Maintaining the Bureau of Customs’ commitment to border security, the Port of NAIA on December 6, 2019 apprehended a parcel containing alleged high grade Marijuana also known as Kush weeds weighing 973 grams with an estimated street value of Php 1.6 Million originating from the USA. The parcel was received at the Central Mail Exchange Center (CMEC) in Pasay City. The parcel declared as “Marvel Comic and Child Sleeping Bag” was intercepted by NAIA customs frontliners and operatives in coordination with the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA). The apprehended item was consigned to a certain...

As part of the Bureau of Customs’ (BOC) efforts to decongest its storage facilities, BOC-NAIA today, November 21, 2019, destroys 20 tons of goods in Trece Martires, Cavite. The abandoned goods underwent condemnation proceedings and were destroyed using the Themal Decomposer (Pyrolysis) Facility of the Integrated Waste Management Inc. (IWMI) and was in coordination with the Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) Optical Media Board (OMB) National Telecommunication Commission (NTC) and Commission on Audit (COA). According to the Auction and Cargo Disposal Division (ACDD)-NAIA, the shipments were...

As part of the Bureau of Customs’ (BOC) efforts for continued partnership with stakeholders and to promote trade facilitation, the Port of NAIA on November 18, 2019 recognized the top twenty-five (25) importers for the second and third quarter of 2019 in an event held at the Fourth Floor Tower, NAIA-PairCargo, Pasay City. The event also marked the launching of the Goods Declaration Verification System (GDVS) kiosk and the BOC-NAIA-CCBI Helpdesk. Present were representatives from the port’s top importers namely Samsung, Oppo and Globe Telecom Inc. and Phizer Philippines among others. Officials...