BOC-Port of Cebu beefs up security against illegal drugs

PR 10/27/2022

The Bureau of Customs (BOC)-Port of Cebu has recently met with officials of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency Region 7 (PDEA-7) to discuss collaborative measures to prevent the smuggling of illegal drugs into the country. District Collector…

Smuggled ammunition, sex toy from US intercepted in Cebu port

Morexette Marie B. Erram 09/12/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A smuggled sex toy and more than 100 rounds of ammunition were confiscated in a port in Cebu by Customs officials. The Bureau of Customs in the Port of Cebu (BOC-Port of Cebu)…

BOC-Port of Cebu exceeds August 2022 collection target by 18.45 percent

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 09/02/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Bureau of Customs (BOC)-Port of Cebu has exceeded its August 2022 collection target by 18.45 percent. The BOC-Port of Cebu, announced in a post on social media, Friday, September 2, 2022, that…

Customs seize undeclared ‘ukay-ukay’ in Cebu port

Morexette Marie B. Erram 09/01/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Customs officials here intercepted a shipment containing undeclared bales of used clothing, or locally known as ‘ukay-ukay’.  The Bureau of Customs (BOC), in a statement, said they seized 60 bales of undeclared ukay-ukay…

BOC-Port of Cebu seizes cylinders of refrigerants containing trifluoromethane

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 05/19/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines—The Bureau of Customs (BOC)-Port of Cebu seized 300 cylinders of refrigerant gas containing trifluoromethane from China last May 11, 2022. In a statement released on Wednesday, May 18, the BOC Port of Cebu said…

Cebu customs seize smuggled hazardous chemicals from China

Morexette Marie B. Erram 05/17/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Customs officials here have seized a smuggled shipment containing hazardous and eco-destructive chemicals from China last week, the Bureau of Customs in Cebu port (BOC-Port of Cebu) said.  BOC-Port of Cebu, in a…

Port of Cebu reports P3.33B 2020 collection surplus

Doris C. Bongcac 01/02/2021

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — Despite the pandemic, the Bureau of Customs Port of Cebu still managed to earn a revenue surplus of P3.33 billion in 2020. In a report that was posted on BOC Port of Cebu’s…

Cebu Customs posts P3 billion ‘collection surplus’

Morexette Marie B. Erram 12/25/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Bureau of Customs in the Port of Cebu (BOC-Cebu) is expecting its P3 billion worth of ‘collection surplus’ to increase before 2020 ends. BOC-Cebu, in a press release dated and published on…

BOC Port of Cebu exceeds October collection target

Doris C. Bongcac 11/01/2020

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – The Bureau of Customs in the Port of Cebu earned P37.9 million more than its collection target of P2.85 billion for the month of October. It earned a total of P2.88 billion this…

BOC-Cebu sells P700K forfeited goods in public auction

Rosalie O. Abatayo 09/23/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Bureau of Customs Port of Cebu generated over P700,000 from the public auction of various forfeited articles last Monday, September 21, 2020. The BOC-Cebu said a total of P733,000 was generated from…

Cebu customs intercepts smuggled cigarettes from China worth P92M

Alven Marie A. Timtim 08/25/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Bureau of Customs Port of Cebu (BOC-Cebu) intercepted once again shipments of smuggled cigarettes from China last Wednesday, August 19, 2020. In a statement released on Tuesday, August 25, BOC-Cebu said that…

Smuggled rice intercepted in Port of Cebu

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 08/12/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Almost half a million worth of smuggled rice was intercepted by the Bureau of Customs (BOC) Port of Cebu in one of the ports in Cebu City. BOC reported that Myanmar White Rice…

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