policy currently on hold.
MISTG deputy...
Aug. 23 | The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has asked the Lower House Committee on Dangerous Drugs for support in getting funding for additional x-ray machines to curb smuggling and raise revenues.
During the committee’s investigation hearing on August 14, Customs...
Aug. 19 | The Philippines’ Bureau of Customs (BOC) Management Information System and Technology Group (MISTG) has programmed short- and medium-term automation projects to modernize the agency’s processes.
BOC is bidding out four projects to enhance e2m...