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Mon. Mar 16th, 2026
Breaking News:
BIR PADLOCKS CEBU ONLINE SELLER OVER ₱211M UNDECLARED SALESMENDOZA’S TAX WAR HEATS UP! BIR-BACKED RAID SMASHES PAMPANGA CIGARETTE DEN, STOPS ₱93.7M TAX BLEEDPCAG Honors Top Corporate Partners as BOC Strengthens Post-Audit EnforcementCUSTOMS AUDIT CRACKDOWN PAYS OFF! NEPOMUCENO–MARONILLA TANDEM POWERS STRONGER COMPLIANCE DRIVENAIA CUSTOMS SMASHES ₱27M SHABU SMUGGLING — NEPOMUCENO, MAPA, AND MANAOIS LEAD THE CHARGEMATIBAG VOWS NO MERCY VS CHILD EXPLOITERS₱12-B COUNTERFEIT DOLLAR SYNDICATE BUSTED! MATIBAG’S NBI STRIKES HARD IN PASAYMICP SMASHES FEBRUARY TARGET: DE VERA TEAM HAULS IN ₱18.45B IN JUST 18 DAYSMICP MONEY MACHINE! DE VERA TEAM POWERS ₱1B-A-DAY CUSTOMS COLLECTIONCUSTOMS HONORS TOP POM STAKEHOLDERS; NEPOMUCENO PUSHES STRONGER TRADE PARTNERSHIPSCUSTOMS POWER TRIO DRIVES POM’S WINNING STREAK₱382-M Illicit Cigarette Materials Seized in Pampanga Raid₱382-M CIGARETTE SMUGGLING BUST! LIMAY CUSTOMS CHIEF BALAGTAS LEADS HARD CRACKDOWNMATIBAG UNLEASHED: THE NBI’S NEW SHERIFF MEANS BUSINESSBOC TURNS DISCAYA LUXURY CAR SEIZURE INTO ₱102.4M CASH WIN FOR GOV’TTHE RISE OF ATTY. TONY PAGATPAT — THE QUIET WARRIOR OF THE NBIPORT OF MANILA HITS JAN–FEB TARGETS; TORRALBA LEADS AWARDING OF TOP UNITSPORT OF MANILA POWERS THROUGH TARGETS: TORRALBA TEAM DELIVERS DOUBLE COLLECTION KNOCKOUTBIR TAX DRIVE ROARS IN VISAYASMENDOZA, BAQUIRAN DRIVE BIR’s HARD-HITTING 2026 CAMPAIGNNEPOMUCENO’S BOC SMASHES FEBRUARY GOAL — POWERHOUSE PORTS DRIVE REVENUE SURGENEPOMUCENO’S CUSTOMS MACHINE DELIVERS AGAIN: ₱1.2B SURPLUS PROVES BOC IS ON A ROLLCEBU CUSTOMS CRUSHES TARGET — NEPOMUCENO, YAP-LUMONTAD DELIVER THE NUMBERSNEW BLOOD, NO WEAK LINKS: CEBU CUSTOMS BOLSTERS THE RANKSLIBANAN, AUSTRALIAN ENVOY REAFFIRM PH–AUSTRALIA TIES IN COURTESY MEETINGMINORITY LEADER LIBANAN MEETS AUSTRALIAN ENVOY — POWER TALKS, NO SMALL TALKMAPA, MANAOIS LEAD PAIRCARGO UNIT IN STRONG REVENUE SURGE₱2.286 BILLION POWER PLAY: MAPA, MANAOIS AND PAIRCARGO UNIT DELIVER THE HEATMATIBAG, KHONGHUN DISCUSS NEW NBI FACILITY IN OLONGAPO, STEP UP DRIVE VS MISINFORMATIONMATIBAG MOVES, & KHONGHUN BACKS, NBI GEARS UP FOR WAR IN OLONGAPOCLARK CUSTOMS HONORS TOP TRADERS, SEALS KEY PARTNERSHIPS AT 2026 STAKEHOLDERS AWARDSCLARK CUSTOMS UNLEASHED: POWER, PERFORMANCE, AND PARTNERSHIPS IN FULL THROTTLEBOC, Port Stakeholders Advance SLCT Expansion to Strengthen South Luzon TradeBATANGAS MEANS BUSINESS TALUSAN, NEPOMUCENO POWER UP SOUTH LUZON’S TRADE TAKEOVERGOLDEN PORT AT 50: CDO CUSTOMS POSTS ₱39.46B REVENUE IN 2025GOLDEN PORT AT 50 CDO CUSTOMS ROARS WITH ₱39.46B HAUL — NEPOMUCENO, ZURBITO LEAD THE