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Dominguez sees lower Customs collections this month

February 19, 2020 admin boc, bureau of customs, carlos dominguez 3rd, customs collections, revenue collections, Top Business, top business news

Credit to Author: Mayvelin U. Caraballo, TMT| Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2020 17:34:47 +0000

FINANCE Secretary Carlos Dominguez 3rd expects the Bureau of Customs’ (BoC) revenue collections to drop this month as the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) outbreak drags shipments from China, one of the Philippines’ major trading partners. “Total shipments dropped, but the majority of the drop is from China,” Dominguez told reporters on Tuesday night when asked […]

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BoC intensifies anti-smuggling drive in 2019

January 30, 2020 admin anti-smuggling drive, boc, public square

Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2020 02:32:33 +0000

THE Bureau of Customs (BoC) has intensified its anti-smuggling campaign in 2019, seizing P20.58-billion worth of smuggled goods, mostly counterfeit items, illegal drugs and tobacco products. In a report to Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez 3rd, the BoC said it also filed criminal cases against 345 importers and 75 customs brokers last year in line with […]

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‘Corrupt’ Customs workers to face admin raps before Ombudsman – Palace

July 18, 2019 admin administrative charges, boc, bureau of customs, corruption, court, Latest News Stories, local news, Malacañang, Nation, Ombudsman, Philippines, President, Rodrigo Duterte, Salvador Panelo, spokesperson

Credit to Author: acerojano| Date: Thu, 18 Jul 2019 16:46:17 +0000

Malacañang will file corruption charges before the Ombudsman against officials of the Bureau of Customs

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Duterte meets relieved Customs employees in Malacañang

July 18, 2019 admin boc, corruption, Customs, Latest News Stories, local news, Nation, national news, news, Philippine news updates, Rodrigo Duterte

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Thu, 18 Jul 2019 12:10:50 +0000

President Rodrigo Duterte met the relieved employees of the Bureau of Customs (BOC) on Thursday night in Malacañang.

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BOC streamlines baggage declaration procedures at airports

July 17, 2019 admin baggage, boc, Customs, customs baggage declaration form, Latest News Stories, local news, Nation, national news, news, Philippine news updates

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Wed, 17 Jul 2019 10:56:04 +0000

In a bid to make traveling more convenient to tourists and passengers, the BOC has streamlined its baggage declaration procedures.

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Surprise!: BOC officials, employees take drug test

July 15, 2019 admin boc, Customs, drug test, Latest News Stories, local news, Nation, national news, news, Philippine news updates

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2019 06:55:04 +0000

The BOC has conducted a surprise drug testing of its officers and employees in a move to ensure that the agency is free from illegal drugs.

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BOC team vs foreign trash backed

July 14, 2019 admin boc, bureau of customs, Department of Finance, DoF, foreign trash, Headlines, Latest News Stories, Regions

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Sun, 14 Jul 2019 21:19:00 +0000

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Misamis Oriental — The plan of the Department of Finance (DOF) to organize a special strike team within the Bureau of Customs (BOC) to prevent foreign garbage from being dumped in the Philippines has the support of environmental group EcoWaste Coalition. EcoWaste Coalition national coordinator Aileen Lucero said Finance Secretary Carlos […]

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Ship manning firm bares new BOC modus to link unsuspecting companies to smuggling

July 14, 2019 admin Bacolod City, boc, container, investigation, Latest News Stories, Port of Manila, Regions, Shipping, smuggling, VACC

Credit to Author: cmiranda| Date: Sun, 14 Jul 2019 11:00:01 +0000

BACOLOD CITY—A top official of a ship manning company based here on Sunday (July 14) called for an investigation of reports that linked it to the illegal release of 641 shipping containers loaded with smuggled goods at the Port of Manila and the filing of charges against those behind the reports.

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