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                    [Title] => BOC seizes P118-M Thai rice
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The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has confiscated P118 million worth of rice smuggled from Thailand during the last two months of 2015.

[DatePublished] => 2016-01-29 09:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096905 [AuthorName] => Evelyn Macairan [SectionName] => Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1547364 [Title] => 2 firms charged with smuggling [Summary] =>

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) filed charges before the Department of Justice yesterday against two firms for allegedly smuggling mobile phones, tablets and vehicles.

[DatePublished] => 2016-01-28 09:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096905 [AuthorName] => Evelyn Macairan [SectionName] => Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1541677 [Title] => 7 generals removed from BOC posts [Summary] =>

Seven retired generals serving as port collectors in the Bureau of Customs (BOC) were removed from their posts before the election-related ban on the transfer of government officials and employees took effect on Sunday.

[DatePublished] => 2016-01-11 09:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096905 [AuthorName] => Evelyn Macairan [SectionName] => Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/business/business-as-usual/20140721/Port-area-Manila-Gantry.jpg ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1540053 [Title] => SC upholds suspension of P650-M BOC computerization [Summary] =>

The Bureau of Customs has secured temporary relief from the Supreme Court (SC) in implementing the cancellation of a P650-million contract for the BOC’s computerization.

[DatePublished] => 2016-01-06 09:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096875 [AuthorName] => Edu Punay [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/headlines/20150123/SC-6.jpg ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1535932 [Title] => Delivering Christmas joy [Summary] =>

Here’s some quick Christmas math that I’m sure Santa Claus (if not everyone from the North Pole) would be very interested in.

[DatePublished] => 2015-12-23 09:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134209 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804859 [AuthorName] => Domini M. Torrevillas [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1528836 [Title] => BOC mulls charges vs LTO ex-chief [Summary] =>

The Bureau of Customs is considering filing charges against former Land Transportation Office (LTO) chief Virgie Torres, who was reported by the BOC Intelligence Group as having attempted to facilitate the release of more than 60 containers of sugar last September.

[DatePublished] => 2015-12-03 09:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096905 [AuthorName] => Evelyn Macairan [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1515244 [Title] => BOC seizes fake cigarettes [Summary] =>

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) recently confiscated 31,986 packs of fake cigarettes during a raid on a building in Sta. Cruz, Manila.

[DatePublished] => 2015-10-26 10:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096905 [AuthorName] => Evelyn Macairan [SectionName] => Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1511159 [Title] => BOC seizes P100-M regulated drugs at NAIA [Summary] =>

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has seized P100 million worth of regulated and prohibited medicine sent from Pakistan and India and unclaimed for the past several months at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), an official said yesterday.

[DatePublished] => 2015-10-15 10:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1725462 [AuthorName] => Rudy Santos [SectionName] => Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1506900 [Title] => DOF to decide on fate of generals serving as port collectors [Summary] =>

The fate of the retired generals occupying posts as port collector would be decided by the Department of Finance (DOF), Bureau of Customs (BOC) Commissioner Alberto Lina said yesterday.

[DatePublished] => 2015-10-03 10:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096905 [AuthorName] => Evelyn Macairan [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/headlines/20150904/Alberto-Lina-10.jpg ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1500906 [Title] => BOC clarifies treatment of balikbayan boxes [Summary] =>

Officials of the Bureau of Customs in Northern Mindanao yesterday said they would continue opening balikbayan boxes found violating the BOC rules and regulations.

[DatePublished] => 2015-09-17 10:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1337693 [AuthorName] => Gerry Lee Gorit [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/nation/20150918/Balikbayan-Box.jpg ) ) )
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