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“Ukay-Ukay” Worth P12-M Seized

April 24, 2010

P12-million worth of mixed used clothing, popularly known as “ukay-ukay”, were seized by the Bureau of Customs today.

Customs Against Shell Case

April 23, 2010

The issues raised by Shell in the newspaper advertisement are not the issues involved in the criminal case filed by the Bureau of Customs before the Department of Justice. Shell is muddling the issues by making it appear that the criminal case is the subject matter of the CTA case which are totally different from the DOJ case.

Customs Breaks Impasse on Airport Overtime Pay Mess

April 20, 2010

The Bureau of Customs, with help from the Philippine Airlines, has finally been able to break the impasse on the pestering overtime pay mess at the country’s international airports.

Customs Charges Oil Importer with Smuggling

April 16, 2010

The Bureau of Customs filed oil smuggling charges today against the officers of an oil importing company that defrauded the government of about P 700 million through an elaborate scheme of under-declaration and document falsification.

Smugglers On The Run; Abandonment Is The Better Part of Valor

April 13, 2010

Smugglers are finding it difficult to spirit their contraband out of the Bureau of Customs.

High Revenue Ceiling Stumps Customs; “But Full Year Goal Still Within Reach,” — Alvarez

April 8, 2010

The Bureau of Customs did not meet its September cash collection goal of P23.358 B but the agency is surprisingly on target to surpass last year’s total cash collection of P198.2 B as early as mid-November this year.

Customs Seizes 32 Containers of Smuggled Rice

April 8, 2010

Customs Commissioner Angelito Alvarez ordered today the seizure of 32 containers of white rice worth P20 million which were unloaded December 5 at the Cebu International Container Port.

Customs Seizes Smuggled Rice; Alvarez Warns Importers Misusing His Name

April 3, 2010

Four container vans loaded with premium white rice but misdeclared as fishmeal by its importer have been impounded on orders of Customs Commissioner Angelito Alvarez.

Smuggled Onions Seized

April 2, 2010

Customs Commissioner Angelito Alvarez presented today to Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala, Senator Francis Pangilinan, chair of the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Alyansa ng Mga Magsasaka executive director Ernesto Ordonez what remains of 8×40 footer containers of onions that were seized by customs operatives September 3 this year.

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