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Gov’t seeks to plug holes on oil imports, starts fuel marking program

AFTER delays in its implementation the government on Friday finally started the fuel marking program which seeks to ensure oil companies have paid the correct excise taxes and import duties on their fuels. A report posted today…

Exotic cars seized at Manila port

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) seized on Monday P24.2 million worth of used luxury cars and steel products at Manila International Container Port (MICP). Among the recovered cars were a used 2012 Lamborghini Glardo, a 2006 Lamborghini Murcielago…

Smuggling raps filed vs 2 Binondo firms

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) yesterday filed smuggling charges against two Binondo, Manila-based trading companies over the alleged illegal importation of nearly P5­million worth of mobile phones, tablets and motor vehicles. In separate cases filed in the…

Bureau of Customs foils ex-LTO chief Virginia Torres

Two years after figuring in a viral YouTube video showing her playing on a slot machine in an unnamed casino, which reportedly prompted President Benigno Aquino III to show her the door as Land Transportation Office (LTO)…

Bulk of P100M of seized luxury cars bought by Batangas contractor

A notorious Batangas contractor has bought the bulk of the P100 million worth of luxury cars seized by the Bureau of Customs (BOC) at the Batangas port last Aug. 5. A Buzzard told us that the Batangas…

Quezon City garage now a haven for ‘hot’ exotic cars

WHO IS this middle-aged car dealer belonging to a powerful religious group who has zoomed his way up as the go-to supplier of exotic cars and fancy SUVs since businessman Alberto Lina took over Sunny Sevilla’s seat…

BIR chief gets more powers

Malacañang has ordered the transfer of the post-entry audit function of the Bureau of Customs (BOC) to a unit headed by Internal Revenue Commissioner Kim Henares. “I received a copy of the executive order on the transfer…