Customs prepares warrant for confiscated used tires

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 11/04/2015

THE Bureau of Customs (BOC) Port of Cebu will soon issue a warrant of seizure and detention for the custody of the used tires which were seized from a warehouse in barangay Subangdaku, Mandaue City last week.…

Customs tracks down 15 missing container vans

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 10/29/2015

FIFTEEN container vans stored at the Cebu International Port (CIP) were  illegally withdrawn from June to July, said officials. Four of the missing vans which contain used tires were found by officials of the Bureau of Customs…

Exporters assured of streamlined chemical importation regulations

Vanessa Claire Lucero 10/12/2015

The Philippine National Police has vowed to streamline the process of securing permits for the importation of regulated chemicals and other materials used by exporters. But Cebu exporters are not completely satisfied with the PNP’s response, said…

Desecration of OFWs

08/28/2015

We hope that President Benigno Aquino III’s order to the Bureau of Customs (BOC) to stop the random inspection of balikbayan boxes would ensure that every overseas worker will be able to send  gifts to his or…

Exporters’ self-certification pushed

Vanessa Claire Lucero 08/14/2015

Cebu, Davao eyed as outports for self-certification to avail of tariff preferences Customs officials are encouraging exporters in Cebu to use self-certification in availing of tariff preferences under the Asean Trade in Goods Agreement (ATIGA). Self-certification means…

Port body allows use of CIP lot

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 07/09/2015

THE Cebu Port Authority (CPA) has allowed the use of a 1.2-hectare container yard at the Cebu International Port for storage of seized and forfeited cargo containers. Bureau of Customs (BOC) Cebu Port District Collector Arnulfo Marcos…

BOC monitors entry of fake rice in Cebu

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 07/08/2015

The Bureau of Customs is closely monitoring the entry of fake rice in Cebu according to BOC District Collector Arnulfo Marcos. “So far we haven’t seen any fake rice here but we are constantly monitoring,” Marcos told…

Trader charged for milk imports without permit

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 06/27/2015

A businesswoman from San Fernando town, south Cebu is facing trial for importing P15 million worth of milk products from Malaysia to Cebu City without securing the necessary permit from the Food and Drugs Administration (FDA). The…

BOC asks shipping firms to scrap port congestion fee

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 11/26/2014

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) in Cebu is asking shipping lines to stop charging the $200 port congestion fee that they impose on importers as there is no congestion in the Port of Cebu. Kenneth Sesante, BOC …

Customs to auction off 120 vans of imported rice

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 11/25/2014

  The Bureau of Customs (BOC) will auction 120 container vans of rice on the second week of December. Kenneth Sesante, chief of staff of the BOC Port of Cebu, said the 120 container vans were part…

8 customs brokers from Cebu face smuggling raps

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 11/14/2014

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) filed smuggling cases against eight Cebuano customs brokers and two others before the Department of Justice (DOJ) yesterday. The respondents who are all working under Medaglia De Oro Trading are allegedly engaged…

Grenade lobbed at ex-BOC official’s house

Apple Ta-as 11/13/2014

A hand grenade was lobbed at the garage of a retired Bureau of Customs collector yesterday morning. Luckily, it did not explode. The grenade was discovered by the caretaker of the house of Paul Alcazaren in Main…

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