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‘Hasty’ approval by FDA of cosmetic products bared
The FDA Investigationwas triggered by complaints that the company was “deceiving” its customers by claiming that its line of ‘Sunglow’ and ‘Fresh Skinlab’ products contain between 30 to…
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‘FMP’ boosts govt. revenue, drive vs. smuggling
For the BOC, the program is under the supervision of Deputy Commissioner for Enforcement Group, Atty. Teddy Raval.
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Court approves ‘expro’ of more PECO assets
THE Panay Electric Company (PECO) stands to lose the rest of its properties to MORE Electric and Power Corp. (MORE Power) after the Iloilo Regional Trial Court Branch 24 granted the…
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BOC surpasses September target by P12.5 billion
THE Bureau of Customs is “on a roll” in its revenue collection effort after registering an impressive 33 percent positive deviation for the month of September, the fourth consecutive…
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11TH BOC ‘Customer Care Center’ opens in Iloilo
The newly established facility serves as a one-stop shop for answering queries and concerns, processing and releasing of regulatory documents and payment of customs duties, taxes, fees…
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PASSAGE OF P2.6 BILLION 2021 BOC BUDGET ASSURED
THE Senate Finance Committee has assured support for the passage of the 2021 budget of the Bureau of Customs with Comm. Rey Leonardo Guerrero also earning praise from Sen. Imee…
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New BOC ‘color-code’ seen to address IU ‘abuses’
There have been mounting complaints—and accusation of extortion—that with the creation of the IU headed by retired Army general, Noel Samarita, shipments that have already gone…
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Only 400 Americans ‘own’ 13 percent of US wealth
“Pandemic be damned,” as the opening sentence of the article stressed, these Americans even increased their wealth by $240 billion from last year, an amount that is more than half of…
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P6.5M LUXURY GOODS SEIZED AT NAIA
THE Bureau of Customs last week seized known brands of luxury items worth P6.5 million from France at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (BOC-NAIA) misdeclared as “assorted…
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House ‘Appro Chair’ vows support for NIA fund hike
FARMERS and other rural-based workers can now heave a sigh of relief after ACT-CIS partylist representative, Eric Yap, assured his support for the return of the P4.2 billion “slashed”…
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