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Value Reference
 
March 4, 2010
LIST of VACANT POSITION for PROMOTION/HIRING PURPOSES
 
March 3, 2010
INVITATION TO APPLY FOR ELIGIBILITY TO BID: Supply, Deliver and Installation of RFID System for Access
 
March 3, 2010
Correct SAD Assessment Value, applicable to all Ports Implementing the e2m Customs - Import Assessment System
 

 
exchange rate
Customs Memorandum Circular No: 46.0230
Php 46.023 = US$1.00
From March 06, 2010
To March 12, 2010
 
 
 
Bureau of Customs
 
The BOC Profile
 
On February 6, 1902, the Philippine Commission passed Act No. 355, "The Philippine Customs Administrative Act.” Patterned after the principles of the customs administration laws of the United States, this act created the customs service of the Philippines whose function was to collect all the revenue warranted by law.

On March 3, 1902, the Commission passed Act No. 367 mandating the organization of the personnel of the Philippine Customs Service and thereby gave uniformity to classification, grades, and qualifications of customs officials and employees.

Years later, graft and corruption slowly deprived the government of millions of pesos in revenue, giving the country a bad name abroad. In October 4, 1947, an Executive Order signed by then President Manuel Roxas effected the reorganization of seven government offices, including the Bureau of Customs (BOC). The BOC head was given a new tide, Commissioner of Customs instead of the former tide Insular Collector of Customs. It abolished the position of Deputy Insular Collector of Customs and in its place was created the position of Collector of Customs for the Port of Manila.

The BOC has a daunting challenge to face with the expeditious' advances of technology and competition borne by globalization, not to mention, the dictates in the general conduct of businesses, individual travels, and consumer demands by the World Trade Organization (WTO), the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), and the Asean Free Trade Agreement (AFTA).

 
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