Thu. Feb 19th, 2026
Breaking News: GOV’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 NAIACUSTOMS DELIVERS: BOC SPEEDS UP CARGO, FedEx SALUTES ACTION—FILIPINOS FEEL THE IMPACTBOC-NAIA Draws Hard Line vs Smuggling, Rewards Top Importers at 1st CICAC Meet for 2026CUSTOMS MEANS BUSINESS AT NAIA No fluff. No pleasantries. Just results.BOC Recognized by FedEx for Speeding Up Cargo Flow at ClarkCUSTOMS DELIVERS: BOC SPEEDS UP CARGO, FEDEx SALUTES ACTION—FILIPINOS FEEL THE IMPACTBOC-NAIA Seizes ₱43.4M Worth of Cocaine at NAIA Terminal 3P43.4-M COCAINE BUST AT NAIA: CUSTOMS SLAMS DRUG COURIER, WARNS SYNDICATESBOC, Clark Task Force Smash ₱6.16-M Kush Shipment Hidden in Rug RunnerRUG RUNNER RUSE BUSTED! Customs, Clark Task Force Smash ₱6.16M Kush ShipmentBOC-MICP Honors Top Trade Players as Nepomuceno, De Vera Drive Revenue, Border Security PushBOC-MICP Honors Power Players as Customs Revenue Engine RoarsBOC-NAIA Crushes P3.72-M Marijuana Shipment at Airport Mail HubBOC-NAIA SLAMS DRUG PARCELS AT AIRPORT GATE P3.72-M Kush Shipment Crushed as Customs Draws the LineBIR UNLEASHES TOUGHER, FAIRER AUDITS—GO, MENDOZA DRAW THE LINEBIR UNLEASHES AUDIT RESET: MENDOZA DRAWS THE LINE—NO MORE RACKET, NO MORE RANDOM SHAKEDOWNS  JEANS? NO—DRUGS. BOC CLARK BLOWS THE LID OFF ₱1.068-M KUSH SMUGGLING PLOTNEPOMUCENO, MAPA SLAM DRUG SYNDICATES AT NAIA ₱40.8-M SHABU HAUL STOPPED COLD AT TERMINAL 3BOC CEBU STARTS 2026 STRONG: NEPOMUCENO’S MARCHING ORDERS, YAP-LUMONTAD DELIVERS RESULTSDIZON SHAKES DPWH: NEW BROOMS, NO EXCUSESBIR WARNS: OLD AUDIT ABUSES ARE DEAD — MENDOZA, BAQUIRAN DRAW THE LINEWIDOWED, ROBBED, AND SILENCED?P516 MILLION SMOKE BUST: BIR CRUSHES CIGARETTE SYNDICATES IN VALENZUELABOC–Port of Batangas Tightens the Noose on Port IrregularitiesNEPOMUCENO DELIVERS: BOC HAULS ₱934.4B IN 2025 DESPITE ECONOMIC HEADWINDSBOC PORT OF CLARK CRUSHES TARGETS, PROVES RESULTSFSUPT BARRIOS: THE FIREBRAND COMMANDER BEHIND BFP PARAÑAQUE’S ZERO-CASUALTY YEARPRIVATE GIANTS MEET CUSTOMS POWER PLAYERS: TORRALBA, NEPOMUCENO PUSH NO-NONENSE TRADE GOVERNANCE AT MANILA PORTCUSTOMS UNLEASHED: TORRALBA, DE VERA LEAD A NO-NONSENSE SHAKE-UP AT THE PORTSBATANGAS CUSTOMS ON FIRE: NEPOMUCENO, TALUSAN TURN ASSESSMENT INTO A REVENUE POWERHOUSECEBU CUSTOMS DELIVERS: NEPOMUCENO’S DRIVE, LUMONTAD’S DISCIPLINE PAY OFF₱61.7 BILLION SMASHED: CUSTOMS GOES TO WAR—AND WINSMALACHITE LIE, DEADLY TRUTH: ₱114.5-M DRUG HAUL SMASHED AT NAIATHE PEOPLE PAID THE PRICE WOWEE MARKET SHUT DOWN — NO LAW, NO JUSTICE, JUST