Employees from the Bureau of Customs (BOC) Port of Davao and Sub-port of Dadiangas participated in a two-day seminar workshop that reinforces their current knowledge capacity on the laws and regulations on Customs Bonded Warehouse (CBW) operations on November 18-19, 2021, at the Port’s Capacity Building.

The Japan Customs, in close cooperation with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), organized an online Workshop on “Customs Modernization for the Philippine Customs” on November 16-18, 2021.

The Bureau of Customs – Port of Davao, conducted a Multi-Sectoral Advisory Council (MSAC) meeting via Zoom Teleconference on November 16, 2021.

Bureau of Customs-Port of Cagayan de Oro (CDO) resumed the spot-check inspection of 19 remaining containers consigned to EMV Consumer Goods Trading on Nov. 22, 2021, at MICTSI container yard in Tagoloan, Misamis Oriental.

Elements of the Bureau of Customs-Port of Zamboanga Enforcement and Security Service and Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service, in coordination with the Zamboanga Del Sur Maritime Police Station, seized 123 master cases of assorted smuggled cigarettes with an estimated value of Php 4.3 million in a seaborne patrol on Nov. 19, 2021.

As part of intensified joint anti-illegal drug operations, the Port of NAIA and the NAIA Inter-agency Drug Interdiction Taskgroup (NAIA-DITG) arrested the consignee of package containing 100 pieces of ecstacy tablets in Bulacan.

There was no major non-conformity found, while there were five (5) minor non-conformities and seven (7) opportunities for improvement.

To address the concerns of the stakeholders regarding port congestion and long queuing of trucks at the Manila International Container Port, Acting District Collector Romeo Allan R. Rosales, together with Atty. Edward R. Ibera, Deputy Collector for Assessment, Atty. Rey Roland F. Bergado, Chief of Formal Entry Division,

In line with the directives of Commissioner Rey Leonardo B. Guerrero to further enhance ease of doing business and promote transparency, the Bureau of Customs – Port of NAIA (BOC-NAIA) headed by District Collector Carmelita M. Talusan, met with China Airlines representatives on November 16, 2021.

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) X-ray Inspection Project (XIP) assured that all X-ray machines installed at various Ports of entries in Port of Davao and Sub-port of Dadiangas are fully operational. This is during an ocular inspection led by XIP Acting Head, Roberto T. Ancan and BOC Davao District Collector, Atty. Erastus Sandino B. Austria on November 10 to 12, 2021.