Swiss customs authorities have slapped a billionaire with a $4 million fine for failing to properly declare some 200 artworks imported into Switzerland, according...
PRESIDENT-ELECT Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday said rampant smuggling from all 17 ports nationwide is costing the country P300 million daily in foregone revenues, prompting him to...
THE Philippine Ports Authority on Wednesday rebuffed Customs Commissioner Alberto Lina and directed its port management office in Manila North Harbor to disallow the Manila North...
CUSTOMS Commissioner Alberto Lina on Tuesday admitted he has yet to divest himself of the 16 companies that have direct and indirect dealings with the bureau...
WITH less than a month before the Duterte administration takes over, Customs Commissioner Alberto Lina usurped the authority of the Philippine Ports Authority by...
FINANCE Secretary Cesar Purisima and Customs Commissioner Albert Lina were accused of graft and grave abuse of authority before the Office of the Ombudsman Tuesday for...
Three technology-providers have expressed interest to participate in the bidding for a fuel marking scheme that aims to curb smuggling, the Bureau of Customs...
THE airport Customs examiner, who opened a diplomatic pouch of the Japanese Embassy at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport, could only offer “an apology...
The Bureau of Customs earned P29.1 billion in duties and taxes but missed its collection goal in November by 27.4 percent, preliminary data showed.
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Low oil prices and limited port activities during Manila’s hosting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation pulled down Customs collections by 6.9 percent in November...
