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Umaabot sa mahigit P56 milyong halaga ng shabu ang nasamsam ng mga tauhan ng Bureau of Customs at Ninoy Aquino International Airport-Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency mula sa dalawang “drug mule” na Pinay na galing Cambodia sa NAIA Terminal 1.

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More than P136 million worth of undeclared and counterfeit agricultural products were confiscated yesterday at the Port of Manila by the Bureau of Customs.

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Maraming pagbabago ang isinulong ni Customs Commissioner Ariel Nepomuceno sa kanyang ahensiya para labanan ang illegal smuggling at mukhang tamang landas naman ang tinatahak n’ya.

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In a statement on Wednesday, December 24, the bureau said that it intercepted the unclaimed parcels at the Central Mail Exchange Center in Pasay City on December 15.

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Mukhang nakaiwas sa paglilinis ni Customs Commissioner Ariel Nopomuceno ng kanyang bakuran ang hepe ng isang opisina sa Bureau of Customs na naging sentro ng reklamo ng stakeholders.

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Nakatakda nang i-auction o ipasubasta ng Bureau of Customs (BOC) ang 13 luxury vehicles ng mag-asawang contractor na sina Curlee at Sara Discaya sa Nobyembre 15.

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The Bureau of Customs said its anti-corruption reforms began before a US Department of State report citing bribery as a barrier to investment.

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The Federation of Filipino-Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry Inc. (FFCCCII) expressed its support to the Bureau of Customs (BOC) for pursuing a sweeping tight governance measure to avoid corruption inside and outside the agency.

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We need every peso that can be collected from all the taxable imports and exports that pass our ports.

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The Makati Business Club (MBC) has vouched for the new leadership of the Bureau of Customs (BOC).

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                    [Title] => Higit P56 milyong shabu nasamsam sa 2 Pinay na ‘drug mule’
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Umaabot sa mahigit P56 milyong halaga ng shabu ang nasamsam ng mga tauhan ng Bureau of Customs at Ninoy Aquino International Airport-Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency mula sa dalawang “drug mule” na Pinay na galing Cambodia sa NAIA Terminal 1.

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More than P136 million worth of undeclared and counterfeit agricultural products were confiscated yesterday at the Port of Manila by the Bureau of Customs.

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Maraming pagbabago ang isinulong ni Customs Commissioner Ariel Nepomuceno sa kanyang ahensiya para labanan ang illegal smuggling at mukhang tamang landas naman ang tinatahak n’ya.

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In a statement on Wednesday, December 24, the bureau said that it intercepted the unclaimed parcels at the Central Mail Exchange Center in Pasay City on December 15.

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Mukhang nakaiwas sa paglilinis ni Customs Commissioner Ariel Nopomuceno ng kanyang bakuran ang hepe ng isang opisina sa Bureau of Customs na naging sentro ng reklamo ng stakeholders.

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Nakatakda nang i-auction o ipasubasta ng Bureau of Customs (BOC) ang 13 luxury vehicles ng mag-asawang contractor na sina Curlee at Sara Discaya sa Nobyembre 15.

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The Bureau of Customs said its anti-corruption reforms began before a US Department of State report citing bribery as a barrier to investment.

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The Federation of Filipino-Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry Inc. (FFCCCII) expressed its support to the Bureau of Customs (BOC) for pursuing a sweeping tight governance measure to avoid corruption inside and outside the agency.

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We need every peso that can be collected from all the taxable imports and exports that pass our ports.

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The Makati Business Club (MBC) has vouched for the new leadership of the Bureau of Customs (BOC).

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