CHARGEMapa Leads Recognition of Bar Passers, Opens Port to Future Customs LeadersBRAINS, BADGES & BACKBONE AT NAIAICE CREAM FIRM PAYS COURTESY CALL ON POM; BOC REAFFIRMS PUSH FOR FAST, RULE-BASED CLEARANCEICE CREAM GIANT MEETS CUSTOMS POWERHOUSE AT MANILA PORTDOF, BIR ISSUE REVISED VAT RULES FOR RBEsTAX SHAKE-UP: DOF, BIR DROP NEW VAT BOMB ON RBEsBOC–Cebu Convenes 1st Quarter CICAC Meeting; Reforms, Compliance Take Center StageCEBU PORT TURNS UP THE HEAT: BOC, INDUSTRY FACE OFF IN HIGH-STAKES 2026 HUDDLEPOWER, DISCIPLINE & LEGACY GEN. ANDRE DIZON DRIVES PNPA FORWARD₱27.25M SHABU BUSTED AT NAIA! AUSSIE COURIER NABBED WITH 4 KILOS IN HAND-CARRYAIRPORT SHOCKER: ₱27.25M METH BUSTED AT NAIA — AUSSIE NABBED IN DRUG SMUGGLING TRYSORSOGON SALUTES ITS SON: GEN. DIZON RISES, LEADS, AND DELIVERSGo, Mendoza underscore integrity, service reformsBIR FIRES OFF 2026 CAMPAIGN: “SERVE BETTER—YOU DESERVE IT!”RACE AGAINST TIME: YAMSUAN SOUNDS ALARM ON 145,000-CLASSROOM CRISISNO EXCUSES. NO CLOSED DOORS. YAMSUAN WANTS 24/7 LEARNING FOR EVERY STUDENTBOC–MICP POSTS HIGHEST SINGLE-DAY COLLECTION IN HISTORYSMASHED AT THE PORT: MICP HAULS IN ₱1.376B IN A SINGLE DAY₱188-M SMUGGLED CIGARETTES DESTROYED IN CDO; BOC WARNS ILLICIT TRADERSSMOKE CRUSHED, MILLIONS SAVED: CUSTOMS TORCHES ₱188-M ILLEGAL CIGS IN CDOGOV’T ROLLS OUT FINAL WAVE OF ABANDONED BALIKBAYAN BOXESNO MORE ABANDONED BOXES: GO & NEPOMUCENO CRACK THE WHIPEU TRADE DELEGATION VISITS HOUSE; LIBANAN CALLS FOR FAIR, RESULTS-DRIVEN DEALSEU IN MANILA: LIBANAN MAKES THE HOUSE ROARGONZALES EYES HEAVY TRUCK LIMITS TO SAVE EASTERN SAMAR HIGHWAYSHIGHWAY HEMORRHAGE: GONZALES DRAWS THE LINE AGAINST TRUCK OVERLOADGAMBLING KINGPINS STILL REIGN — AND THE NBI LOOKS CLUELESSACIDRE DRIVES EDUCATION OVERHAUL, VOWS JOBS FOR GRADUATESACIDRE DECLARES WAR ON JOBLESS DIPLOMASLIBANAN PUSHES ‘GAME-CHANGER’ SAMAR–SORSOGON BRIDGECONNECT THE NATION — OR KEEP PAYING THE PRICETulfo Exposes Ongoing Illegal E-Sabong Stream During Senate HearingTulfo Names Alleged E-Sabong Kingpins, Grills NBI in Explosive Senate HearingUSELESS — OR UNTOUCHABLE?Mendoza, PCCI Officials Tackle Cooperative Tax Concerns; BIR Chief Reaffirms Reform DriveMENDOZA MEETS CO-OPS: BIR CHIEF DRIVES REFORM, DARES TO CLEAN UP TAX SYSTEMTULFO BLASTS NBI: ‘INCOMPETENT OR PROTECTING KINGPINS?’IS THE NBI INCOMPETENT? TULFO SOUNDS THE ALARMBIR Files Cases vs 25 Personnel Over Alleged LOA Abuse; More Under ProbeBIR CLEANS HOUSE: MENDOZA DROPS THE HAMMER ON LOA ABUSERS100 DAYS. NO EXCUSES. CEBU CUSTOMS DELIVERS.Cebu Customs Marks 100 Days of Yap-Lumontad LeadershipBOC LOCKS IN GOVERNANCE REFORMS FOR 2026 UNDER NEPOMUCENO’S IAM PUSHCUSTOMS CLEANUP