The Bureau of Customs (BOC) – Port of Clark, through its continuing campaign against illegal drugs, seized 142 grams of High-Grade Marijuana or Kush worth P234,300.00 in cooperation with Customs Anti-Illegal Drug Task Force (CAIDTF), X-ray Inspection Project (XIP), Enforcement and Security Service (ESS), and Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service (CIIS), and Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA).

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) announced the successful exchange of the electronic Phytosanitary (e-Phyto) certificate between the Philippines and Indonesia through the ASEAN Single Window (ASW) regional platform during the 67th Meeting of the Working Group on Technical Matters for the ASW (TWG). The meeting was held via hybrid platform from June 10-13, 2024, at the ASEAN Headquarters in Jakarta, Indonesia.

The Bureau of Customs (BOC), Anti Money Laundering Council (AMLC), and Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) conducted a joint inspection on currency declaration at Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 1 on June 25, 2024. This is in line with Executive Order No. 33, series of 2023 and Office of the President Memorandum Circular No. 37, series of 2023 adopting the 2023-2027 National Anti-Money Laundering, Counter-Terrorism Financing, Counter Proliferation Financing Strategy (NACS).

In a significant stride against the smuggling of agricultural goods, the Bureau of Customs (BOC), in collaboration with the Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), conducted a successful anti-smuggling operation which resulted in the uncovering illegally imported agricultural products valued at an estimated PhP100 million.

The Philippine (PH) Bureau of Customs (BOC) and Hong Kong (HK) Customs conducted a joint validation visit under the Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) program at Toyota Motor Philippines Corp. (TMPC) on June 18, 2024, in Sta. Rosa, Laguna. This is in line with the Philippines-Hong Kong Joint Action Plan on AEO Mutual Recognition Arrangement (MRA) signed on 30 November 2023.

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) – Port of Clark seized approximately 940 grams of high-grade marijuana or kush, with an estimated value of PhP1,551,000.00, in coordination with the Customs Anti-Illegal Drug Task Force (CAIDTF), X-ray Inspection Project (XIP), Enforcement and Security Service (ESS), Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service (CIIS), and Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA).

The Philippine Bureau of Customs attended the 33rd regular Meeting of the ASEAN Directors-General of Customs held on June 04-06, 2024, in Phu Quoc, Viet Nam, hosted and chaired by the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

The Bureau of Customs – Port of Cagayan de Oro (BOC-CDO) has issued a warrant of seizure and detention for 768 reams of undocumented cigarettes intercepted in collaboration with the Philippine National Police and village officials of Brgy. Baning in Sapad, Lanao del Norte, on June 4, 2024.

In its ongoing efforts to promote regional cooperation to implement cross-border trade digitalization, the Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) recently participated in the first Paperless Trade Week hosted by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) in Bangkok, Thailand.

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) – Port of Zamboanga led the destruction of more than Php 595 million worth of smuggled cigarettes in a customs-rented warehouse in Brgy. Baliwasan, Zamboanga City, on June 13, 2024.