POWERMALACHITE LIE, NARCOTICS TRUTH: ₱114.5-M DRUG BUST EXPOSES TRAFFICKERS’ DESPERATION AT NAIAWarm greetingsPower Play at the Port: De Vera Tightens the Net on Fishery TradeTaong bayan ang nagdusa….. WOWEE MARKET, ISINARA, WALANG BATAS, WALANG HUSTISYA, KUNDI PANGGIGIPIT!BOC in 2025: Big Numbers, Bigger Reforms — and a Commissioner Who Meant BusinessCUSTOMS SHOCKER: NAMES NAMED, HEADS ROLL AS SMUGGLING ALLEGATIONS ROCK BOCZURBITO DELIVERS: BOC–CAGAYAN DE ORO STARTS 2026 WITH A BANG, ₱3.9B SCORE AND A CLEAR MESSAGECEBU CUSTOMS DELIVERS: LUMONTAD’S NO-NONENSE DRIVE HITS MONTHLY TARGET, NEPOMUCENO’S ORDERS PAY OFFCUSTOMS CASH MACHINE: CAGAYAN DE ORO PORT SMASHES TARGETS, PROVES RESULTS BEAT EXCUSESFLAGS UP, RANKS TIGHT, FIRE SERVICE ON FULL ALERT IN PARAÑAQUE₱7-MILLION ECSTASY BUST AT CLARK: CUSTOMS SENDS A LOUD WARNING AS 2026 BEGINSDE VERA TAKES THE HELM AT MICP: A NEW SHERIFF, A CLEAR MESSAGEREEFER RED ALERT AT MICP: NEW BOSS MOVES FAST AS NEPOMUCENO CRACKS THE WHIP FOR A SMOOTHER CHRISTMAS SUPPLYChristmas GreetingsPres. Marcos Jr. Greenlights Door-to-Door Delivery of Abandoned Balikbayan BoxesCustoms Draws the Battle Lines: BOC, U.S. Homeland Security Seal Intelligence AllianceCUSTOMS POWER, KOREAN PRIDE, CLARK ON FIRE!CUSTOMS & COPS LOCK ARMS AT NAIA NEPOMUCENO’S IRON-FIST BORDER DRIVE, MAPA’S NO-NONSENSE LEADERSHIP TAKE CENTER STAGECHRISTMAS AT THE PORT: TORRALBA AND NEPOMUCENO PROVE REAL SERVICE STARTS FROM THE GROUND UPZURBITO: THE NEW SHERIFF AT THE NORTHERN MINDANAO GATESNAVY SALUTES, CUSTOMS DELIVERS! PHILIPPINE NAVY GIVES FULL HONORS TO PAIRCARGO UNIT FOR FAST-TRACKING URGENT SHIPMENTSNEPOMUCENO AND REYES CRACK THE WHIP IN CLARK: CUSTOMS DUO SENDS SHOCKWAVES THROUGH FREEPORT BUSINESS SECTORNEPOMUCENO & LUMONTAD FLEX BORDER POWER AS UNODC TAPS CEBU FOR SECURITY PROGRAMME
Manila, Philippines
Thu. Feb 19th, 2026
Breaking News: GOV’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 NAIACUSTOMS DELIVERS: BOC SPEEDS UP CARGO, FedEx SALUTES ACTION—FILIPINOS FEEL THE IMPACTBOC-NAIA Draws Hard Line vs Smuggling, Rewards Top Importers at 1st CICAC Meet for 2026CUSTOMS MEANS BUSINESS AT NAIA No fluff. No pleasantries. Just results.BOC Recognized by FedEx for Speeding Up Cargo Flow at ClarkCUSTOMS DELIVERS: BOC SPEEDS UP CARGO, FEDEx SALUTES ACTION—FILIPINOS FEEL THE IMPACTBOC-NAIA Seizes ₱43.4M Worth of Cocaine at NAIA Terminal 3P43.4-M COCAINE BUST AT NAIA: CUSTOMS SLAMS DRUG COURIER, WARNS SYNDICATESBOC, Clark Task Force Smash ₱6.16-M Kush Shipment Hidden in