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BOC, DA, inks ‘data sharing’ agreement
THE Bureau of Customs and the Department of Agriculture (DA) last week signed a ‘data sharing agreement’ that is meant to address issues regarding the country’s campaign against the…
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RCMG: 166 smugglers, cohorts, sued last year
THE Bureau of Customs (BOC) last year filed 166 criminal and administrative cases against suspected smugglers and their cohorts in the customs brokerage profession, up by some 36…
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P18.34 million cigarettes seized in Davao
THE Port of Davao of the Bureau of Customs on Tuesday, January 18, 2022, intercepted a shipment of smuggled cigarettes worth P18.34 million.
Acting on the information provided by the…
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‘E-Sabong’ not for OFWs, limited to PH, says Pagcor
THE Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (Pagcor) warned operators and licensees of online cockfighting, popularly known as ‘E-Sabong,’ to make sure that their operations are…
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BOC completes most of its ‘priority programs’ for 2021
THE Bureau of Customs (BOC) completed 89 percent of its target activities last year under the ‘10-Point Priority Program for CY 2021’ laid down by Commissioner Rey Leonardo Guerrero…
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Fake meds real; another P30M worth seized in BOC raid
PUBLIC apprehension that fake medicines such as paracetamol and other cures for coughs, flu, and the common cold, are now proliferating turned out to be true after joint government…
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2021 is banner year of PH’s anti-smuggling drive!
THE present leadership of the Bureau of Customs (BOC) headed by former Armed Forces chief, retired Army general, Rey Leonardo Guerrero, may be leaving the customs service 5 months…
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Guerrero confident of ‘full automation’ of BOC processes
BUREAU of Customs Commissioner Rey Leonardo Guerrero is confident his agency is on its way to achieving “full automation” of its entire processes, especially its frontline operations,…
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Huawei: ‘The Chinese tech giant rises again’
(Editor’s Note: This is a reprint from an article that appeared last December 29, 2021 in the online news site of ‘Russia Times’(RT) originally titled, ‘The Chinese tech giant America…
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Tobacco exec praises BOC for ‘fabulous work’
THE anti-smuggling campaign of the Bureau of Customs (BOC), particularly against both smuggled and locally-produced illicit cigarettes has earned high praises from the tobacco…
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