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- September 1, 2025
When the Discayas said in the Senate, “We’ve been in business for 23 years, so of course we’ve earned,” the critics went into overdrive. They pounced, twisted, and ridiculed. But…
Sun. Dec 14th, 2025
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NEPOMUCENO 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 PROGRAMMECustoms District X Goes Full Orange—And Sends a Warning Shot Against ViolenceNEPOMUCENO TURNS UP THE HEAT: CUSTOMS, CDO TEAM UP WITH TOP AGENCIES TO CRUSH AIRPORT DRUG RUNNERSCUSTOMS CHIEF NEPOMUCENO CRACKS THE WHIP AT 4TH COLLECTORS’ CONFERENCE — TOP PERFORMING PORTS HAILEDCUSTOMS BIG THREE SAVE THE DAY FOR WINES OF PORTUGAL 2025Customs Strikes Again: NAIA Team Snares Undeclared Millions in YenCLARK SHAKES UP CUSTOMS! REYES SLAMS BRAKES ON “DOUBLE SUBMISSION” CHAOS — NEPOMUCENO’S DIGITAL CRUSADE IN FULL FORCECOMM. ARIEL F. NEPOMUCENO ROCKS THE BUSINESS SECTOR — CUSTOMS CHIEF GETS RARE, POWERFUL ENDORSEMENT FROM INDUSTRY LEADERS**TALUSAN’S BATANGAS PORT HITS ANOTHER BILLION-PESO SURPLUS — NEPOMUCENO’S REFORMS TURN DISTRICT INTO A REVENUE POWERHOUSEZTE POURS BIG-TICKET IMPORTS INTO CEBU — NEPOMUCENO & LUMONTAD TURN PORT INTO INVESTOR MAGNET**How Lies and Disinformation Broke the Filipino MindGEN. NOLASCO BATHAN: THE QUIET FORCE DRIVING THE BOC’S TOUGHEST ENFORCEMENT BATTLESTHE TANDEM TURNING THE BUREAU OF CUSTOMS INTO A NO-NONsense, FULL-THROTTLE REFORM MACHINENEPOMUCENO & MAPA: THE BOC-NAIA TEAM THAT’S RAISING THE BAR ON DRUG INTERDICTIONBATANGAS CUSTOMS UPS ITS GAME — AND COMM. ARIEL NEPOMUCENO & COLL. TALUSAN ARE LEADING THE CHARGEARIEL F. NEPOMUCENO: THE CUSTOMS CHIEF WHO OWNED THE STAGE AT THE INDIA–PHILIPPINES 75TH ANNIVERSARYNEPOMUCENO’S INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIP DRIVE STRENGTHENS NAIA OPERATIONS UNDER MAPA AND MANAOISNEPOMUCENO AND TORRALBA DRAW THE LINE: MICP STANDS UNITED TO PROTECT EVERY WOMANCOMM. ARIEL NEPOMUCENO: THE MAN WHO’S DRAGGING THE BOC INTO THE FUTURE—WITH THE PCCI BACKING HIS WAR ON RED TAPE AND CHAOSCOMM. ARIEL NEPOMUCENO: DRIVING BOC’S NEW ERA OF EFFICIENCY WITH U.S. PRIVATE SECTOR BACKINGBOC-NAIA FOILS MISDECLARED SHIPMENT OF LIVE MILLIPEDES NEPOMUCENO & MAPA STEP UP BORDER WATCHCOMM. ARIEL NEPOMUCENO & DEP. COMM. ROMEO ALLAN ROSALES: RAISING THE BAR ON INTERNATIONAL INTELLIGENCE COOPERATIONCOMMISSIONER ARIEL NEPOMUCENO & COLLECTOR ALEX ALVIAR: THE PUSH BEHIND POM’S ZERO-BACKLOG STRATEGYCOMM. ARIEL NEPOMUCENO & COLL. RIZALINO TORRALBA: THE POWER TANDEM DRIVING MICP’S STRONGEST STAKEHOLDER FRONT YETCOMMISSIONER ARIEL F. NEPOMUCENO SHINES AT THE 40TH GINTONG PARANGAL — A HOMECOMING OF INTEGRITY AND LEADERSHIPFUELING THE VISAYAS: PETRON & CHEVRON EYE CEBU AS COMM. NEPOMUCENO AND COLL. LUMONTAD DRIVE REAL REFORMSLUMONTAD & NEPOMUCENO: THE CEBU POWER TANDEM DRIVING REAL CUSTOMS REFORMOUT OF DECENCY, MR. “BIBINGKA” OF BOC XIP SHOULD STEP DOWNINSIDE THE BUREAU OF CUSTOMS X-RAY SYNDICATE-DRUGS, CONTRABAND, AND CORRUPTION AT THE CORE OF THE XIP!CONG. MARCELINO “NONOY” LIBANAN LEADS PASSAGE OF IMMIGRATION MODERNIZATION BILL IN