Smuggling raps filed against 3 Cebuano Customs brokers

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 10/17/2014

Three Cebuano Customs brokers and three more from other places are facing smuggling-related complaints that the Bureau of Customs (BOC) filed with the Department of Justice yesterday. Accused of importing rice without permits are Marvin Mendoza, owner…

Cebu Customs to destroy used clothes; DSWD won’t accept them as donations for Yolanda survivors

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 08/31/2014

BAN THEN  BURN?     About 100 to 150 boxes of used clothing sent by donors abroad for victims of typhoon Yolanda victims may end up in the fire. Stored as confiscated cargo in the Port of Cebu,…

BOC streamlines release of relief goods

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 08/07/2014

CITING issues surrounding the delay in the release of relief goods sent from abroad that were earmarked for victims of supertyphoon Yolanda (Haiyan), the Bureau of Customs (BOC) has released a revised guidelines and procedures for the…

Business trust in Customs continues to plummet

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 03/17/2014

More businessmen are seeing “a lot” of corruption in the public sector in 2013 than in 2012, but business expectations in the next two years are reaching a “record high”. This is according to the 2013 Enterprise…

Traders losing business due to port congestion

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 02/05/2014

EXPORTERS CRY OVER ABANDONED CONTAINER Exporters are worried that the congestion of containers in the Cebu International Port (CIP) is affecting the movement of their products. That congestion will result in delay of the shipments, said Fred…

Customs eyes P12B revenue for 2014

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 01/29/2014

THE Bureau of Customs (BOC) district in Cebu has set a target collection of P12.4 billion this year or P3 billion more than what it collected last year. Customs district collector Roberto Almadin said this year’s revenue…

Customs Cebu targets P12.4B in 2014

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 01/28/2014

Cebu Customs district collector Roberto Almadin told the weekly 888 News Forum that their collection target for 2014 of P12.4 billion is 43 percent higher compared to last year. He said they have a target collection of…

Computerization is new Custom chief’s focus

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 01/28/2014

By the end of the year, all port entry transactions should  be posted online  in the website of the Bureau of Customs (BOC) to promote transparency. In his first visit at the Port of Cebu yesterday, newly…

New Customs chief inspects Cebu port

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 01/27/2014

Newly installed Customs Commissioner John Sevilla checked the 1,630 unclaimed container vans at the Cebu International Port during his first Cebu visit since his appointment, this Monday morning. Dismantled cars, used tires, used clothing and water purification…

Local traders and rice smuggling

Malou Guanzon Apalisok 01/27/2014

Last week’s appearance of Cebuano businessman David Lim before the Senate committee on agriculture which is investigating rice smuggling activities in the Bureau of Customs (BOC) came as a bit of a surprise to the local community…

Gov’t lost P1.3T to smugglers in 9 years

01/14/2014

From 2002 to 2011, the government lost more than P1.33 trillion in revenue due to smuggling through the country’s ports, according to the Federation of Philippine Industries (FPI). In a 20-page study, a copy of which was…

No taxes for donations, Customs says

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 11/19/2013

NO taxes or duties will be collected by the Bureau of Customs (BOC) on the cargo flights carrying donations and relief goods from the international communities. “Kita pay gitabangan sa laing nasud kita pay magpadugay-dugay (We are…

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