DAVAO CITY (September 15) — Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III has ordered Customs Commissioner Isidro Lapeña to release all seized food items in its warehouses to augment the needed goods in preparation for Typhoon Ompong. During the briefing at the National Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (NDRRMC) Thursday, Dominguez told President Rodrigo Duterte that he […]
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17 Chinese nationals arrested for manufacturing “fake” cigarettes
DAVAO CITY (August 22) — The Bureau of Customs on Friday, August 17, arrested 17 Chinese nationals caught manufacturing “fake” cigarettes inside a warehouse in Balmonte St. Gapan City, Nueva Ecija. The raid took place after a concerned citizen informed authorities about the activities inside a warehouse. Customs Commissioner Isidro Lapeña said the foreigners were […]
Duterte leads destruction of smuggled luxury cars, big bikes at Port Irene Cagayan
DAVAO CITY (August 1) —President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday led the destruction of 68 luxury sedans worth P277,961,760 and eight big bikes valued at P19,567,350, at Port Irene, Cagayan valley. The expensive cars and motorbikes were part of 800 contraband vehicles imported in Cagayan through the port. It was the second batch of expensive vehicles […]
Bureau of Customs to auction smuggled sugar
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (July 24) – The Bureau of Customs (BoC) will ask the assistance of the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) in the auction of smuggled sugar it intercepted at the Mindanao International Container Terminal in Tagoloan, Misamis Oriental. During the opening of the container vans last week, Customs Commissioner Isidro Lapeña said that […]
P500-M fake cigarettes, tax stamps seized in Bulacan
MANILA — The Bureau of Customs (BOC) on Thursday seized counterfeit cigarettes and fake Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) tax stamps worth PHP500 million during a raid in three warehouses in Meycauayan City, Bulacan. Customs Commissioner Isidro Lapeña said the raiding team, composed of the bureau’s Enforcement and Security Service and local authorities, uncovered the items […]
Customs broker Taguba now under BJMP custody
MANILA, Philippines — Customs broker Mark Taguba is now under the custody of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) in its detention facility in Camp Bagong Diwa in Bicutan, Taguig City, the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) said Friday. NBI spokesperson Ferdinand Lavin said the Manila Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 46 issued the […]
Customs examiner sentenced to 6 years imprisonment
DAVAO CITY, Philippines — The Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Manila convicted Bureau of Customs (BOC) Examiner Dionisito Valles for violating the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act. In the 02 February 2018 RTC Decision, Judge Virgilio Macaraig sentenced Valles to a penalty of six years and one month to eight years of imprisonment with perpetual […]
P8.65-M beauty products seized by Customs at NAIA
DAVAO CITY, Philippines — Customs personnel at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) have seized 48 cartons of glutathione and beauty products valued at PHP8.65 million from Thailand. Customs Commissioner Isidro Lapeña said the NAIA Customs detected irregularities in the baggage when it passed the X-Ray machines after it was offloaded from the plane. The […]
Lapeña to relieve port execs failing to meet February target
MANILA, Philippines — Bureau of Customs (BOC) Commissioner Isidro Lapeña on Monday said he is ready to relieve port personnel including District Collectors, who will not be able to meet their collection target this month. In a memorandum dated Feb. 6, the BOC chief noted that aside from District Collectors, deputy collectors for assessment, chief of […]
Lapeña fired 641 Bureau of Customs officials and employees
DAVAO CITY, Philippines — Customs Commissioner Isidro Lapeña sacked 641 Bureau of Customs officials and employees starting October 2017 due to corrupt practices. The Bureau of Customs is among the most corrupt agencies in government, an image that Lapeña wants to change. The figure is reflective of how massive corruption eats up the agency personnel. […]
30 ka mahalong sakyanan gipusa sa Bureau of Customs
DAKBAYAN SA DABAW, Mindanao — Traynta ka mga mahalong sakyanan nga nasakmit sa Bureau of Customs sa pantalan sa Davao, Cebu ug Manila, ang dungan nga gipangguba kaganinang alas dos sa hapon, Pebrero 6, 2018. Ang mga kontrabandong sakyanan giguba tungod kay wala kini mga saktong papeles ug walay klarong deklarasyon, gani wala na magpakita […]