Commissioner Bienvenido Y. Rubio reaffirmed the Bureau of Customs’ (BOC) commitment in cultivating new alliances and fostering enhanced stakeholders’ engagement for a more responsive, adaptive, and resilient customs administration during the commemoration of International Customs Day on January 29, 2024.

Manila, Philippines – Bureau of Customs (BOC) Commissioner Bienvenido Y. Rubio affirmed the bureau’s commitment of reaching its P959 billion collection target for the calendar year 2024 and intensifying efforts against smuggling during Finance Secretary Ralph G. Recto’s visit in BOC on January 24, 2024.

Commissioner Bienvenido Y. Rubio emphasized the accomplishments of the Bureau of Customs (BOC) in 2023 and outlined goals for 2024 during the bureau’s New Year’s Call on January 10, 2024. The event brought together key officials of the BOC, including the Assistant Commissioner, Deputy Commissioners, Service Directors, District Collectors, and Division Chiefs.

The Bureau of Customs – Port of Clark stopped an attempt to export P7.507 million worth of methamphetamine hydrochloride in a shipment declared as “shaft drive model” bound for New Zealand on January 3, 2024.

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) and ARISE Plus Philippines recently organized a comprehensive “Integrated Risk Management (IRM) Awareness, Risk Analysis, and Treatment Workshop” for key officials from the BOC Risk Management Office (RMO) and frontline officers handling licenses and permits in collaboration with Trade Regulatory Government Agencies (TRGAs).

The Bureau of Customs – Port of Clark successfully busted three parcels containing 14,944 grams of Shabu, with an estimated street value of P103,113,600.00.

In a historic leap towards modernizing border security and streamlining operational processes, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) implemented the National Customs Intelligence System (NCIS) on December 13, 2023, during the Intelligence Group (IG) Conference held at Diamond Hotel Manila.

The Bureau of Customs – Port of Clark, in close coordination with the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), Customs Anti-Illegal Drug Task Force (CAIDTF), X-ray Inspection Project (XIP), Enforcement and Security Service (ESS), and Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service (CIIS), seized 8,126 grams of Shabu with an estimated value of P56,069,400.00 and arrested the consignee in Cavite.

In a joint operation on December 3, 2023, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) – Port of Davao and the Naval Forces Eastern Mindanao (NFEM) successfully intercepted illicit contraband in Sultan Kudarat, South Cotabato. This operation led to the apprehension of 454 master cases containing 22,700 reams of assorted brands of cigarettes, with a combined estimated value of P17,025,500.00. The motorized banca used to transport the smuggled cigarettes was likewise seized during the operation.

The Bureau of Customs Port of Cagayan de Oro, in collaboration with the BOC Intelligence Group (IG), intercepted two smuggled luxury vehicles misdeclared as used truck replacement parts at the Mindanao Container Terminal in Tagoloan, Misamis Oriental, on December 15, 2023.