Filipino families feeling the squeeze from rising household expenses are getting a direct message from the government’s tax authorities: relief cannot wait forever. The Department of Finance (DOF) and the…
MANILA — The country’s frontline border agencies are tightening the gates. The Bureau of Customs (BOC) and the Bureau of Immigration (BI) have taken a major step toward a more…
PAROL OF PAMPANGA BECOMES SYMBOL OF A ‘BRIGHTER’ BUREAU OF CUSTOMS The spotlight burned bright in Clark as the Bureau of Customs (BOC) brought together its top field officials for…
Service—not ceremony—took center stage as Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) Commissioner Atty. Charlito Martin R. Mendoza represented President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. at the Handog ng Pangulo 2026 held on…
DE VERA OPENS THE FLOOR—CUSTOMS, INDUSTRY PUT PROBLEMS ON THE TABLE No more scripted smiles. No more polite nods. No more meetings where everybody talks and nobody really listens. At…
MANILA — What started as a workplace initiative at the Manila International Container Port (MICP) is now gaining attention far beyond the port, as government employees look to the Civil…
MANILA — The Bureau of Customs (BOC), under Commissioner Ariel F. Nepomuceno, is putting stronger customs controls behind the country’s international aviation operations with the establishment of Bonded Jet A-1…
CEBU CITY — A shipment declared as nothing more than “water purifier tube and bag” turned out to contain thousands of regulated medical devices, triggering a major enforcement action by…
The Philippines did not merely attend the 55th Annual Meeting of the Study Group on Asia-Pacific Tax Administration and Research (SGATAR). The Philippine tax reform agenda took center stage.…
When the numbers speak, there is nowhere to hide. And at the Bureau of Customs (BOC) Port of Cebu, the August 2026 figures are speaking loudly. Under the leadership of…
