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The Bureau of Customs - Port of NAIA (BOC-NAIA) has cleared the three latest importations of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines totalling 3,074,410 doses, which arrived between June 9 and 10.
(Photo from BOC) The first importation consisting of 111,150 doses of Pfizer-BioNtech vaccines arri
COVID-19 vaccines being handled upon their arrival at NAIA. (Ariel Fernandez / File photo / MANILA BULLETIN) The BOC welcomed on Thursday, May 27 the invitation of the DOH to discuss the customs clearance for vaccine importations in the Port of NAIA (Ninoy Aquino International Airport) as well as the existing initiatives of the bureua to expeditiously facilitate the importation of vaccines. The DOH hosted the meeting, which seeks to help other airports in adopting the best practices of the Port of NAIA especially with the upcoming importations in Cebu and Davao. Also carried out during the meeting was a review of the operational capacity requirements in the distribution of vaccines in Visayas and Mindanao islands.
Published April 12, 2021, 11:47 AM
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) through the Port of NAIA has so far cleared and released over 3.02 million doses of coronavurus disease (COVID-19) vaccines from both Sinovac and AstraZeneca.
The latest batch of the vaccines–some 500,000 doses of China-made Sinovac–arrived from Beijing aboard Philippine Airlines (PAL) PR361 at around 5 p.m. Sunday, April 11.
(Daniel Schludi / UNSPLASH / FILE PHOTO)
Two days prior, the vaccine–which came via government procurement–underwent pre-arrival clearance at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport(NAIA) One-Stop-Shop. There process only took 15 minutes.
Upon arrival, the shipment was immediately transferred to the Metropac facility where the other vaccines are stored to ensure the integrity and safety of the vaccines prior to distribution across the nation
(Photo via BOC)
Item such as flash drives, cellphones, multifunction printers, laptops, routers, pocket Wi-Fi (wireless fidelity), tablets, computer monitors, school bags, educational books, and children school shoes were handed over by BOC to DepEd in a simple ceremony Tuesday, March 16.
“We understand the needs of the students especially during this time that education is hindered by the threat of coronavirus disease (COVID-19). We will continue to support DepEd’s programs to provide quality education to our students,” Customs Commissioner Rey Leonardo Guerrero said during the turnover rites.
Guerrero said the donated items were initially found in abandoned cargoes at the Port of NAIA (Ninoy Aquino International Airport). It is not unusual for the BOC to dispose of the smuggled items that they come across.