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), through the Port of Cebu, has generated over PHP17 million in revenues from the public auction of close to 100 containers. In a statement Wednesday, District Collector Charlito Martin Mendoza reported that the public auction conducted on October 21 posted a total collection of PHP17.76 million through the sale of 96 containers of various forfeited articles. She added that the auction was livestreamed via the Port's official Facebook page and was recorded through a body-worn camera pursuant to Customs Memorandum Order No. 33-2021. Engr. Ronald Morillo, presided, Auction and Cargo Disposal Unit Chief, presided over the sale and was assisted by lawyer Vicente Andrew Espina, Law Division chief and auction committee vice chairperson. Also present during the event were Deputy District Collector for Operations Marc Anthony Patriarca, and other committee members from the Office of the District Collector, Enforcement and Security Service, and Customs In
Published February 9, 2021, 10:42 PM The Bureau of Customs (BOC) -Port of Cebu on Tuesday destroyed five luxury vehicles that were smuggled into the country last year.
Five smuggled luxury cars are smashed by a backhoe at the grounds of Bureau of Customs-Port of Cebu as part of the nationwide destruction of seized vehicles. (Photo courtesy of Radyo Pilipinas-Cebu)
The five seized vehicles were part of the 13 luxury cars that were destroyed in a nationwide simultaneous activity as part of the 119th founding anniversary of the BOC.
Marc Anthony Patriarca, OIC district collector of BOC-Port of Cebu, said the five luxury cars were worth P23 million.
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SMUGGLED. The Bureau of Customs Port of Cebu destroys five luxury cars worth P30 million on Feb. 9, 2021. The vehicles were seized because of questionable documents upon entry into the country. / BENJIE TALISIC
+ February 09, 2021 FIVE smuggled luxury cars worth P30 million were formally destroyed by personnel of the Bureau of Customs (BOC) Port of Cebu on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021.
The five cars were among 17 luxury cars that were simultaneously destroyed by the BOC in various parts of the country as part of the agency’s 169th founding anniversary.
Marc Anthony Patriarca, BOC Cebu’s Management and Audit analyst, said the luxury cars that were destroyed were confiscated in various operations they conducted since 2020.
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+ December 30, 2020 THE Bureau of Customs Port of Cebu has exceeded its collection target for the month of December, further adding to its annual surplus.
The bureau reported that in the first 23 days of December alone, it had collected P2.684 billion, exceeding the P2.554 billion target by P130 million or 5.08 percent.
The good news comes after the port exceeded its P27.539 billion target for the whole year as early as November when collections for the first 11 months of the year reached P27.872 billion.
This brings the port s annual surplus to P460 million.
In a statement, Port of Cebu acting district collector Charlito Martin Mendoza attributed the port s good performance to its frontline officers tirelessly putting in the extra effort this December to process and release goods without delay.