HOUSE JUSTICE COMMITTEERECTO’S REVENUE DRIVE: COMM. ARIEL AND COLL. TALUSAN KEEP BATANGAS PORT AT FULL THROTTLE!When Leadership Works: Comm. Ariel, Coll. Yas Mapa, and Dr. Manaois Show Customs at Its BestTORRALBA TIGHTENS VALUATION STANDARDS: MICP CUSTOMS PUSHES UNIFORMITY, TRANSPARENCY UNDER NEPOMUCENO’S WATCHLUMONTAD LEADS CEBU CUSTOMS’ COMEBACK: BOC-OPASCOR PARTNERSHIP POWERS POST-TYPHOON RECOVERYBOC-NAIA: Mapa and Manaois Lead from the Front in Ensuring Efficient, Transparent ServiceBOC-POM Back on Track: One X-Ray Portal Restored, Trade Flow Secured Under Nepomuceno and AlviarRIPS VS. URSULA OF CUSTOMSX-RAY BREAKDOWN ROCKS PORT OF MANILA — ALVIAR, NEPOMUCENO MOVE FAST TO AVERT TRADE GRIDLOCKURSULA THE UNTOUCHABLE: HOW A CUSTOMS COOV TURNED HER POST INTO A GOLDMINELumontad Takes the Helm: A New Era at BOC Port of Cebu₱42.5-M Drug Mule Busted at NAIA — Customs Cracks Down HardDC YAS MAPA IS BACK! VETERAN CUSTOMS LAWYER RETURNS TO COMMAND BOC–NAIAAlviar & Nepomuceno’s Customs: Where Counterfeits Meet a CounterstrikeFake News Hits a Wall: Commissioner Nepomuceno Crushes Lie on ‘Joyriding’ Seized Rolls-RoycePangilinan, Nepomuceno, & Torralba Lead Major Crackdown: ₱12.96M Misdeclared Agri Goods Seized at MICPCustoms Reforms Take Center Stage: Japan Backs Nepomuceno’s Modernization DriveBOC’s Dynamic Duo: Nepomuceno and Uvero Roll Out AEO Guidelines to Speed Up TradeBOC CRUSHES ₱13.2-M AGRI SMUGGLING ATTEMPT — COLLECTOR ALVIAR AND COMMISSIONER NEPOMUCENO LEAD THE CHARGEBOC Chief Nepomuceno Tightens the Noose on Smuggled Luxury CarsBOC-NAIA WINS PRAISE FROM U.S. EMBASSY, GLOBAL FIRM FOR FAST, CLEAN SERVICEA Smarter, More Agile Customs: Nepomuceno Leads BOC in Major Reform MilestonesNepomuceno’s Digital Revolution: The Customs Chief Who Means BusinessNepomuceno: Digitalization, Discipline, and the Death of SmugglingNEPOMUCENO’S BOLD CALL: A DIALOGUE WITH THE U.S. TO SET THE RECORD STRAIGHTBOC Strengthens Global Ties, Advances Skills Under Comm. Nepomuceno’s LeadershipCollector Alexandra Lumontad and Special Deputy Collector Siegfred Manaois: Customs-NAIA’s Dynamic Duo in the Fight Against DrugsCollector Alexandra Lumontad and Deputy Collector Siegfred Manaois: Customs-NAIA’s Dynamic Duo in the Fight Against DrugsComm. Ariel Nepomuceno Leads Customs’ Drive for a Drug-Free BureauNew BOC Leadership Moves Decisively Against Corruption Ahead of U.S. ReportPort of Manila Expresses Gratitude to Stakeholders and Reaffirms Commitment to Efficient Trade FacilitationBOC – NAIA Achieves Collections Surplus; Paircargo Assessment Team Honored for Outstanding PerformanceBOC TRAVEL AUTHORITY, INABUSO NI URSULABOC Shows Heart in Crisis: Nepomuceno and Torralba Lead Relief Effort for Cebu Quake VictimsTorralba Leads with Vision and Unity at BOC-MICPNepomuceno’s No-Nonsense Crackdown: BOC’s Big Haul vs. Smuggling and CorruptionTORRALBA: A LEADER WITH MALASAKIT, BUILDING LEGACY THROUGH COOPERATIVISMStronger Borders, Safer NationHappy 65th Year Anniversary Bureau of Customs Port of NAIAHappy 65th Year Anniversary Bureau of Customs Port of NAIAHappy 65th Year Anniversary Bureau of Customs