While critics love noise and excuses, the Bureau of Customs – Port of Clark answered with cold, hard numbers.
Under the no-nonsense leadership of District Collector Jairus S. Reyes, the Port of Clark didn’t just meet its 2025 revenue target — it blew past it. And this time, the spotlight was rightfully turned on the people who did the real work: the rank-and-file customs personnel who delivered beyond expectations.
Certificates of Recognition were awarded to employees whose discipline, professionalism, and teamwork pushed the port into overdrive. This wasn’t a feel-good ceremony for show. It was a statement: performance matters, and achievers will be recognized.
At the heart of this culture shift is Commissioner of Customs Ariel F. Nepomuceno, whose priority program puts employee morale and welfare front and center. Unlike the old, tired bureaucracy where hard work went unnoticed, Nepomuceno’s Customs is drawing a clear line: deliver results, and you earn respect.
This is how institutions are rebuilt: reward competence, demand accountability, and celebrate real wins.
Collector Jairus Reyes’ steady hand at the Port of Clark proves that leadership is not about press releases, but execution. His team’s success sends a loud message across the Bureau: when leadership is firm, and the workforce is motivated, revenue targets are not ceilings — they’re benchmarks waiting to be smashed.
In an agency often dragged into controversy, the Port of Clark is showing what Customs should look like when it works. No drama. No excuses. Just results.
And in today’s Bureau of Customs, that kind of performance deserves more than applause — it deserves to be noticed.
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BOC–CLARK SHATTERS RECORDS: NEPOMUCENO–REYES TANDEM DELIVERS BILLIONS, SILENCES DOUBTERS
When results speak, excuses die.
The Bureau of Customs–Port of Clark didn’t just meet expectations in 2025—it blew past them. With a staggering ₱5.51 billion in collections, Clark posted the highest annual revenue in its history, crushing its ₱4.86-billion target by a whopping ₱654.9 million or 13.48 percent.
This is not luck. This is leadership.
At the top is Customs Commissioner Ariel F. Nepomuceno, whose no-nonsense directive has been clear from day one: collect what is due, enforce the law, and end the culture of shortcuts. Under his watch, revenue districts are no longer hiding behind excuses—they are delivering.
On the ground, District Collector Jairus S. Reyes proved that discipline and integrity still pay. By enforcing strict customs valuation, cracking down on misdeclaration, and tightening tariff classification, Reyes turned Clark into a revenue powerhouse. No drama. No grandstanding. Just numbers that speak loud and clear.
Look at the trend:
•₱4.29 billion in 2023
•₱5.11 billion in 2024
•₱5.51 billion in 2025
That’s not a fluke—that’s sustained performance.
Stakeholders, often blamed for revenue shortfalls, also stepped up. Compliance improved. Rules were followed. And the payoff? Record-breaking collections that now flow directly to the national coffers—funding classrooms, roads, hospitals, and social services under the Marcos administration’s development agenda.
“This milestone is a result of our team’s dedication and our stakeholders’ growing compliance with customs laws,” Reyes said—but the subtext is sharper: enforcement works when leadership is serious.
In an agency long haunted by controversy, BOC–Clark just sent a message: when the Commissioner sets the tone, and the Collector executes without fear or favor, billions follow.
No spin. No sugarcoating.
Just results.
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