P3 M ilegal na sibuyas, nasabat ng BOC

ni Mary Gutierrez Almirañez | May 29, 2021

Nasabat ng Bureau of Customs (BOC) ang nagkakahalagang P3 million na ‘misdeclared’ o naipuslit na sibuyas galing China, batay sa kanilang Facebook post ngayong araw, May 29.

Anila, “Continuing efforts to curb smuggling, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) through the Manila International Container Port's (MICP) Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service (CIIS) on May 26, 2021 apprehended a misdeclared shipment of red onions.”

Paliwanag ng BOC, yellow onions ang nakasulat na description sa shipment, subalit nadiskubreng 60% ng laman nito ay puro red onions na katumbas ng P3 million na halaga.

Dagdag ng BOC, “The shipment which originated from China and was consigned to a certain Potanion Trading and was subjected to 100% physical examination which were witnessed by members of CIIS Enforcement and Security Service's Customs Anti-illegal Drugs Taskforce (ESS-CAIDTF), Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) and Chamber of Customs Brokers Inc. (CCBI).”

Sa ngayon ay posibleng humarap sa paglabag sa Section 1113 at Section 1401 ng Republic Act 10863 o Customs Modernization and Tariff Act (CMTA) ang sangkot sa misdeclared shipments.

DOE, BOC at BIR, joint forces vs mga ilegal at puslit na gasolina

ni Mary Gutierrez Almirañez | May 28, 2021

Dumalo sa virtual signing event ang Department of Energy (DOE), Bureau of Customs (BOC), at Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) upang lagdaan ang memorandum of agreement (MOA), kung saan napagkasunduan nila ang pagpapalitan ng impormasyon upang mapuksa ang mga naipupuslit na ilegal sa bansa, partikular na ang smuggled fuels sa pamamagitan ng Information Exchange and Reconciliation.

Sabi pa ni BOC Commissioner Rey Leonardo Guerrero, “Through this Memorandum of Agreement, the BOC looks forward to building a better, more transparent partnership with the DOE and the BIR, moving towards the common vision of curbing oil smuggling and ensuring proper assessment of taxes through regular information exchange.”

Giit naman ni DOE Secretary Alfonso Cusi, “Together, we must arrive at an aligned and comprehensive solution to this pervasive problem, which, I believe, begins with reconciling and consolidating the data and reports of the DOE, the BOC, and the BIR.”

Sa ngayon ay inaasahang magiging epektibo ang pagtutulungan ng tatlong departamento upang maaksiyunan ang mga naipupuslit na ilegal sa bansa.