Port of NAIADOF SEC. RALPH RECTOBOC-NAIA, Employees Association Hold Dialogue on Welfare, OperationsMga Hamon at Direksyon ng Collectors’ Conference 2025APPEAL OF DPWH TO THE PUBLICBOC Seizes ₱55 Million Worth of ‘Kush’ in Balikbayan BoxesUS Embassy visits Paircargo NAIABOC-NAIA Thwarts Drug Smuggling Attempt of ₱40.8-M ShabuBeyond the Show Cause Order: Presumption of Innocence for Atty. Broto”BOC -NAIA Intercepts P9.3 Million Worth of Agaro𝐨d in Outbound ShiptmentBOC -NAIA Intercepts P227 Million Worth of High – Grade MarijuanaBOC Reinstates Guidelines on the Preliminary Suspension of Customs AccreditationBOC-Clark, PDEA Nab Consignee of ₱75.072 Million Worth of “Shabu” Hidden Inside Industrial ChillerAlviar’s Decisive Hand in BOC’s ₱476-Million Shabu InterceptionThe Truth Behind the Flood Control FrenzyBOC Executes Court-Ordered Search on Discaya-linked Luxury VehiclesSmear Campaign vs. Sara Discaya: Exposing the HypocrisyCONTEXT MATTERS | Why the Discayas’ 23-Year Claim Holds WeightFACT CHECK THE FACT-CHECKERS | Why the Discayas’ Critics Are Dead WrongBOC-MICP Hits All-Time Highest Single-Day Collection of ₱1.37 BillionPUBLIC ADVISORYFlood Control Funds: Process vs. ProofBOC Intensifies Crackdown on Illicit Trade, Uncovers Smuggled Cigarettes worth P605.29M in BulacanLeadership Anchored on Excellence at POMPOM Collector Alviar Leads Division Heads Meeting, Emphasizes Commitment to ExcellenceBOC UpdatesHOLIDAY DUTYThe Two-Strike Rule: A Call to Excellence in Customs ServiceBOC-NAIA Seized ₱47 Million Worth of Illegal DrugsItinatakda ni Komisyoner Ariel Nepomuceno ang Landas ng Transformasyon sa Kanyang Unang Collectors’ Conference
Manila, Philippines
Sun. Dec 14th, 2025
Breaking News:
NEPOMUCENO 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 PROGRAMMECustoms District X Goes Full Orange—And Sends a Warning Shot Against ViolenceNEPOMUCENO TURNS UP THE HEAT: CUSTOMS, CDO TEAM UP WITH TOP AGENCIES TO CRUSH AIRPORT DRUG RUNNERSCUSTOMS CHIEF NEPOMUCENO CRACKS THE WHIP AT 4TH COLLECTORS’ CONFERENCE — TOP PERFORMING PORTS HAILEDCUSTOMS BIG THREE SAVE THE DAY FOR WINES OF PORTUGAL 2025Customs Strikes Again: NAIA Team Snares Undeclared Millions in YenCLARK SHAKES UP CUSTOMS! REYES SLAMS BRAKES ON “DOUBLE SUBMISSION” CHAOS — NEPOMUCENO’S DIGITAL CRUSADE IN FULL FORCECOMM. ARIEL F. NEPOMUCENO ROCKS THE BUSINESS SECTOR — CUSTOMS CHIEF GETS RARE, POWERFUL ENDORSEMENT FROM INDUSTRY LEADERS**TALUSAN’S BATANGAS PORT HITS ANOTHER BILLION-PESO SURPLUS — NEPOMUCENO’S REFORMS TURN DISTRICT INTO A REVENUE POWERHOUSEZTE POURS BIG-TICKET IMPORTS INTO CEBU — NEPOMUCENO & LUMONTAD TURN PORT INTO INVESTOR MAGNET**How Lies and Disinformation Broke the Filipino MindGEN. NOLASCO BATHAN: THE QUIET FORCE DRIVING THE BOC’S TOUGHEST ENFORCEMENT BATTLESTHE TANDEM TURNING THE BUREAU OF CUSTOMS INTO A NO-NONsense, FULL-THROTTLE REFORM MACHINENEPOMUCENO & MAPA: THE BOC-NAIA TEAM THAT’S RAISING THE BAR ON DRUG INTERDICTIONBATANGAS CUSTOMS UPS ITS GAME — AND COMM. ARIEL NEPOMUCENO & COLL. TALUSAN ARE LEADING THE CHARGEARIEL F. NEPOMUCENO: THE CUSTOMS CHIEF WHO OWNED THE STAGE AT THE INDIA–PHILIPPINES 