Lacson blames corrupt Customs officials for trash shipments

Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Sat, 25 May 2019 13:09:27 +0000

Sen. Panfilo “Ping” Lacson blames corrupt Bureau of Customs (BOC) officials for the entry into Philippine ports not only of illegal drugs but also garbage.

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Sacked district collector, 2 ex-AFP officers appointed as BOC deputy chiefs

Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Sat, 25 May 2019 09:56:18 +0000

President Rodrigo Duterte has appointed a dismissed district collector of the Port of Manila and two retired military officers as deputy chiefs in the Bureau of Customs (BOC).

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Former Customs official, bogus broker arrested for extortion

Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Thu, 23 May 2019 10:01:55 +0000

A former top official of the Bureau of Customs (BoC) and an alleged bogus customs broker were arrested by joint operatives of the Customs Intelligence Group (CIG) and the National Bureau…READ

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Canada’s red tape delaying trash reexport, says BOC chief

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Tue, 07 May 2019 21:39:48 +0000

MANILA, Philippines — If not for the bureaucratic red tape in Canada, the Philippines could have shipped the remaining 69 containers of trash languishing in two of the country’s ports by the middle of this month, the Department of Finance (DOF) said on Tuesday.

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P60M smuggled sugar, firecrackers seized in Subic

Credit to Author: dmorcoso| Date: Fri, 26 Apr 2019 04:15:53 +0000

P60M smuggled sugar, firecrackers seized in Subic

SUBIC BAY FREEPORT — The Bureau of Customs (BOC) confiscated a total of P60 million worth of smuggled sugar and firecrackers here on Friday. BOC officials said the smuggled sugar and firecrackers arrived from Hong Kong on March 31 and April 7 and were seized after these were found in 34 containers misdeclared as floor […]

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Bureau of Customs warns public against ‘Love Scam’ 

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Thu, 25 Apr 2019 14:00:02 +0000

Bureau of Customs warns public against ‘Love Scam’ 

The Bureau of Customs has warned the public against sham e-mails purportedly on behalf of the agency that ask shipment consignees to deposit money for the release of their package.

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Gatchalian to BOC: Automate processes, eliminate human intervention

Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Thu, 04 Apr 2019 01:59:08 +0000

Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Thursday urged the Bureau of Customs (BOC) to completely automate its internal processes and remove human

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Customs ‘fixer’ asks court to reverse denial of bail

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Tue, 02 Apr 2019 21:02:47 +0000

Customs ‘fixer’ asks court to reverse denial of bail

MANILA, Philippines — Alleged fixer Mark Taguba has filed an appeal in court to reverse an earlier ruling denying him bail as he pointed to his Chinese coaccused, Richard Tan and Chen Rong Huan, as the ones who knew about the 602.2 kilograms of “shabu” (crystal meth) from China that passed through the Bureau of Customs’ express lane.

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Customs ‘fixer’ asks court to reverse denial of bail

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Tue, 02 Apr 2019 21:02:47 +0000

Customs ‘fixer’ asks court to reverse denial of bail

MANILA, Philippines — Alleged fixer Mark Taguba has filed an appeal in court to reverse an earlier ruling denying him bail as he pointed to his Chinese coaccused, Richard Tan and Chen Rong Huan, as the ones who knew about the 602.2 kilograms of “shabu” (crystal meth) from China that passed through the Bureau of Customs’ express lane.

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Solon urges ‘deep’ probe of Customs building fire

Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Sat, 23 Feb 2019 14:34:17 +0000

Solon urges ‘deep’ probe of Customs building fire

Misamis Oriental Rep. Juliet Uy urged on Saturday the Department of the Interior and Local Government to conduct a “thorough, meticulous and scientific” investigation into the Thursday night blaze that hit the Bureau of Customs head office at the Port Area in Manila.

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