On February 8, 2024, Bureau of Customs (BOC) Commissioner Bienvenido Y. Rubio was invited to be one of the panelists for Session 5 on “Expectation to RILOs as WCO regional bodies” of the World Customs Organization Asia/Pacific (WCO-A/P) Regional High-Level Roundtable on the Enhancement of Data/Intelligence Analysis and Regional Cooperation Network.

Commissioner Bienvenido Y. Rubio, along with Deputy Commissioner Juvymax R. Uy of the Bureau of Customs (BOC) Intelligence Group, Deputy Commissioner Teddy S. Raval of the BOC Enforcement Group, and key officials of the bureau, led the Philippine delegation in the opening ceremony of the World Customs Organization Regional Intelligence Liaison Office for Asia and the Pacific (WCO RILO A/P) that took place in Tokyo, Japan, from February 6 to 8, 2024.

The owner of the red Bugatti Chiron sports car that the Bureau of Customs (BOC) has been searching surrendered the luxury vehicle to the agency’s Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service-Manila International Container Port (CIIS-MICP) on February 9, 2024.

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has unveiled significant programs for this year, reflecting and reinforcing its commitment to achieve a world-class service on the back of sterling revenue collection performance and dynamic digitalization efforts.

In celebrating the agency’s 122nd founding anniversary, BOC Commissioner Bienvenido Y. Rubio turned the spotlight on his new 5-Point Priority Programs, built upon last year’s initiative that helped the Bureau reach unparalleled accomplishments.

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) – Port of Clark, through its intensified border security measures, seized 40 grams of high-grade Marijuana or Kush and 10 pouches of Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) Cannabis-Infused Gummy Candies with an estimated value of more than P88,000 concealed inside a parcel declared as “sneakers” from New York, USA.

On Friday, February 2, 2024, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) Port of Manila through its District Collector issued a Warrant of Seizure and Detention (WSD) against two (2) undocumented Bugatti Chiron luxury sports cars recently seen traversing around Metro Manila and its adjacent cities.

On February 2, 2024, the Bureau of Customs-Port of Subic proudly hosted the 34th meeting of the ASEAN CUSTOMS CAPACITY BUILDING WORKING GROUP (CCBWG), marking the initiation of discussions aimed at advancing customs capabilities within the ASEAN region. Delegates from various member countries convened for the first day of this significant event.

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) Port of Davao, in collaboration with the Philippine Navy and Lake Sebu Municipal Police Station, 2nd Platoon, 1205th Mobile Company, RMFB 12, continues its relentless pursuit of curbing smuggling activities within the country’s maritime borders. In a series of successful operations, the agency intercepted significant quantities of smuggled cigarettes and seized the vessels used in its perpetration.

Committed in enhancing the collection of lawful revenues for the country, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) achieved another milestone by surpassing its revenue target for January 2024 under the strong leadership of Commissioner Bienvenido Y. Rubio.

The Bureau of Customs – Port of Zamboanga (BOC-POZ) seized a motorized wooden craft worth P400,000.00 carrying illegally imported 482 master cases of cigarettes with an estimated market value of P27.6 million in Brgy. Baliwasan, Zamboanga City, on January 26, 2024.