Danilo Suarez urges BOC, BIR to implement Attrition Law Quezon 3rd District Representative Danilo Suarez on September 5 called on the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) and the Bureau of Customs (BOC) to consider implementing the Lateral Attrition... READ FULL ARTICLE
Danilo Suarez wants BIR, BOC to be consistent in meeting collection targets Quezon 3rd District Representative Danilo Suarez on September 5 said called on the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) and the Bureau of Customs (BOC) to be consistent in meeting the government's collection... READ FULL ARTICLE
Want to buy one? Imelda’s jewelry up for auction The jewelry collection of former First Lady and re-electionist Ilocos Norte 2nd District Rep. Imelda Marcos is up for reappraisal within the year. The Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG) said this is part of the process to have the alleged ill-gotten wealth of the Marcoses auctioned off. In a statement, PCGG confirmed it has signed... READ FULL ARTICLE
Ruffy Biazon to return to Congress but what about daddy ‘Pong’? Former Customs Commissioner Ruffy Biazon is eyeing a comeback as representative of the lone district of Muntinlupa City. This as his father, former senator and incumbent Muntinlupa Rep. Rodolfo “Pong” Biazon is reportedly being pushed to run for a Senate seat again. As early as 2013, Ruffy has been expressing his desire to return to... READ FULL ARTICLE
Valenzuela Rep. Gunigundo seeks House probe on Batangas car smuggling Valenzuela City 2nd District Rep. Magtanggol Gunigundo I is asking the House Committee on Ways and Means to investigate the smuggling of 14 imported luxury cars at the Batangas port last July. Gunigundo suspected that the Bureau of Customs (BOC) might be in cahoots with the consignee of the undervalued cars from the United Arab Emirates,... READ FULL ARTICLE
Benguet Guv Fongwan: Smuggled carrots flooding Divisoria Benguet Gov. Nestor Fongwan urged the Bureau of Customs (BOC) and the Department of Agriculture (DA) to be on the lookout for smuggled carrots that have found its way to Metro Manila markets. Fongwan said surveillance agents fielded by the provincial government in Metro Manila confirmed the presence of cheaper imported carrots in major public... READ FULL ARTICLE
QC dad asks city gov’t to ban Canada waste Quezon City Councilor Dorothy Delarmente is urging the city government to prohibit the disposal of imported waste from Canada at the Payatas landfill. Delarmente filed her resolution seeking to preempt any plans of the Bureau of Customs (BoC) to divert some of the foreign garbage in Quezon City. The councilor noted that BoC “was reportedly... READ FULL ARTICLE
Tarlac demands cancellation of BOC’s garbage deal on Canadian waste After being used as a dumping ground of imported waste from Canada, the provincial board of Tarlac is now demanding the cancellation of contract entered into by the Bureau of Customs (BOC) and the Metro Clark Waste Management Corporation (MCWMC). Vice Governor Enrique Cojuangco Jr. said the board unanimously passed Resolution 056-2015 “demanding for the... READ FULL ARTICLE
Tarlac lawmaker calls for inquiry on Canada’s waste dumping Tarlac 2nd District Rep. Susan Yap is calling for a congressional inquiry into the alleged illegal disposal of Canada’s tons of garbage in the country, saying it is a criminal act. Yap, vice chairperson of the House Committee on Climate Change, said the government should take legal actions against those responsible “for these vile and reprehensible... READ FULL ARTICLE
Tarlac officials start probe on imported Canadian waste The provincial board of Tarlac will be conducting today, July 16, its first public hearing on the illegally shipped garbage from Canada that was dumped at a sanitary landfill in Capas town. Governor Victor Yap said the Sangguniang Panlalawigan would hear the complaints and sentiments of residents in Capas, as well as in Bamban, where... READ FULL ARTICLE