DAVAO CITY (September 22) — Again! the Bureau of Customs (BOC) uncovered and seized P16 million worth of smuggled onions from China at the Manila International Container Port (MICP). Customs Commissioner Isidro Lapeña said the red onions were hidden in 6 containers and were misdeclared as apples. The shipment arrived at the port last Aug. […]
Commissioner Isidro Lapeña
BoC files smuggling charges Vs. Sta. Rosa farms
DAVAO CITY (July 31) – The Bureau of Customs, through the Bureau Action Team Against Smugglers (BATAS) has filed smuggling charges against the owner and officials of Santa Rosa Farms Products Corporation for the unlawful importation of 200 containers of rice from Thailand in June at the Manila International Container Port (MICP) without the required […]
Customs forfeits Skyjet aircraft
DAVAO CITY (July 20)-— The Bureau of Customs in the Port of Ninoy Aquino International Airport ordered the forfeiture of an 80-seater aircraft after its owners failed to pay the customs duties and taxes from the time of its importation. Customs Commissioner Isidro Lapeña said the company failed to pay their duties to the government. […]
Duterte fires Customs Commissioner Prudente over excessive foreign trips
DAVAO CITY (May 30) — President Rodrigo Duterte fired on Wednesday Bureau of Customs (BOC) deputy commissioner Noel Patrick Sales Prudente over excessive foreign trips. Prudente is facing an investigation by the House of Representatives over the supposed questionable release of container vans at the Manila South Harbor. “I will cut short the agony of Congress. […]
Davao Customs seized P50-M contraband, contents misdeclared
DAVAO CITY (May 26) — Customs Commissioner Isidro Lapeña on Friday led the opening of six containers of misdeclared items, amounting to P50-million which were downloaded in Davao and Panabo City ports. . Lapeña told reporters that the Bureau of Customs’ (BOC) in the Port of Davao was alerted about the shipment which prompted them […]
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 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. […]