In a significant stride toward enhancing border control and ensuring national security, the Bureau of Customs (BOC), under the leadership of Commissioner Bienvenido Y. Rubio, has reported remarkable accomplishments through its X-ray Inspection Project (XIP). As a crucial division operating within the Bureau’s Intelligence Group, headed by Deputy Commissioner Juvymax Uy, the XIP has consistently demonstrated its commitment in safeguarding the nation through diligent monitoring and non-intrusive inspection of shipments entering ports nationwide.

The Bureau of Customs (BOC), Sub-Port of General Santos, successfully seized 17,000 reams of “Fort” brand cigarettes and 3 close van vehicles with an estimated aggregate value of Php 9,100,000.00 on August 24, 2023, in Brgy. Bawing, General Santos City.

An intelligence report from the Bureau of Customs Intelligence Group (BOC-IG) and Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service (CIIS) in the Port of Zamboanga led the Philippine Navy (PN) and elements of PC390 to intercept a motorboat loaded with P160.3 million worth of undocumented cigarettes on August 23, 2023.

The Bureau of Customs’ (BOC) Assessment and Operations Coordinating Group (AOCG), through the initiative of Deputy Commissioner Vener S. Baquiran, directed the conduct of 100% audit of all BOC-accredited condemnation facilities in the Philippines.

In furtherance to the marching order of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. to intensify operations against rice smuggling, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) on Wednesday, August 30, 2023, found an estimated P519 million worth of rice grains and “palay” in several warehouses in Bulacan province.

District Collector Erastus Sandino B. Austria, at the helm of the Bureau of Customs – Port of Clark, convened with the Clark Security Advisory Council led by the Clark Development Corporation (CDC) on August 24, 2023 at the Clark Visitors Center, marking a crucial step toward fortifying security measures and trade facilitation within the region.

In line with the strengthened campaign of the Bureau of Customs (BOC) against illegal drugs, BOC-Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), in collaboration with the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) and the NAIA Inter-Agency Drug Interdiction Task Group (NAIA-IADITG), apprehended a passenger found with cocaine concealed inside her luggage.

The Bureau of Customs (BOC), Sub-Port of Mindanao Container Terminal (MCT) unveils its new building at the Phividec Industrial Estate in Tagoloan, Misamis Oriental, on August 22, 2023. With the new facility, MCT Subport aims to increase its revenue contribution as well as improve its services to stakeholders.

Following the directive of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. to protect the country’s agricultural assets through intensified border security, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) on Thursday, August 24, 2023, found an estimated P505 million worth of suspected smuggled imported rice in various warehouses in Bulacan province.

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) will receive support from Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to facilitate the implementation of its ongoing and future modernization projects.

In a meeting held on August 17, 2023, BOC welcomed Mr. Katsu Shigeaki, Customs Expert from JICA. Thereat, Shigeaki reaffirms JICA’s commitment to support the BOC’s administration in carrying out its programs and initiatives.