Rug RunnerRUG RUNNER RUSE BUSTED! Customs, Clark Task Force Smash ₱6.16M Kush ShipmentBOC-MICP Honors Top Trade Players as Nepomuceno, De Vera Drive Revenue, Border Security PushBOC-MICP Honors Power Players as Customs Revenue Engine RoarsBOC-NAIA Crushes P3.72-M Marijuana Shipment at Airport Mail HubBOC-NAIA SLAMS DRUG PARCELS AT AIRPORT GATE P3.72-M Kush Shipment Crushed as Customs Draws the LineBIR UNLEASHES TOUGHER, FAIRER AUDITS—GO, MENDOZA DRAW THE LINEBIR UNLEASHES AUDIT RESET: MENDOZA DRAWS THE LINE—NO MORE RACKET, NO MORE RANDOM SHAKEDOWNS  JEANS? NO—DRUGS. BOC CLARK BLOWS THE LID OFF ₱1.068-M KUSH SMUGGLING PLOTNEPOMUCENO, MAPA SLAM DRUG SYNDICATES AT NAIA ₱40.8-M SHABU HAUL STOPPED COLD AT TERMINAL 3BOC CEBU STARTS 2026 STRONG: NEPOMUCENO’S MARCHING ORDERS, YAP-LUMONTAD DELIVERS RESULTSDIZON SHAKES DPWH: NEW BROOMS, NO EXCUSESBIR WARNS: OLD AUDIT ABUSES ARE DEAD — MENDOZA, BAQUIRAN DRAW THE LINEWIDOWED, ROBBED, AND SILENCED?P516 MILLION SMOKE BUST: BIR CRUSHES CIGARETTE SYNDICATES IN VALENZUELABOC–Port of Batangas Tightens the Noose on Port IrregularitiesNEPOMUCENO DELIVERS: BOC HAULS ₱934.4B IN 2025 DESPITE ECONOMIC HEADWINDSBOC PORT OF CLARK CRUSHES TARGETS, PROVES RESULTSFSUPT BARRIOS: THE FIREBRAND COMMANDER BEHIND BFP PARAÑAQUE’S ZERO-CASUALTY YEARPRIVATE GIANTS MEET CUSTOMS POWER PLAYERS: TORRALBA, NEPOMUCENO PUSH NO-NONENSE TRADE GOVERNANCE AT MANILA PORTCUSTOMS UNLEASHED: TORRALBA, DE VERA LEAD A NO-NONSENSE SHAKE-UP AT THE PORTSBATANGAS CUSTOMS ON FIRE: NEPOMUCENO, TALUSAN TURN ASSESSMENT INTO A REVENUE POWERHOUSECEBU CUSTOMS DELIVERS: NEPOMUCENO’S DRIVE, LUMONTAD’S DISCIPLINE PAY OFF₱61.7 BILLION SMASHED: CUSTOMS GOES TO WAR—AND WINSMALACHITE LIE, DEADLY TRUTH: ₱114.5-M DRUG HAUL SMASHED AT NAIATHE PEOPLE PAID THE PRICE WOWEE MARKET SHUT DOWN — NO LAW, NO JUSTICE, JUST POWERMALACHITE LIE, NARCOTICS TRUTH: ₱114.5-M DRUG BUST EXPOSES TRAFFICKERS’ DESPERATION AT NAIAWarm greetingsPower Play at the Port: De Vera Tightens the Net on Fishery TradeTaong bayan ang nagdusa….. WOWEE MARKET, ISINARA, WALANG BATAS, WALANG HUSTISYA, KUNDI PANGGIGIPIT!BOC in 2025: Big Numbers, Bigger Reforms — and a Commissioner Who Meant BusinessCUSTOMS SHOCKER: NAMES NAMED, HEADS ROLL AS SMUGGLING ALLEGATIONS ROCK BOCZURBITO DELIVERS: BOC–CAGAYAN DE ORO STARTS 2026 WITH A BANG, ₱3.9B SCORE AND A CLEAR MESSAGECEBU CUSTOMS DELIVERS: LUMONTAD’S NO-NONENSE DRIVE HITS MONTHLY TARGET, NEPOMUCENO’S ORDERS PAY OFFCUSTOMS CASH MACHINE: CAGAYAN DE ORO PORT SMASHES TARGETS, PROVES