Operatives of the Bureau of Customs (BOC) Intelligence Group intercepted a parcel mailed from the United States containing 268 blue-colored pills suspected to be sildenafil citrate, a drug used to treat erectile dysfunction and sold under various trade names like “Viagra.” The drugs, packed in four-tablet blister packs, have an estimated street value of over P40,000.
Read MoreOperatives of the Bureau of Customs (BOC) nabbed a woman caught selling fake Bureau of Customs Official Receipts (BCORS) outside the Paircargo Warehouse, adjacent to the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA). The perpetrator, identified as Llana Cabangbang, 19 years old, with address at Greenpoint Homes Mambog 4 Bacoor, Cavite, was caught selling fake BCORs at the waiting shed outside the Paircargo warehouse last October 10 in a buy-bust operation.
Read MoreThe Philippine Deposit Insurance Corporation (PDIC) is offering for negotiated sale a total of 310 properties at the 9th Housing Fair organized by the Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council (HUDCC) on October 24 to 26, 2014 at SM Megamall, Mandaluyong City. These properties have a combined minimum disposal price of P145.41 million.
Read MoreThe Bureau of Customs (BOC) posted revenues of P32.87-Billion in September 2014, the highest-ever single-month collection of the agency, on the back of continuous improvements in valuation and an increase in the volume of imported goods. September’s collection is up 27.2% versus the same month last year.
Read MoreThe Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) asked the Supreme Court to dissolve the temporary restraining order (TRO) it issued in favor of the Philippine Stock Exchange and company, prohibiting the enforcement and implementation of Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rules requiring the disclosure and submission of recipients of dividend income. The OSG also asked the SC to deny the petition that the PSE et al. filed last September 2014.
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