The Bureau of Customs (BOC) achieved a significant milestone on April 28, 2023, with a record-breaking daily collection of P7.510 billion. This impressive feat surpassed the agency’s previous highest daily collection of P6.074 billion on October 14, 2022, by P1.436 billion or 23.64%.

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has once again exceeded its revenue collection target, generating P68.274 billion for April 2023, compared to its target of P68.199 billion. This is a 3.97% increase from last year’s collection of P65.669 billion for the same period.

The Bureau of Customs Port of Zamboanga (BOC-POZ) destroyed a total of 19,419 cases and 667 reams of smuggled cigarettes on 28 April 2023. The destruction took place in a Customs-rented warehouse in Barangay Baliwasan, Zamboanga City.

The Bureau of Customs – Ninoy Aquino International Airport (BOC-NAIA) hosted a meeting to prepare for the Alliance for Financial Inclusion – Global Policy Forum country hosting with Department of Finance (DOF) and Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) on April 20, 2023, at the NAIA Conference Room, Pasay City.

The CDO Police Office Station 10 turned over 50 boxes (2 master cases per box) of alleged smuggled cigarettes to the Bureau of Customs – Port of Cagayan de Oro on April 19, 2023.

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) and the Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI) have taken the lead in facilitating the exchange of the Electronic Phytosanitary (e-Phyto) Certificate system with Indonesia and Thailand.

The Bureau of Customs—Ninoy Aquino International Airport (BOC—NAIA) held a meeting with representatives from the Chinese Embassy on April 18, 2023, at the NAIA Conference Room in Pasay City.

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has taken the lead in a new initiative to combat smuggling, spearheading the Inter-agency Intelligence Summit in response to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s directive to curb all forms of smuggling.

The Bureau of Customs – Collection District XII was the Guest of Honor at the Davao International Airport, where it witnessed the ceremonial send-off of Durian exports to China. This event highlights the efforts of various government agencies, including the Department of Agriculture – Bureau of Plant Industry, in developing the plant industry in the Philippines.