BOC intensifies anti-smuggling drive in 2019

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has intensified. its anti-smuggling campaign in 2019, seizing P20.58 billion-worth of smuggled goods, mostly counterfeit goods, illegal drugs and tobacco products. In a report to…

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Intensified campaign vs errant POGOs yields P6.42-B taxes in 2019

The government was able to collect a total of P6.42 billion in taxes from Philippine offshore gaming operators (POGOs) and their service providers in 2019, which was P4.04 billion or…

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PHL goes live on ASEAN Single Window platform

The Philippines has officially joined the live operations of the ASEAN Single Window (ASW) starting Dec. 30, 2019, the Department of Finance (DOF) has said. According to Finance Undersecretary Gil…

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Dominguez sees higher economic growth in 2020

Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III sees the economy firing on all cylinders this year, driven by, among others, an even more vigorous government spending on infrastructure and social services, stronger…

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Dominguez orders BOC to donate seized foodstuff to Taal evacuees

Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III has ordered the Bureau of Customs (BOC) to donate all of its seized food items fit for human consumption to the swelling number of evacuees…

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