The Bureau of Customs, through the Enforcement and Security Service, together with the Public Information and Assistance Division, General Services Division, Port of Manila-Customer Care Center, Accounting Division, and Budget Division, participated in the Asian Defense & Security (ADAS) 2022, the 4th Asian Defense and Security, Crisis & Disaster Management Exhibition and Conference in the World Trade Center, Metro Manila on April 27-29, 2022.

Almost four million pesos (Php3,998,400) worth of methamphetamine hydrochloride commonly known as “Shabu” were seized and two claimants were arrested during a controlled delivery operations jointly conducted by the Bureau of Customs NAIA, Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), and NAIA Inter-Agency Drug Interdiction Task Group in Las Pinas City on April 28, 2022.

To prescribe the rules and regulations in the implementation of the ATA Carnet System in the country, the Bureau of Customs issues CAO 2-2022 or the “Rules and Regulations in the Implementation of the ATA System in the Philippines”.

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) held the 1st Capacity-Building Workshop last April 7-8, 2022. This two-day workshop was jointly organized with the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) under the ambit of the ARISE Plus Philippines, a 4-year EU-funded project aimed at strengthening inclusive economic growth in the Philippines, through improved international trade performance, competitiveness, and economic integration.

As the Bureau of Customs-Port of Clark continues to strengthen its border control measures, a shipment declared to contain “Diaper Bags” from Incheon, South Korea was seized after it was discovered to have Php3.4 million worth of Methamphetamine Hydrochloride, commonly known as Shabu, last 06 April 2022.

The Bureau of Customs (BOC), through its Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service-Intellectual Property Rights Division (CIIS-IPRD), seized counterfeit items, ukay-ukay, and other products that fail to comply with the Department of Trade and Industry’s safety standards on 25 April 2022. The goods were found to have an estimated value of Php 800,000,000.00.

The Bureau of Customs (BOC), through the Enforcement Security Service (ESS), acquired two units of Trace Detection Systems (TDS) on April 22, 2022. The deployment of the said machines in Davao Region will further intensify its security measures against the entry of contrabands.

Deputy Commissioner Allan C. Geronimo from the  Management Information Systems and Technology Group of the Bureau of Customs is scheduled to present the Philippines’ experience in the drafting of the Readiness Assessment for Cross-Border Paperless Trade: The Philippines, including the benefits and challenges of conducting the readiness assessment during the eCommerce Week 2022 side event “Advancing Cross-Border Paperless Trade: Nurturing A Digital Trade Environment” on 28 April 2022 at 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM PST.

In its bid to strengthen its measures to provide efficient government service to all of its stakeholders, the Bureau of Customs – Port of NAIA expressed its committed support and assistance, in preparation for the Asian Defense and Security (ADAS) Crisis and Disaster Management Conference and Exhibition, to various agencies and organizers during an inter-agency meeting, especially to the arriving participants from the 25 countries consisting of delegates from ASEAN military counterparts and ministerial-level officials.

The Bureau of Customs, through the Manila International Container Port-Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service (MICP-CIIS), together with the National Bureau of Investigation-Special Action Unit (NBI-SAU) seized various Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) infringing goods in Mapulang Lupa, Valenzuela City on April 22, 2022.