75TH ANNIVERSARYNEPOMUCENO’S INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIP DRIVE STRENGTHENS NAIA OPERATIONS UNDER MAPA AND MANAOISNEPOMUCENO AND TORRALBA DRAW THE LINE: MICP STANDS UNITED TO PROTECT EVERY WOMANCOMM. ARIEL NEPOMUCENO: THE MAN WHO’S DRAGGING THE BOC INTO THE FUTURE—WITH THE PCCI BACKING HIS WAR ON RED TAPE AND CHAOSCOMM. ARIEL NEPOMUCENO: DRIVING BOC’S NEW ERA OF EFFICIENCY WITH U.S. PRIVATE SECTOR BACKINGBOC-NAIA FOILS MISDECLARED SHIPMENT OF LIVE MILLIPEDES NEPOMUCENO & MAPA STEP UP BORDER WATCHCOMM. ARIEL NEPOMUCENO & DEP. COMM. ROMEO ALLAN ROSALES: RAISING THE BAR ON INTERNATIONAL INTELLIGENCE COOPERATIONCOMMISSIONER ARIEL NEPOMUCENO & COLLECTOR ALEX ALVIAR: THE PUSH BEHIND POM’S ZERO-BACKLOG STRATEGYCOMM. ARIEL NEPOMUCENO & COLL. RIZALINO TORRALBA: THE POWER TANDEM DRIVING MICP’S STRONGEST STAKEHOLDER FRONT YETCOMMISSIONER ARIEL F. NEPOMUCENO SHINES AT THE 40TH GINTONG PARANGAL — A HOMECOMING OF INTEGRITY AND LEADERSHIPFUELING THE VISAYAS: PETRON & CHEVRON EYE CEBU AS COMM. NEPOMUCENO AND COLL. LUMONTAD DRIVE REAL REFORMSLUMONTAD & NEPOMUCENO: THE CEBU POWER TANDEM DRIVING REAL CUSTOMS REFORMOUT OF DECENCY, MR. “BIBINGKA” OF BOC XIP SHOULD STEP DOWNINSIDE THE BUREAU OF CUSTOMS X-RAY SYNDICATE-DRUGS, CONTRABAND, AND CORRUPTION AT THE CORE OF THE XIP!CONG. MARCELINO “NONOY” LIBANAN LEADS PASSAGE OF IMMIGRATION MODERNIZATION BILL IN HOUSE JUSTICE COMMITTEERECTO’S REVENUE DRIVE: COMM. ARIEL AND COLL. TALUSAN KEEP BATANGAS PORT AT FULL THROTTLE!When Leadership Works: Comm. Ariel, Coll. Yas Mapa, and Dr. Manaois Show Customs at Its BestTORRALBA TIGHTENS VALUATION STANDARDS: MICP CUSTOMS PUSHES UNIFORMITY, TRANSPARENCY UNDER NEPOMUCENO’S WATCHLUMONTAD LEADS CEBU CUSTOMS’ COMEBACK: BOC-OPASCOR PARTNERSHIP POWERS POST-TYPHOON RECOVERYBOC-NAIA: Mapa and Manaois Lead from the Front in Ensuring Efficient, Transparent ServiceBOC-POM Back on Track: One X-Ray Portal Restored, Trade Flow Secured Under Nepomuceno and AlviarRIPS VS. URSULA OF CUSTOMSX-RAY BREAKDOWN ROCKS PORT OF MANILA — ALVIAR, NEPOMUCENO MOVE FAST TO AVERT TRADE GRIDLOCKURSULA THE UNTOUCHABLE: HOW A CUSTOMS COOV TURNED HER POST INTO A GOLDMINELumontad Takes the Helm: A New Era at BOC Port of Cebu₱42.5-M Drug Mule Busted at NAIA — Customs Cracks Down HardDC YAS MAPA IS BACK! VETERAN CUSTOMS LAWYER RETURNS TO COMMAND BOC–NAIAAlviar & Nepomuceno’s Customs: Where Counterfeits Meet a CounterstrikeFake News Hits a Wall: Commissioner Nepomuceno Crushes Lie on ‘Joyriding’ Seized Rolls-RoycePangilinan, Nepomuceno, & Torralba Lead Major Crackdown: ₱12.96M Misdeclared Agri Goods Seized at MICPCustoms Reforms Take Center Stage: Japan Backs Nepomuceno’s Modernization DriveBOC’s Dynamic Duo: Nepomuceno and Uvero Roll Out AEO Guidelines to Speed Up TradeBOC CRUSHES ₱13.2-M AGRI SMUGGLING ATTEMPT — COLLECTOR ALVIAR AND COMMISSIONER NEPOMUCENO LEAD THE CHARGEBOC Chief Nepomuceno Tightens the Noose on Smuggled Luxury CarsBOC-NAIA WINS PRAISE FROM U.S. EMBASSY, GLOBAL FIRM FOR FAST, CLEAN SERVICEA Smarter, More Agile Customs: Nepomuceno Leads BOC in Major Reform MilestonesNepomuceno’s Digital