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Miriam blasts ‘thieves’ in Bureau of Customs MANILA – Sen. Miriam Defensor Santiago on Monday said embattled Bureau of Customs (BOC) chief Alberto Lina should explain what his office has done against thieves in the agency who ransack shipments. Santiago has filed Senate Resolution No. 1534 seeking an investigation on the BOC’s plan to thoroughly inspect and impose taxes on ...

Customs defends tax on balikbayan boxes MANILA – Customs chief Alberto Lina defended Monday the agency’s plan to open balikbayan boxes, saying the bureau is mandated to prevent the entry of contraband items as well as assess the value of items that need to be taxed. Lina said that under the law, the bureau can inspect all balikbayan boxes entering ...

PNoy won’t stop opening of balikbayan boxes But vows ‘safeguards’ to prevent abuse by Customs   CEBU CITY – President Aquino is meeting with Finance Secretary Cesar Purisima and Bureau of Customs Commissioner Alberto Lina in Malacañang Monday afternoon to “review” and to be briefed about the Customs’ move to step up its inspection of balikbayan boxes. Aquino did not ...

Two teens armed with a machete enter a store in Pittsburgh. One of the two teens pull the machete on the store clerk and demanded money, while the other would-be-robber took items from the store’s shelves. They didn’t expect the owner to turn the tables—as he pulled out an even larger sword. As soon as they saw the clerk’s weapon, ...

Stranded commuters hike up a mountain after a portion of Kennon Road was damaged by a landslide caused by Typhoon Ineng in Baguio. Photo by Harley Palangchao, Reuters MANILA — (UPDATED) A weakened Typhoon Goni (local name: Ineng) was headed towards Japan on Sunday, after battering Northern Luzon leaving at least 10 dead, and causing thousands of people to be ...

OFWs umalma sa random inspection ng balikbayan boxes Umalma ang mga OFW at netizens sa random inspection ng Bureau of Customs sa balikbayan boxes. Pero nanindigan ang Customs at Malacanang na pangontra ito sa smuggling. Nagpa-Patrol, Apples Jalandoni. TV Patrol, Agosto 23, 2015, Linggo Source: ABS-CBN News

BOC chief tells OFWs: I have to implement the law MANILA, Philippines – Bureau of Customs (BOC) Commissioner Bert Lina insists that he is merely following the law by enforcing stricter inspections of the “balikbayan boxes” that are brought into the country. In an interview with DZMM, Lina said it is part of his job to protect the country from ...

Customs implements random checks on balikbayan boxes Bureau of Customs already started the random checking of Balikbayan boxes as part of their security inspections. This move enraged a lot of OFW’s worldwide. Source: Abs-cbnnews.com

A first: Overseas voter registration set to reach 1M, says DFA MANILA – The voter registration has surpassed the 600,000 mark with a little over two months left before the registation period ends, the Department of Foreign Affairs-Overseas Voting Secretariat said. “At the current pace of registration, the 2016 Presidential elections will be the first to have over a million ...

What areas you should avoid in Thailand MANILA — The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Wednesday placed Thailand under Alert Level 1 (Precautionary Phase) after at least 22 people were killed and more than 100 were injured in a bombing near Erawan Shrine in Bangkok. Filipinos are particularly advised to avoid the following areas, as specified by the Thai ...