CONTINUES: NEPOMUCENO DRIVES IAM REFORMS FULL THROTTLE INTO 2026CUSTOMS CLEARS CRITICAL POWER EQUIPMENT, EARNS PRAISE FROM WÄRTSILÄPROOF OF PERFORMANCE: CUSTOMS CLEARS, COMMUNITIES WINBOC-NAIA SEIZES ₱10.6M WORTH OF MARIJUANA IN SERIES OF PARCEL INTERDICTIONSNAIA DRUG SMUGGLERS BURNED: CUSTOMS SMASHES ₱10.6M MARIJUANA SHIPMENTSJICA VISIT AFFIRMS GLOBAL CONFIDENCE IN NEPOMUCENO, YAP-LUMONTAD LEADERSHIP AT CEBU CUSTOMSJICA VISIT SIGNALS GLOBAL CONFIDENCE IN NEPOMUCENO–YAP LEADERSHIPBOC, DILG CRACK DOWN HARD ON PAMPANGA CIGARETTE SMUGGLERSBOC, DILG TURN THE SCREWS ON CIGARETTE SMUGGLERS IN PAMPANGAWärtsilä Philippines Commends NAIA Customs for Efficient Clearance of Critical Power EquipmentWHEN CUSTOMS DELIVERS, THE COUNTRY WINSBOC-NAIA Exceeds January Revenue Target, Posts ₱3.74B CollectionNAIA CUSTOMS HITS HARD, COLLECTS BIGCUSTOMS UNLEASHED: NEPOMUCENO’S MEN HIT THE GROUND RUNNING IN 2026CUSTOMS MEANS BUSINESS IN 2026MENDOZA PUSHES AUDIT REFORMS, VOWS FAIR, RISK-BASED TAX ENFORCEMENTMENDOZA DRAWS THE LINE: BIR CHIEFTAIN TAKES AUDIT REFORM STRAIGHT TO TAX POWERBROKERSBOC-Cebu Seizes Undeclared Mobile Phones Worth ₱1.68 MillionCustoms Cracks Down: Cebu Phone Smuggling BustedBOC-NAIA Intercepts Marijuana-Infused Candies, Cannabis Vapes at Mail FacilityCANDY-COATED DRUGS STOPPED COLD AT NAIA
Manila, Philippines
Mon. Mar 16th, 2026
Breaking News:
BIR PADLOCKS CEBU ONLINE SELLER OVER ₱211M UNDECLARED SALESMENDOZA’S TAX WAR HEATS UP! BIR-BACKED RAID SMASHES PAMPANGA CIGARETTE DEN, STOPS ₱93.7M TAX BLEEDPCAG Honors Top Corporate Partners as BOC Strengthens Post-Audit EnforcementCUSTOMS AUDIT CRACKDOWN PAYS OFF! NEPOMUCENO–MARONILLA TANDEM POWERS STRONGER COMPLIANCE DRIVENAIA CUSTOMS SMASHES ₱27M SHABU SMUGGLING — NEPOMUCENO, MAPA, AND MANAOIS LEAD THE CHARGEMATIBAG VOWS NO MERCY VS CHILD EXPLOITERS₱12-B COUNTERFEIT DOLLAR SYNDICATE BUSTED! MATIBAG’S NBI STRIKES HARD IN PASAYMICP SMASHES FEBRUARY TARGET: DE VERA TEAM HAULS IN ₱18.45B IN JUST 18 DAYSMICP MONEY MACHINE! DE VERA TEAM POWERS ₱1B-A-DAY CUSTOMS COLLECTIONCUSTOMS HONORS TOP POM STAKEHOLDERS; NEPOMUCENO PUSHES STRONGER TRADE PARTNERSHIPSCUSTOMS POWER TRIO DRIVES POM’S WINNING STREAK₱382-M Illicit Cigarette Materials Seized in Pampanga Raid₱382-M CIGARETTE SMUGGLING BUST! LIMAY CUSTOMS CHIEF BALAGTAS LEADS HARD CRACKDOWNMATIBAG UNLEASHED: THE NBI’S NEW SHERIFF MEANS BUSINESSBOC TURNS DISCAYA LUXURY CAR SEIZURE INTO ₱102.4M CASH WIN FOR GOV’TTHE RISE OF ATTY. TONY PAGATPAT — THE QUIET WARRIOR OF THE NBIPORT OF MANILA HITS JAN–FEB TARGETS; TORRALBA LEADS AWARDING OF TOP UNITSPORT OF MANILA POWERS THROUGH TARGETS: TORRALBA TEAM DELIVERS DOUBLE COLLECTION KNOCKOUTBIR