Steel industry lauds BOC crackdown on smugglers
February 16, 2015 - 12:00am
The public-private efforts to rid the domestic market of smuggled steel products have scored a major victory with the filing of anti-smuggling cases against importers initiated by the Bureau of Customs, the Philippine...
Business
Public warned vs ‘love scammers’
By
Evelyn Macairan
| February 7, 2015 - 12:00am
With Valentine’s Day only a week away, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) yesterday warned the public against falling for the...
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Bureau of Customs to lose P40B/year on low oil prices
By
Zinnia B. Dela Peña
| January 26, 2015 - 12:00am
The Bureau of Customs stands to lose as much as P40 billion a year due to the continued decline of oil prices as a result...
Business
Palace defends Customs chief, no word on resignation rumors
By
Louis Bacani
| January 7, 2015 - 3:37pm
Malacañang on Wednesday backed Bureau of Customs (BOC) Commissioner John Philip Sevilla amid rumors that he is on his...
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BOC probes Zambo rice smuggling
By
Roel Pareño
| December 13, 2014 - 12:00am
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) is investigating the alleged involvement of its own people in rice smuggling here, Commissioner John Sevilla has said.
Nation
Gov't strengthens fight against rice smuggling
December 12, 2014 - 10:00pm
The government is beefing up its campaign against rice smuggling by providing law enforcers with a checklist of legitimate rice shipments arriving in the country, a senior government official said today.
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Importers at brokers
By
Bening Batuigas
| November 4, 2014 - 12:00am
PATINDI ng patindi na ang paghambalos sa importers at brokers sa bakuran ni Bureau of Customs “ Hugas Kamay” Commissioner John Sevilla at Philippine Port Authority ‘‘Kabig ng kabig”...
PSN Opinyon
Customs to reduce import processing to 4 hours by next year
By
Patricia Lourdes Viray
| October 23, 2014 - 6:12pm
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) is aiming to reduce the processing time of imports to four hours by next year, Commissioner...
Business
Smuggling raps filed vs rice importer
By
Evelyn Macairan
| October 17, 2014 - 12:00am
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has filed smuggling charges against Silent Royalty Marketing, which was listed as the biggest private rice importer in 2013.
Metro
Lava flows down as Mayon gears up for major eruption
By
Cet Dematera
| October 14, 2014 - 12:00am
Lava was observed flowing down the slopes of Mayon Volcano, indicating a major eruption was imminent, a senior geologist at the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said yesterday.
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