NO RAIN. NO EXCUSES. NO SURRENDER! The weather may have been nasty, but the turnout was anything but weak. Stakeholders packed Citadines Bay City Manila while countless others stormed the…

Enough of the usual ceremonial handshakes, photo opportunities and scripted courtesy calls. At the Bureau of Customs–Manila International Container Port, District Collector Atty. Felipe Geoffrey K. De Vera IV is…

The Bureau of Customs is no longer merely chasing the numbers. It is running ahead of them. And at the center of that revenue push is Assistant Commissioner Atty. Philip…

CDO PORT — BIGGER BERTHS. MORE EQUIPMENT. FASTER CARGO. STRONGER TRADE. If Northern Mindanao wants to play in the big league of international trade, its ports cannot afford to think…

The Bureau of Customs–Port of Manila (BOC-POM) is sending a powerful message: service may end with retirement, but dedication to the Filipino people never goes unrecognized. In a fitting tribute…

There are moments in a courtroom when lawyers argue over facts. And then there are moments when someone simply stands up and says: ENOUGH. THE LAW IS THE LAW. That…

When the numbers speak, excuses become noise. And in July 2026, the Bureau of Customs–Port of Batangas did not merely speak—it roared. Under the leadership of District Collector Carmelita “Mimel”…

BUSINESS SECTOR PUT ON NOTICE: ELECTRONIC INVOICING MUST WORK—NOT JUST LOOK GOOD ON PAPER! MANILA — The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) is turning the heat up on its electronic…

The paper trail is finally facing extinction. Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) Commissioner Atty. Charlito Martin R. Mendoza is pushing a major digital transformation that could finally eliminate one of…

P8.4-MILLION CIGARETTE HAUL EXPOSES ALLEGED CUSTOMS INVOLVEMENT This is no longer just a story about 225 boxes of smuggled cigarettes. This is a story about an alleged smuggling operation where…