The Philippine Navy said its Western Mindanao Naval Command intercepted two maritime smuggling operations off Basilan within 48 hours, resulting in the seizure of...
The National Tobacco Administration (NTA) has urged local government units to intensify efforts against cigarette smuggling as the illegal trade drains billions in government...
As the Philippines takes on the ASEAN Chairship, the EU‑ASEAN Business Council (EU‑ABC) is pressing for stronger policy alignment and credible enforcement measures to...
A lawmaker on Thursday criticized the Bureau of Customs (BOC) for being “unprepared” to address large-scale cigarette smuggling, citing the agency’s failure to send...
Authorities are intensifying a nationwide crackdown on tobacco smuggling, filing multiple cases under the Anti-Agricultural Economic Sabotage (AAES) Law or Republic Act 12022, signaling...
THE Bureau of Customs (BOC) will investigate several agency officials allegedly involved in the smuggling of cigarettes worth about P1.2 billion that were seized...
The House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means will summon Bureau of Customs officials led by Commissioner Ariel Nepomuceno when the panel begins...
Philippine National Police acting chief Lt. Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez, Jr., has ordered a thorough investigation into the smuggling of around P1.1 billion worth...
Former Senate President Franklin Drilon, the author of the Sin Tax Reform Law (Republic Act 10351), expressed concern over the increasing incidence of cigarette...
A security expert advised Philippine defense and security officials to collaborate on stopping the smuggling of cigarettes, primarily from Indonesia and Malaysia, to cut...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) vowed to eradicate cigarette smuggling following reports that the government lost a staggering P25.5 billion in 2023 due to...
Authorities said they confiscated P358 million worth of counterfeit cigarettes from two factories and a warehouse in Cavite province on Thursday.
Bureau of Internal Revenue...
An international security expert revealed that several former armed groups in Mindanao turned from acts of terrorism to cigarette and rice smuggling.
Professor Rohan Gunaratna...
