In a bureaucracy where praise is scarce and trust is even scarcer, something explosive happened inside the halls of the Federation of Filipino Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Inc.…
If there is one customs district proving that discipline, leadership, and zero-excuse governance can move billions—literally—it’s the BOC Port of Batangas. And at the center of this surge stands District…
In another major win for the Bureau of Customs, global tech giant ZTE Philippines Inc. has chosen Cebu as the landing pad for its upcoming wave of high-volume importations—a move…
It’s terrifying to admit, but in the Philippines, the cost of being online isn’t something you measure in megabytes anymore. It’s measured in truth. What started as trivial “fake posts”…
In every bureaucracy, there are the public-facing reformists—and then there are the enforcers, the ones who ensure that policies don’t remain pretty words on paper. At the Bureau of Customs,…
If there’s a reform partnership now drawing eyes inside the government’s economic cluster, it’s the fast-rising alliance between Finance Secretary Frederick D. Go and the Bureau of Customs’ hard-charging chief,…
In an era when government agencies are pressed to modernize and deliver faster, cleaner, and more transparent public service, the Bureau of Customs–Port of Batangas (BOC-POB) has once again stepped…
Suppose one public official is proving that honest service can rise to the level of world-class governance. In that case, one name continues to dominate the conversation—Bureau of Customs Commissioner…
In an era where global trade is evolving at breakneck speed, the Bureau of Customs continues to demonstrate that modernization is not just a domestic pursuit—it is a collaborative effort…
There are days when a government agency simply follows tradition. But November 24, 2025, was not one of those days at the Bureau of Customs–Manila International Container Port (BOC-MICP). From…