Revolution: The Customs Chief Who Means BusinessNepomuceno: Digitalization, Discipline, and the Death of SmugglingNEPOMUCENO’S BOLD CALL: A DIALOGUE WITH THE U.S. TO SET THE RECORD STRAIGHTBOC Strengthens Global Ties, Advances Skills Under Comm. Nepomuceno’s LeadershipCollector Alexandra Lumontad and Special Deputy Collector Siegfred Manaois: Customs-NAIA’s Dynamic Duo in the Fight Against DrugsCollector Alexandra Lumontad and Deputy Collector Siegfred Manaois: Customs-NAIA’s Dynamic Duo in the Fight Against DrugsComm. Ariel Nepomuceno Leads Customs’ Drive for a Drug-Free BureauNew BOC Leadership Moves Decisively Against Corruption Ahead of U.S. ReportPort of Manila Expresses Gratitude to Stakeholders and Reaffirms Commitment to Efficient Trade FacilitationBOC – NAIA Achieves Collections Surplus; Paircargo Assessment Team Honored for Outstanding PerformanceBOC TRAVEL AUTHORITY, INABUSO NI URSULABOC Shows Heart in Crisis: Nepomuceno and Torralba Lead Relief Effort for Cebu Quake VictimsTorralba Leads with Vision and Unity at BOC-MICPNepomuceno’s No-Nonsense Crackdown: BOC’s Big Haul vs. Smuggling and CorruptionTORRALBA: A LEADER WITH MALASAKIT, BUILDING LEGACY THROUGH COOPERATIVISMStronger Borders, Safer NationHappy 65th Year Anniversary Bureau of Customs Port of NAIAHappy 65th Year Anniversary Bureau of Customs Port of NAIAHappy 65th Year Anniversary Bureau of Customs Port of NAIADOF SEC. RALPH RECTOBOC-NAIA, Employees Association Hold Dialogue on Welfare, OperationsMga Hamon at Direksyon ng Collectors’ Conference 2025APPEAL OF DPWH TO THE PUBLICBOC Seizes ₱55 Million Worth of ‘Kush’ in Balikbayan BoxesUS Embassy visits Paircargo NAIABOC-NAIA Thwarts Drug Smuggling Attempt of ₱40.8-M ShabuBeyond the Show Cause Order: Presumption of Innocence for Atty. Broto”BOC -NAIA Intercepts P9.3 Million Worth of Agaro𝐨d in Outbound ShiptmentBOC -NAIA Intercepts P227 Million Worth of High – Grade MarijuanaBOC Reinstates Guidelines on the Preliminary Suspension of Customs AccreditationBOC-Clark, PDEA Nab Consignee of ₱75.072 Million Worth of “Shabu” Hidden Inside Industrial ChillerAlviar’s Decisive Hand in BOC’s ₱476-Million Shabu InterceptionThe Truth Behind the Flood Control FrenzyBOC Executes Court-Ordered Search on Discaya-linked Luxury VehiclesSmear Campaign vs. Sara Discaya: Exposing the HypocrisyCONTEXT MATTERS | Why the Discayas’ 23-Year Claim Holds WeightFACT CHECK THE FACT-CHECKERS | Why the Discayas’ Critics Are Dead WrongBOC-MICP Hits All-Time Highest Single-Day Collection of ₱1.37 BillionPUBLIC ADVISORYFlood Control Funds: Process vs. ProofBOC Intensifies Crackdown on Illicit Trade, Uncovers Smuggled Cigarettes worth P605.29M in BulacanLeadership Anchored on Excellence at POMPOM Collector Alviar Leads Division Heads Meeting, Emphasizes Commitment to ExcellenceBOC UpdatesHOLIDAY DUTYThe Two-Strike Rule: A Call to Excellence in Customs ServiceBOC-NAIA Seized ₱47 Million Worth of Illegal DrugsItinatakda ni Komisyoner Ariel Nepomuceno ang Landas ng Transformasyon sa Kanyang Unang Collectors’ Conference
Manila, Philippines
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