The Bureau of Customs (BOC) through the Intelligence Group and Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service (CIIS) seized 6 million worth of smuggled onions declared as “frozen malt” and “wanton skin” at the Port of Cagayan De Oro (CDO) on October 29, 2021.

As part of the Bureau of Customs’ (BOC) drive against smuggling, the Intelligence Group (IG) through its Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service Field Office-Intelligence Property Rights Division (CIIS-IPRD) and the BOC-Port of Manila (POM) seized smuggled red onions with an approximate value of Php800,000 found in three (3) warehouses on October 25, 2021.

The Bureau of Customs-Port of Cagayan de Oro (BOC-CDO) successfully conducted its 3rd Webinar on Latest Customs Policies and Operations on October 26, 2021, via Zoom platform and Facebook live stream participated by various stakeholders of the port including employees and members of the academe.

As part of the port’s commitment to enhance the quality of its processes, the Bureau of Customs NAIA on October 25, 2021 officially received its International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 9001:2015 Quality Management System (QMS) Certification by the TUVSUD Philippines, after successfully passing the ISO Final Audit last September 2021.

As part of the Bureau of Customs’ (BOC) drive against smuggling, the BOC-Port of Manila (BOC-POM) through the Port’s Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service Field Office (CIIS) and Enforcement and Security Service seized (ESS) seized approximately Php500 million to Php600 million worth of counterfeit goods, Chinese food and beverages, and medical protective masks.

To fulfill one of the requirements of the Performance Governance System (PGS) Framework for its Proficiency Stage, the Office for Strategy Management (OSM) representatives of the Intelligence Group (IG), together with its local OSM, and in coordination with the members of its Multi-Sector Advisory Council (MSAC), conducted a governance sharing activity with the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) to further enhance the intelligence capability of its personnel in maritime security on October 21, 2021, at the OCOM Conference Room and via Zoom Teleconference.

The Bureau of Customs (BOC)-Port of Cebu, headed by District Collector Charlito Martin Mendoza, generated a total amount of Php17,757,500.00 from the public auction of 96 containers of various forfeited articles last Thursday, 21 October 2021.

On October 22, 2021, a composite team from the Bureau of Customs-Manila International Container Port (BOC-MICP), National Bureau of Investigation (NBI), and Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) inspected a warehouse in Binondo, Manila resulting to seizure of various Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) infringing goods.

As part of the Bureau of Customs’ (BOC) efforts to curb corruption, the Bureau will be completing the deployment of the Automated Routing and Monitoring System (ARMS) for goods declarations by November 2021.

As the Bureau of Customs (BOC) continuously implements its mandate to mark fully paid imported petroleum products under the Fuel Marking Program, the Enforcement and Security Service (ESS) and the Fuel Marking Team continuously conducts checkpoints at Roman Highway, Brgy. Daang Pari, Orion Bataan, to sternly check the compliance of Oil importers and stakeholders.