On 12 November 2021, the USAID ASEAN Policy Implementation (API) Project together with representatives from the Bureau of Customs (BOC) Office of the Commissioner (OCOM), Management Information System and Technology Group (MISTG), and Public Information and Assistance Division (PIAD), conducted a kick-off meeting to implement all activities stated in the NSW Public Awareness Campaign Program developed by the BOC, in close coordination with the National Single Window (NSW) Project Team. These activities are designed to raise awareness on the NSW and ASEAN Single Window (ASW) initiatives and to promote its benefits as drivers of trade facilitation and cross-border paperless trade.

To further strengthen the relationship and establish a deeper understanding between the agency and its stakeholders, the Chamber of Customs Brokers Inc. (CCBI) initiated an online forum in coordination with BOC through the Manila International Container Port (MICP) last November 12, 2021. The virtual conference also served as a platform to address congestion in the said Port.

To provide for the integration of the Automated Inventory Management System (AIMS) to the Bureau’s Electronic-to-Mobile (E2M) Raw Materials Liquidation System (RMLS), the Bureau of Customs (BOC) issued Customs Memorandum Order (CMO) No. 34-2021 with the subject “Implementation of RMLS in the E2M System of the Bureau”.

In support of the transformation program of the Commissioner of Customs to make the Bureau closer and more accessible to the public, the Bureau of Customs-Port of Legazpi conducted another webinar on customs policies and operations entitled “Customs Procedures & Practices and Forum” on November 15, 2021.

The Bureau of Customs Port of NAIA (BOC-NAIA) and NAIA-Inter-agency Drug Interdiction Task Group (NAIA-IADITG), on November 16, 2021 apprehended the claimant of Php 3.3 Million worth of ecstasy tablets in Taytay, Rizal.

The Bureau of Customs (BOC), through the Port of Manila-District Office (POM-DO), Intellectual Property Rights Division–Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service (IPRD-CIIS) under the Intelligence Group, Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), and the Armed Forces of the Philippines, implemented the Letter of Authority (LOA) issued by Commissioner Rey Leonardo Guerrero against warehouses located at the 7th floor QQ Mall, Quiapo, Manila on November 15, 2021.

In preparation to the forthcoming Performance Governance System (PGS) Proficiency Stage Revalida, the Port of Davao led by District Collector Atty. Erastus Sandino B. Austria and its local Office of the Strategy Management (OSM) held its 4th Quarterly Strategy Review on 11 November 2021.

The Bureau of Customs-Port of Clark International Airport officially received its ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System (QMS) Certificate last November 8, 2021.

The Bureau of Customs-Port of Davao seizes misdeclared “Frozen Frigate Tuna” valued at Php 1.72 million on November 10, 2021.

Personnel from the Bureau of Customs-Port of Cagayan de Oro and its Sub-Port Iligan has undergone ISO 9001: 2015 Quality Management System (ISO QMS) related training conducted by the Interim Training and Development Division (ITDD) held in Customs House, Brgy. Macabalan, Cagayan de Oro on November 4-15, 2021.