Delegates from the United States Mission to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and United States Agency for International Development’s ASEAN Policy Implementation (USAID API) Project and Customs Commissioner Yogi Filemon Ruiz agreed to broaden economic integration and meet the Philippines’ commitment to digitizing trade processes and optimizing intra-ASEAN trade potential.

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) hosted the physical Joint Validation for the Philippines under the ASEAN Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) Mutual Recognition Arrangement (AAMRA) negotiations at the Coca-Cola Beverages Philippines Inc. (CCBPI) in Sta. Rosa, Laguna, on December 14-15.

The National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) – Economic Development Committee (EDC) XI approved the recommendation of the Bureau of Customs (BOC) – Port of Davao action plan to create a Technical Working Group (TWG) for its logistics and investment hub project.

Deconsolidators involved in abandoning hundreds of balikbayan boxes at the Manila International Container Port (MICP) have been charged criminally by the Bureau of Customs (BOC).

The Bureau of Customs Port of Cebu signed the Memorandum of Agreement on Wednesday, creating One Cebu–Inter-Agency Interdiction Task Force (OC-IAITF), Cebu provincial government’s unified initiative to fight illegal drugs, smuggling, human trafficking, and terrorism.

The Bureau of Customs Project Management Unit (BOC-PMU), led by Dona Bolea, and the World Bank visited the Manila International Container Port (MICP) on December 6 for the Philippine Customs Modernization Project.

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) on Thursday inspected a warehouse in Imus, Cavite, and found an estimated P150 million worth of fake apparel, appliances, and general merchandise.

The Bureau of Customs – Ninoy Aquino International Airport (BOC-NAIA), headed by District Collector Mimel Talusan, and partner agencies on Tuesday intercepted four air parcels containing illegal drugs and turned them over to the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) for proper disposition at the Central Mail Exchange Center (CMEC).

The Bureau of Customs-Port of Clark turned over about P2.48 million worth of methamphetamine hydrochloride or shabu to the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) today.

In support of the Bureau’s staunchest partner in trade advancement and export development, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) took part in the two-day National Exporters’ Week (NEW) sponsored by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) on Dec. 5-6 at the Marriott Hotel in Pasay City.