In a significant leap toward digital transformation, the Bureau of Customs (BOC), Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), and other relevant agencies have joined forces to create a more efficient and secure travel experience for all travelers and crew members. This initiative was marked by the Ceremonial Launch of the Enhanced e-Travel System on July 10, 2024.

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) held its 5th Customs Industry Consultative and Advisory Council (CICAC) meeting on July 5, 2024, at the Diamond Hotel in Manila. Hosted by the Chinese-Filipino Business Club, Incorporated (CFBCI), the event was led by Customs Commissioner Bienvenido Y. Rubio and included diverse stakeholders such as foreign chambers, top importers, and the agricultural sector. The meeting focused on optimizing customs procedures, the implementation of ATA Carnet, and oathtaking of new CICAC members.

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) – Port of Clark along with the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), arrested the consignee of 1,608 grams of Liquid Cocaine with an estimated value of P8,522,400.00 on June 25, 2024.

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) welcomed a delegation from the Tanzania Revenue Authority (TRA) as part of its working visit to seek consultancy from the Philippine Customs for the establishment of the Tanzania Customs Laboratory Project.

In its continuous effort to crackdown illicit cigarettes smuggling activities, the Bureau of Customs – Port of Cagayan de Oro (BOC-CDO), under the leadership of District Collector Alexandra Y. Lumontad, issued a Warrant of Seizure and Detention on June 25, 2024, against 350 reams of undocumented cigarettes intercepted in Brgy. North Poblacion, Guinsiliban, Camiguin.

The Bureau of Customs (BOC), in collaboration with the Philippine National Police and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency, conducted a parallel investigation resulting in the seizure of a private yacht used in transporting 1.4 tons of shabu to Nasugbu, Batangas.

The Bureau of Customs Ninoy Aquino International Airport (BOC-NAIA), in collaboration with the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) and the NAIA Inter-Agency Drug Interdiction Task Group (NAIA-IADITG), successfully intercepted an outbound cargo containing dangerous drugs which were concealed and misdeclared as kitchen wall stickers on June 27, 2024.

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) is calling on all overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and their families to claim the 294 remaining balikbayan boxes currently in BOC custody. These boxes, identified with Bill of Lading numbers ONEYKW1TA1994400, ONEYKW1TA1968500, ONEYKW1TA1998800 and consigned to Mediacom Express Cargo and Pinoy Network Cargo WLL, arrived in the Philippines from Kuwait on February 12, 2023. Unfortunately, they were abandoned by the forwarder after collecting payments from abroad, leaving our OFWs and their families without their hard-earned balikbayan boxes.

Two days after the Bureau of Customs-Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC), and Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) conducted a joint inspection on currency declarations at NAIA Terminal 1, the BOC-NAIA intercepted undeclared foreign currencies amounting to 47 million Japanese Yen or PhP17.2 million on 27 June 2024 at NAIA Terminal 3 in Pasay City.

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) – Port of Clark together with the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), Customs Anti-Illegal Drug Task Force (CAIDTF), X-ray Inspection Project (XIP), Enforcement and Security Service (ESS), and Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service (CIIS), arrested the consignee of 5,888 grams of Marijuana Oil with an estimated value of P392,533.33 on June 19.