BI addresses viral 10-birth cert issue
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) addressed a viral social media post on a female passenger allegedly required ten (10) birth certificates by an immigration officer. According to BI Commissioner Norman …
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Canadian intercepted by airport inter-agency
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) shared that the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Drug Interdiction Task Group (NAIADITG) successfully intercepted a female Canadian carrying illegal substances, on Thursday afternoon. In a …
Over 2 million pairs of fake branded footwear seized by Customs
The Bureau of Customs has seized more than two million pairs of shoes and slippers that copy the design of a well-known brand. It costs P1.56 billion. According to BOC …
Warehouse of smuggled face shields raided by NBI, Customs
The National Bureau of Investigation-National Capital Region (NBI-NCR), Bureau of Customs, and Philippine Coast Guard joined forces and raided a warehouse in Barangay Don Galo, Parañaque City, where boxes of …
Millions worth of smuggled face shields, face masks seized in Tondo
Bureau of Customs (BoC) seized millions of worth of smuggled face shields and face masks in a storage facility in Tondo. The BoC agents inspected the facility which also contained …
Customs seized over P10-B worth of smuggled products in 2020
The total value of smuggled goods seized by the Bureau of Customs (BOC) in 2020 reached P10.629 billion, according to the office. They are from the 997 alleged illegal shipments …
Vaccines given to PSG had no papers – BOC
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) revealed Tuesday that the imported COVID-19 vaccines given to the Presidential Security Group (PSG) did not have any formal communication to their agency. It added …
P20-M worth of used luxury vehicles seized at Manila port
Bureau of Customs seized a shipment of smuggled used luxury vehicles initially declared as furniture at the Manila International Container Port. Customs intelligence and investigation service intercepted the shipment on …
119 live tarantulas intercepted at NAIA
Operatives of the Bureau of Customs (BOC) intercepted and rescued 119 live tarantulas at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) on Wednesday. BOC said Friday the tarantulas were concealed in …
P10.8M worth of smuggled cigarettes seized in Zamboanga
The Bureau of Customs-Port of Zamboanga seized around P10.8 million worth of smuggled cigarettes off Zamboanga del Sur’s coast on Friday. Customs said Monday that through a maritime patrol off …
P50 million worth of cigarettes from China destroyed
Bureau of Customs (BOC) authorities in Port of Cagayan de Oro destroyed P50 million worth of China’s misdeclared cigarettes. Operatives destroyed them in a warehouse facility in Opol, Misamis Oriental, …
Ex-Customs official denies Duterte’s corruption allegations
A former Bureau of Customs (BOC) official denied Tuesday the corruption allegations made by President Rodrigo Duterte. Duterte, on his televised press briefing aired Tuesday, dropped the name of the …
29 bottles of liquid marijuana seized in Pasay
Bureau of Customs seized about 29 bottles of liquid marijuana in Pasay City. Liquid marijuana was recovered in luggage at the Central Mail Exchange Center. According to Gerard Javier of …