If there is one port in the Visayas quietly—but consistently—rising above operational chaos and industry pressure, it’s the BOC Port of Cebu. And make no mistake: this progress is not…
In every agency, there is always that one figure who becomes the center of whispers, controversy, and raised eyebrows. And in the Bureau of Customs X-Ray Inspection Project (XIP), insiders…
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) is now in the eye of a storm after Commissioner Ariel Nepomuceno blew the whistle on the corruption and manipulation happening inside the agency’s X-Ray…
In a landmark move for institutional reform, the House Committee on Justice has approved House Bill No. 118, or the Bureau of Immigration Modernization Bill, principally authored and championed by…
Finance Secretary Ralph G. Recto is once again making the rounds — this time, at the country’s powerhouse gateway, the Port of Batangas, to personally ensure that one of the…
While most of Metro Manila’s government offices took a break under Malacañang’s Memorandum Circular No. 106, the Bureau of Customs–NAIA kept its engines roaring! Defying downtime and proving their “service…
At the country’s busiest airport gateway, leadership is not just seen — it’s felt. The Bureau of Customs–Ninoy Aquino International Airport (BOC-NAIA), under the dynamic watch of District Collector Atty.…
Amid the early morning bustle at the Port of Manila came a welcome development — as of 2:30 a.m. on November 7, 2025, one of the previously downed X-ray portals…
Now we’ll see if the Department of Finance Revenue Integrity Protection Service (RIPS) really has fangs — or if it’s just another toothless watchdog pretending to bark under Secretary Ralph…
Something’s jamming up inside the Bureau of Customs–Port of Manila — and it’s not contraband. Two of the port’s main X-ray portals have suddenly conked out, throwing a wrench into…
