APEC Finance Ministers of Twenty-One (21) member economies convened for their 18th annual meeting in Honolulu, Hawaii on 10 November 2011 under the chairmanship of Mr. Timothy F. Geithner, Secretary of the Treasury of the United States.

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The Finance Department’s anti-corruption unit, Revenue Integrity Protection Service (RIPS), uncovered undeclared personal assets as well as non-filing of sworn Statements of Assets, Liabilities and Networth (SALN) perpetrated by MANUEL E. LEYCANO, JR., City Treasurer...

Customs Commissioner Ruffy Biazon and RCMG Deputy Commissioner and concurrent RATS group head Peter Manzano, today led the filing of smuggling charges against the importers and brokers of three illegal shipments of ukay-ukay goods worth...

Bureau of Customs (BOC) Commissioner Ruffy Biazon’s stepped up drive against smuggling has yet again, hit smugglers where it hurts the most, their deep pockets.

Customs Commissioner Ruffy Biazon is confident that the recent seizure of Php 15 million worth of illegally imported used clothing stacked in three 40-footer container vans which arrived at the Manila International Container Port (MICP) from Hong Kong will send a strong message to...

DOF: WB observations point to systemic problems in SC’s finances SC must penalize those responsible for USD199,000 in ineligible expenditures The recent findings of a World Bank (WB) mission tasked to review the Judicial Reform Support Project (JRSP),...

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