TAX DRIVE ROARS IN VISAYASMENDOZA, BAQUIRAN DRIVE BIR’s HARD-HITTING 2026 CAMPAIGNNEPOMUCENO’S BOC SMASHES FEBRUARY GOAL — POWERHOUSE PORTS DRIVE REVENUE SURGENEPOMUCENO’S CUSTOMS MACHINE DELIVERS AGAIN: ₱1.2B SURPLUS PROVES BOC IS ON A ROLLCEBU CUSTOMS CRUSHES TARGET — NEPOMUCENO, YAP-LUMONTAD DELIVER THE NUMBERSNEW BLOOD, NO WEAK LINKS: CEBU CUSTOMS BOLSTERS THE RANKSLIBANAN, AUSTRALIAN ENVOY REAFFIRM PH–AUSTRALIA TIES IN COURTESY MEETINGMINORITY LEADER LIBANAN MEETS AUSTRALIAN ENVOY — POWER TALKS, NO SMALL TALKMAPA, MANAOIS LEAD PAIRCARGO UNIT IN STRONG REVENUE SURGE₱2.286 BILLION POWER PLAY: MAPA, MANAOIS AND PAIRCARGO UNIT DELIVER THE HEATMATIBAG, KHONGHUN DISCUSS NEW NBI FACILITY IN OLONGAPO, STEP UP DRIVE VS MISINFORMATIONMATIBAG MOVES, & KHONGHUN BACKS, NBI GEARS UP FOR WAR IN OLONGAPOCLARK CUSTOMS HONORS TOP TRADERS, SEALS KEY PARTNERSHIPS AT 2026 STAKEHOLDERS AWARDSCLARK CUSTOMS UNLEASHED: POWER, PERFORMANCE, AND PARTNERSHIPS IN FULL THROTTLEBOC, Port Stakeholders Advance SLCT Expansion to Strengthen South Luzon TradeBATANGAS MEANS BUSINESS TALUSAN, NEPOMUCENO POWER UP SOUTH LUZON’S TRADE TAKEOVERGOLDEN PORT AT 50: CDO CUSTOMS POSTS ₱39.46B REVENUE IN 2025GOLDEN PORT AT 50 CDO CUSTOMS ROARS WITH ₱39.46B HAUL — NEPOMUCENO, ZURBITO LEAD THE CHARGEMapa Leads Recognition of Bar Passers, Opens Port to Future Customs LeadersBRAINS, BADGES & BACKBONE AT NAIAICE CREAM FIRM PAYS COURTESY CALL ON POM; BOC REAFFIRMS PUSH FOR FAST, RULE-BASED CLEARANCEICE CREAM GIANT MEETS CUSTOMS POWERHOUSE AT MANILA PORTDOF, BIR ISSUE REVISED VAT RULES FOR RBEsTAX SHAKE-UP: DOF, BIR DROP NEW VAT BOMB ON RBEsBOC–Cebu Convenes 1st Quarter CICAC Meeting; Reforms, Compliance Take Center StageCEBU PORT TURNS UP THE HEAT: BOC, INDUSTRY FACE OFF IN HIGH-STAKES 2026 HUDDLEPOWER, DISCIPLINE & LEGACY GEN. ANDRE DIZON DRIVES PNPA FORWARD₱27.25M SHABU BUSTED AT NAIA! AUSSIE COURIER NABBED WITH 4 KILOS IN HAND-CARRYAIRPORT SHOCKER: ₱27.25M METH BUSTED AT NAIA — AUSSIE NABBED IN DRUG SMUGGLING TRYSORSOGON SALUTES ITS SON: GEN. DIZON RISES, LEADS, AND DELIVERSGo, Mendoza underscore integrity, service reformsBIR FIRES OFF 2026 CAMPAIGN: “SERVE BETTER—YOU DESERVE IT!”RACE AGAINST TIME: YAMSUAN SOUNDS ALARM ON 145,000-CLASSROOM CRISISNO EXCUSES. NO CLOSED DOORS. YAMSUAN WANTS 24/7 LEARNING FOR EVERY STUDENTBOC–MICP POSTS HIGHEST SINGLE-DAY COLLECTION IN HISTORYSMASHED AT THE PORT: MICP HAULS IN ₱1.376B IN A SINGLE DAY₱188-M SMUGGLED CIGARETTES DESTROYED IN CDO; BOC WARNS ILLICIT TRADERSSMOKE CRUSHED, MILLIONS SAVED: CUSTOMS TORCHES ₱188-M ILLEGAL CIGS IN CDOGOV’T ROLLS OUT FINAL WAVE OF ABANDONED BALIKBAYAN BOXESNO MORE ABANDONED BOXES: