BOC, BIR likely to achieve 2017 targets

Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III said he is "pretty sure" that the Bureaus of Customs (BOC) and of Internal Revenue (BIR) could attain their respective collection targets for this year,…

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BOC seizes 2 oil tankers with P700-M smuggled fuel

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) scored its first big break against oil smuggling in only six months on the Duterte watch with the seizure of two oil vessels carrying a…

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Buco sworn in as new Customs deputy commissioner

Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III recently swore into office lawyer Edward James Dy Buco as Deputy Commissioner of the Bureau of Customs, replacing Peter Manzano. Buco was private lawyer prior…

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Dominguez orders dismissal of Customs officer, 2 municipal treasurers

Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III has ordered the implementation of separate rulings of the Office of the Ombudsman dismissing from the service a Bureau of Customs(BOC) officer and two municipal…

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BOC takes cudgels for customs personnel still awaiting overtime pay

The new leadership at the Bureau of Customs has continued the persistent efforts made by its predecessors in calling the attention of Philippine Airlines (PAL) and Cebu Pacific (Cebu Pac)…

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Dominguez orders 5 erring execs penalized for various offenses

Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III has ordered the implementation of penalties ranging from dismissal from the service to suspension without pay against four municipal treasurers and a Bureau of Customs…

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P1-M reward up for info on Lachica murder

A P1-million reward has been put up for anyone who can provide information leading to the arrest of persons behind the Nov. 17 murder of deputy commissioner Arturo Lachica Bureau…

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BOC bares new rules on small-value tobacco, alcohol imports

Small value importations of tobacco goods as well as wines and spirits are still subject to excise taxes under a new Customs Administrative Order (CAO) that raises to P10,000 the…

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