Bernie Anabo Jr.
- Nepomuceno
- January 22, 2026
While critics doubted and global conditions weighed down trade, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) under Commissioner Ariel F. Nepomuceno proved one thing loud and clear in 2025: performance beats excuses.…
- Nepomuceno
- December 12, 2025
Clark’s Freeport bigwigs thought they were in for another polished conference. What they got instead was a wake-up call wrapped in steel. Because when Customs Commissioner Ariel F. Nepomuceno and…
- Nepomuceno
- December 11, 2025
If anyone still doubts that the Bureau of Customs is tightening its grip on border security, the latest scene at the Port of Cebu should settle the debate: the United…
- Nepomuceno
- December 10, 2025
The message coming out of Northern Mindanao is loud and crystal clear: Customs is done playing nice. Under the iron-fisted leadership of Commissioner Ariel F. Nepomuceno, the Bureau of Customs…
- Nepomuceno
- December 1, 2025
When three inbound parcels slipped quietly into a Pasay warehouse on November 27, nobody knew they contained a dangerous cocktail of marijuana kush, cannabis tablets, and amphetamine. But at the…
- Nepomuceno
- November 27, 2025
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…
- Nepomuceno
- October 15, 2025
There’s a new sheriff at the Bureau of Customs — and his message to smugglers, fixers, and all who’ve grown fat off the system is loud and clear: your time…