GO & NEPOMUCENO CRACK THE WHIPEU TRADE DELEGATION VISITS HOUSE; LIBANAN CALLS FOR FAIR, RESULTS-DRIVEN DEALSEU IN MANILA: LIBANAN MAKES THE HOUSE ROARGONZALES EYES HEAVY TRUCK LIMITS TO SAVE EASTERN SAMAR HIGHWAYSHIGHWAY HEMORRHAGE: GONZALES DRAWS THE LINE AGAINST TRUCK OVERLOADGAMBLING KINGPINS STILL REIGN — AND THE NBI LOOKS CLUELESSACIDRE DRIVES EDUCATION OVERHAUL, VOWS JOBS FOR GRADUATESACIDRE DECLARES WAR ON JOBLESS DIPLOMASLIBANAN PUSHES ‘GAME-CHANGER’ SAMAR–SORSOGON BRIDGECONNECT THE NATION — OR KEEP PAYING THE PRICETulfo Exposes Ongoing Illegal E-Sabong Stream During Senate HearingTulfo Names Alleged E-Sabong Kingpins, Grills NBI in Explosive Senate HearingUSELESS — OR UNTOUCHABLE?Mendoza, PCCI Officials Tackle Cooperative Tax Concerns; BIR Chief Reaffirms Reform DriveMENDOZA MEETS CO-OPS: BIR CHIEF DRIVES REFORM, DARES TO CLEAN UP TAX SYSTEMTULFO BLASTS NBI: ‘INCOMPETENT OR PROTECTING KINGPINS?’IS THE NBI INCOMPETENT? TULFO SOUNDS THE ALARMBIR Files Cases vs 25 Personnel Over Alleged LOA Abuse; More Under ProbeBIR CLEANS HOUSE: MENDOZA DROPS THE HAMMER ON LOA ABUSERS100 DAYS. NO EXCUSES. CEBU CUSTOMS DELIVERS.Cebu Customs Marks 100 Days of Yap-Lumontad LeadershipBOC LOCKS IN GOVERNANCE REFORMS FOR 2026 UNDER NEPOMUCENO’S IAM PUSHCUSTOMS CLEANUP CONTINUES: NEPOMUCENO DRIVES IAM REFORMS FULL THROTTLE INTO 2026CUSTOMS CLEARS CRITICAL POWER EQUIPMENT, EARNS PRAISE FROM WÄRTSILÄPROOF OF PERFORMANCE: CUSTOMS CLEARS, COMMUNITIES WINBOC-NAIA SEIZES ₱10.6M WORTH OF MARIJUANA IN SERIES OF PARCEL INTERDICTIONSNAIA DRUG SMUGGLERS BURNED: CUSTOMS SMASHES ₱10.6M MARIJUANA SHIPMENTSJICA VISIT AFFIRMS GLOBAL CONFIDENCE IN NEPOMUCENO, YAP-LUMONTAD LEADERSHIP AT CEBU CUSTOMSJICA VISIT SIGNALS GLOBAL CONFIDENCE IN NEPOMUCENO–YAP LEADERSHIPBOC, DILG CRACK DOWN HARD ON PAMPANGA CIGARETTE SMUGGLERSBOC, DILG TURN THE SCREWS ON CIGARETTE SMUGGLERS IN PAMPANGAWärtsilä Philippines Commends NAIA Customs for Efficient Clearance of Critical Power EquipmentWHEN CUSTOMS DELIVERS, THE COUNTRY WINSBOC-NAIA Exceeds January Revenue Target, Posts ₱3.74B CollectionNAIA CUSTOMS HITS HARD, COLLECTS BIGCUSTOMS UNLEASHED: NEPOMUCENO’S MEN HIT THE GROUND RUNNING IN 2026CUSTOMS MEANS BUSINESS IN 2026MENDOZA PUSHES AUDIT REFORMS, VOWS FAIR, RISK-BASED TAX ENFORCEMENTMENDOZA DRAWS THE LINE: BIR CHIEFTAIN TAKES AUDIT REFORM STRAIGHT TO TAX POWERBROKERSBOC-Cebu Seizes Undeclared Mobile Phones Worth ₱1.68 MillionCustoms Cracks Down: Cebu Phone Smuggling BustedBOC-NAIA Intercepts Marijuana-Infused Candies, Cannabis Vapes at Mail FacilityCANDY-COATED DRUGS STOPPED COLD AT NAIA
Manila, Philippines
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