EXCISE TAXES ON LPG, KEROSENE SUSPENDED — MENDOZA ENFORCES MARCOS’ FUEL-RELIEF ORDER When global oil prices roar, Filipino families feel the pain at the pump—and in the kitchen. But this…

BOC–PORT OF MANILA CRUSHES 7 CONTAINERS IN NO-RETURN-TO-MARKET DRIVE Seven containers. More than ₱1.650 million worth of seized and forfeited goods. And not a single item was allowed another shot…

From Taxpayer Portal to AI “Terry,” Commissioner Mendoza pushes a tougher, smarter and more taxpayer-centered BIR The Bureau of Internal Revenue is no longer talking about reform in whispers. It…

  The message from the Bureau of Customs is unmistakable: the intelligence war is getting serious—and Director III Jeoffrey Tacio is back in the hot seat. In a major reshuffle…

The message from Customs Commissioner Ariel F. Nepomuceno is loud, clear and impossible to misunderstand: PERFORM. PROTECT. REFORM. AND DO NOT LET UP. At the 13th Collectors’ Conference hosted by…

The Bureau of Customs (BOC)–Port of Cagayan de Oro is taking its trade-facilitation drive straight to the local business community—and District Collector Arnaldo “Arnie” M. Saulong is putting the Port…

ZAMBOANGA — NO WAY BACK TO THE MARKET! Twelve days—and counting. The Bureau of Customs–Port of Zamboanga (BOC-POZ) continues its massive condemnation operation, putting a hard stop to the possibility…

NEPOMUCENO: NO ONE IS ABOVE THE LAW — NOT IMPORTERS, BROKERS, NOT EVEN CUSTOMS MEN! MANILA — The Bureau of Customs under Commissioner Ariel F. Nepomuceno has fired another major…

If performance is the name of the game, BOC-NAIA is making serious noise. And at the center of that performance are two names drawing attention inside the Bureau of Customs—Commissioner…

WALA NANG PALUSOT! That was the unmistakable message as the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) sat down with representatives of the Cockpit Operators of the Philippines and other industry groups…