RESULTS BEAT EXCUSESFLAGS UP, RANKS TIGHT, FIRE SERVICE ON FULL ALERT IN PARAÑAQUE₱7-MILLION ECSTASY BUST AT CLARK: CUSTOMS SENDS A LOUD WARNING AS 2026 BEGINSDE VERA TAKES THE HELM AT MICP: A NEW SHERIFF, A CLEAR MESSAGEREEFER RED ALERT AT MICP: NEW BOSS MOVES FAST AS NEPOMUCENO CRACKS THE WHIP FOR A SMOOTHER CHRISTMAS SUPPLYChristmas GreetingsPres. Marcos Jr. Greenlights Door-to-Door Delivery of Abandoned Balikbayan BoxesCustoms Draws the Battle Lines: BOC, U.S. Homeland Security Seal Intelligence AllianceCUSTOMS POWER, KOREAN PRIDE, CLARK ON FIRE!CUSTOMS & COPS LOCK ARMS AT NAIA NEPOMUCENO’S IRON-FIST BORDER DRIVE, MAPA’S NO-NONSENSE LEADERSHIP TAKE CENTER STAGECHRISTMAS AT THE PORT: TORRALBA AND NEPOMUCENO PROVE REAL SERVICE STARTS FROM THE GROUND UPZURBITO: THE NEW SHERIFF AT THE NORTHERN MINDANAO GATESNAVY SALUTES, CUSTOMS DELIVERS! PHILIPPINE NAVY GIVES FULL HONORS TO PAIRCARGO UNIT FOR FAST-TRACKING URGENT SHIPMENTSNEPOMUCENO AND REYES CRACK THE WHIP IN CLARK: CUSTOMS DUO SENDS SHOCKWAVES THROUGH FREEPORT BUSINESS SECTORNEPOMUCENO & LUMONTAD FLEX BORDER POWER AS UNODC TAPS CEBU FOR SECURITY PROGRAMME
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EU TRADE DELEGATION VISITS HOUSE; LIBANAN CALLS FOR FAIR, RESULTS-DRIVEN DEALS

MANILA — The House of Representatives on Tuesday welcomed the Delegation from the European Parliament Committee on International Trade in a high-level meeting aimed at strengthening economic and diplomatic ties…

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EU IN MANILA: LIBANAN MAKES THE HOUSE ROAR

MANILA — This was not just a courtesy call. It was a statement. As Speaker Faustino “Bojie” Dy III welcomed the Delegation from the European Parliament Committee on International Trade…

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GOV’T ROLLS OUT FINAL WAVE OF ABANDONED BALIKBAYAN BOXES

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NO MORE ABANDONED BOXES: GO & NEPOMUCENO CRACK THE WHIP

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EU TRADE DELEGATION VISITS HOUSE; LIBANAN CALLS FOR FAIR, RESULTS-DRIVEN DEALS

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EU IN MANILA: LIBANAN MAKES THE HOUSE ROAR

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GONZALES EYES HEAVY TRUCK LIMITS TO SAVE EASTERN SAMAR HIGHWAYS

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HIGHWAY HEMORRHAGE: GONZALES DRAWS THE LINE AGAINST TRUCK OVERLOAD

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