BOC PATROL BOATS. Bureau of Customs-Port of Cebu Collector Charlito Martin Mendoza (3rd from left) boards one of the three littoral patrol vessels during the blessing on Wednesday (May 4, 2022) at the Pier 5 in Cebu City. The three patrol vessels will be used to interdict smugglers using the seawaters. (PNA photo by John Rey Saavedra) CEBU CITY - Bureau of Customs-Port of Cebu personnel can now chase and intercept vessels used in smuggling illegal drugs and environmental products in the seawaters of Central Visayas, as three littoral patrol boats were launched at the Pier 5 here Wednesday. Lawyer Charlito Martin Mendoza, BOC-Cebu collector, said the deployment of the three fast craft is an anticipation of the smugglers' attempt to use the coast in bringing in undocumented goods from abroad now that the bureau is more advanced in its anti-smuggling protocols. "In the past two years. we have been updating our surveillance and detection protocols and technology on-land with new X
MANILA-The Bureau of Customs (BOC) on Wednesday reported it has posted a surplus of PHP10.769 billion in its April revenue collection. Based on the preliminary report from the BOC-Financial Service, the amount is 19.6 percent over its target for last month of PHP54.9 billion. The total collection for April 2022 is PHP65.7 billion. It also reported that 14 out of the 17 collection districts hit their targets namely: the Ports of San Fernando, Port of Manila, MICP, Batangas, Legaspi, Iloilo, Cebu, Cagayan de Oro, Zamboanga, Davao, Subic, Clark, Aparri, and Limay. Last March, the Bureau recorded its highest monthly revenue collection in history with PHP70 billion collection for the period. BOC Commissioner Rey Leonardo Guerrero attributed the collection performance to the improved valuation, intensified enforcement against illegal importations, and improved compliance by traders to customs laws. The BOC is the 2nd largest revenue-generating government agency next to the Bureau of Internal
EXCEEDING TARGET. The Bureau of Customs (BOC) - Port of Clark exceeded its monthly target collection in April this year by 39.07 percent. It recorded an actual collection of P299.62 million as against its P215.45-million target, a surplus of P84.17 million. (Infographic by BOC-Port of Clark) CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga - The Bureau of Customs (BOC) - Port of Clark continues to sustain high monthly collection for the fourth month since January this year. A report on Tuesday said the BOC-Port of Clark recorded an actual collection of PHP299.62 million in April as against its assigned target of PHP215.45 million a surplus of PHP84.17 million or 39.07 percent. District collector Alexandra Lumontad said in a statement the collection target was met as early as April 22 based on the Daily Collection Report of the BOC-Port of Clark's Collection Division. She said April's actual collection is 109.60 percent higher compared to the actual collection of the same month last year. The d
DOF chief economist and retired Undersecretary Gil Beltran MANILA - The Board of Trustees of the Philippine Tax Academy (PTA) has unanimously voted to elect Department of Finance (DOF) chief economist and retired Undersecretary Gil Beltran as the institution's first president. Finance Secretary and PTA Board of Trustees chairperson Carlos Dominguez III nominated Beltran, who will serve up to June 30, 2022, without prejudice to his subsequent reappointment in the next administration. Retired DOF Assistant Secretary Ma. Teresa Habitan was also appointed as Chancellor of the PTA. Beltran was first appointed by President Rodrigo Duterte as a member of the PTA Board of Trustees representing the academe on Jan. 18, 2022. Prior to his appointment as PTA president, Beltran was the DOF Undersecretary for the Policy Development and Management Services Group (PDMSG). Beltran also previously served as the Undersecretary for the DOF's Corporate Affairs Group (CAG) and Privatization Office.
Beltran named first PTA president By CHINO S. LEYCO The Board of Trustees of the Philippine Tax Academy (PTA) has unanimously voted to elect Department of Finance (DOF) Chief Economist and retired Undersecretary Gil S. Beltran as the institution’s first president. Finance Secretary and PTA Boa