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Eaglet rescued in Quezon

By Michelle Zoleta | February 1, 2016 - 9:00am

A baby eagle was rescued by a village official from two motorcycle-riding men in this city on Friday.

Nation

BOC workers face P1-M fine, 12 years for pilfering balikbayan boxes

By Christina Mendez | January 31, 2016 - 9:00am

Bureau of Customs employees face longer prison sentences and higher fines if they are proven to have pilfered balikbayan boxes...

Metro

Tax-exempt ng Balikbayan boxes itataas sa P150K

By Malou Escudero | January 19, 2016 - 9:00am

Pasado na sa Senado ang panukalang itaas sa P150,000 mula sa P10,000 ang tax exemption ng mga Balikbayan boxes.

Bansa

Value of tax-exempt balikbayan goods raised to P150,000

By Christina Mendez | January 19, 2016 - 9:00am

The Senate has approved on third and final reading the Customs Modernization and Tariff Act (CMTA), which also raises...

Headlines

Oprah explains iconic ‘You get a car!’ moment

November 20, 2015 - 9:00am

Eleven years later, Oprah Winfrey’s “You get a car!” moment is one of the most quoted phrases of television history. Now, the media mogul is dishing about what prompted the joyful outburst.

Freeman Cebu Entertainment

Customs sets more stringent import valuations to stem revenue decline

November 7, 2015 - 9:00am

The Bureau of Customs will implement a rigorous valuation system for goods imported into the country to arrest the decline...

Business

Smear

By FIRST PERSON | By Alex Magno | October 26, 2015 - 10:00am

Let us not kid ourselves.

Opinion

BOC clarifies treatment of balikbayan boxes

By Gerry Lee Gorit | September 17, 2015 - 10:00am

Officials of the Bureau of Customs in Northern Mindanao yesterday said they would continue opening balikbayan boxes found...

Nation

BOC seizes 402 smuggled balikbayan boxes

By Evelyn Macairan | September 15, 2015 - 10:00am

To prove that balikbayan boxes are being used for smuggling, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) seized 402 alleged undeclared balikbayan boxes filled with assorted goods from Singapore.

Metro

BOC seizes P1M worth of undeclared boxes

By Rosette Adel | September 15, 2015 - 4:52am

The Bureau of Customs (BoC) on Tuesday seized 402 undeclared balikbayan boxes worth over P1 million at...

Headlines