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In a chance interview at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), Villanueva vowed to follow the Arroyo administration’s policy of leadership by example.


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BOC chief Renato Ampil directed the Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service (CIIS)  to assign one guard to each of  the 11 reefer vans of frozen pork sides, bellies and whole chicken until the loading and departure of the carrier vessel."


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Sinabi ni Capt. Juanito Algenio, hepe ng ESS sa Subic, idineklara ang nasabing kargamento bilang electrical equipment na naka-consign umano sa Subic Acropolis.


Ayon sa ulat ng mga awtoridad, nasabat ang kargamentong kinabibilangan ng modelong Nokia 6210 at Nokia 8210 habang lulan ng Fedex van na ihahatid sa nasabing kompanya.


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Customs: No more cronies

By Jerry Botial | January 30, 2001 - 12:00am

No more cronies. With this vow, new Customs Commissioner Titus Villanueva is crossing his fingers that his agency will finally slow down, if not stamp out, the smuggling that ran rampant during the Estrada administration. In...

Headlines

Customs academy proposed

January 3, 2001 - 12:00am

Bureau of Customs (BOC) chief Renato Ampil has announced the establishment of a school for customs administration within the customs zone. The school, tentatively named the National Customs Academy of the Philippines...

Metro

Customs keeps tight watch over contaminated meat

January 1, 2001 - 12:00am

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) is keeping a tight watch on contaminated meats from Brazil valued at some P20 million to prevent them from being spirited out of the pier zone and ultimately finding their way to the local...

Metro

BOC seizes luxury cars at Manila port

November 30, 2000 - 12:00am

Some seven used but expensive vehicles from Japan worth about P20 million were seized by Customs agents at the Port of Manila and the Manila International Container Port yesterday. Bureau of Customs chief Renato...

Metro

P.7M puslit na cellphones nasabat

October 26, 2000 - 12:00am

Tinatayang aabot sa 469 puslit na cellphones na may halagang P.7 milyon ang nakumpiska ng mga ahente ng Enforcement and Security Service ng Custom Police Division kamakailan sa Port of Subic. Sinabi ni Capt. Juanito...

PSN Metro

We are ready to handle imports sans SGS - BOC

March 23, 2000 - 12:00am

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) allayed fears yesterday about being unable to fill in the void to be created by the withdrawal of pre-shipment inspection (PSI) firm Societe Generale de Surveillance (SGS) a week from...

Business