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BOC COLLECTION DISTRICTS 

For information and easy reference of the concerned  stakeholders, please be guided by the Bureau of Customs (BOC) visual presentation of the Bureau’s principal ports and sub-ports location on the Philippine map.

The BOC Collection Districts, also known as Ports are supervised by a District Collector assisted by Deputy District Collectors as many as necessary, a District Collector also has jurisdiction over Sub-ports.

A Collection/ Customs District has a designated “principal port of entry” and each principal port of entry has its “sub-port(s) of entry”.

Below are the seventeen (17) Collection Districts identified by the BOC. 

Customs District Principal Port of Entry City/Municipality
Customs District I Port of San Fernando San FernandoLa Union
Customs District II-A Port of Manila (POM) Manila (Port Area)
Customs District II-B Manila International Container Port (MICP) Manila (Tondo)
Customs District III Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Pasay
Customs District IV Port of Batangas Batangas City
Customs District V Port of Legazpi LegazpiAlbay
Customs District VI Port of Iloilo Iloilo City
Customs District VII Port of Cebu Cebu City
Customs District VIII Port of Tacloban Tacloban
Customs District IX Port Surigao Surigao City
Customs District X Port of Cagayan de Oro Cagayan de Oro
Customs District XI Port of Zamboanga Zamboanga City
Customs District XII Port of Davao Davao City
Customs District XIII Port of Subic Olongapo, Zambales / MorongBataan (Subic Freeport Zone)
Customs District XIV Port of Clark MabalacatPampanga (Clark Freeport Zone)
Customs District XV Port of Aparri Aparri, Cagayan

For detailed contact information  of each collection district, you may visit the organization Chart of the BOC through this link. PKC

Launching PEDP 2023-2028: Philippines as Agile Export Powerhouse

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. approved the new Philippine Export Development Plan (PEDP) 2023-2028, presenting the Philippines as an agile export powerhouse; designed to accelerate the development and growth of exports in key industries. The plan was presented by the Trade and Industry Secretary Alfredo Pascual at the press briefing organized by the Presidential Communications Office on 06 June 2023.

The Export Development Act of 1994 mandated the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) to lead the crafting of the plan, to help uplift the country’s exports performance. The PEDP was developed by the Philippine exporting community under the leadership of the Export Development Council, with supervision from the DTI and in collaboration with key national government agencies and the Philippine Exporters Confederation, Inc. (PHILEXPORT). Continue reading Launching PEDP 2023-2028: Philippines as Agile Export Powerhouse

PEDP and PDP aligned to achieve the PH sustainable development goals

Both the PEDP 2023-2028 and PDP were aligned to achieve the PH sustainable development goals, with the former focused on export development as the lynchpin of the economy.

The two plans working together will serve as the platform for attaining the Sustainable Development Goals in 2030 and the Philippines’ AmBisyon Natin towards a prosperous, inclusive and resilient society by 2040,
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BOC and DICT to foster an integrated information and communication technology  system

The Bureau of Customs and Department of Information and Communications Technology strengthened their partnership through a Memorandum Of Understanding (MOU) in promoting integration, interoperability, and interconnection of their systems and applications, signed on 15 June 2023.

Under the MOU, DICT will assess BOC’s applications and systems; recommend strategies for improving the bureau’s ICT system, develop additional applications if necessary, and ensure smooth integration. While BOC will be the partner of DICT in providing guidance and support for interoperability.  Continue reading BOC and DICT to foster an integrated information and communication technology  system

PHILEXPORT and e-KONEK ink MOA  for export encoding services

PHILEXPORT and e-KONEK ink Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) for the encoding and lodgement of import and export declarations using e-Konek’s value-added service provider (VASP) system, which connects to the Bureau of Customs’ Electronic-to-Mobile System.

The MOA spells out that e-Konek shall provide project-based encoders to train in submitting export declarations using the e-konek VASP system.  While PHILEXPORT will supply the workspace and consumable office supplies for the service. Continue reading PHILEXPORT and e-KONEK ink MOA  for export encoding services

PNP leads CA-TT Writeshop ahead the BSKE 2023 Elections

The PNP-FEO led the CA-TT Writeshop  for the awareness of concerned stakeholders on the  application and processes of the Committee of the Ban on Firearms and Security Concerns (CBFSC)  in applying for exemptions and Certificate of Authority to Transport (CA-TT) during the gun ban period on every election.   Continue reading PNP leads CA-TT Writeshop ahead the BSKE 2023 Elections

ECOP: 44th NCE “Human-Centered Transitions for a Just and Sustainable Workplace”

The Employers Confederation Of the Philippines (ECOP) celebrated its 44th annual gathering. This year’s National Conference of Employers (NCE) was creatively themed “Human-Centered Transition for a Just and Sustainable Workplace” The forum tackled strategies for creating unique employee experiences and the critical role that employers should play in making this a reality.  Continue reading ECOP: 44th NCE “Human-Centered Transitions for a Just and Sustainable Workplace”

Creation of Single Operating System for all gov’t transactions in the works

The Presidential Communications Office (PCO) confirmed that PBBM has allowed the creation of a single operating system for all government transactions to improve bureaucratic efficiency in the country and also as part of the ease of doing business program of the country in the sectoral meeting convened last 11 April 2023.  Continue reading Creation of Single Operating System for all gov’t transactions in the works

Expansion of PH Trade and Investment expected upon RCEP full implementation by June 2

Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Alfredo Pascual announced that the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) pact among 15 economies in the Asia Pacific region is to take effect on 02 June 2023. The full implementation of RCEP will help expand the trade and investment to all signatory countries within 20 years, including eliminating tariff rates — or the taxes imposed on imported products — on 90% of goods.
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DOT prides on five-year plan for PH Tourism transformation to be Asia’s tourism powerhouse

Department of Tourism (DOT) OIC Undersecretary for Tourism Development Planning, Verna Covar-Buensuceso presented the DOT’s future plans including the completion of the National Tourism Development Plan (NDTP) 2023-2028 which envisions to transform the Philippines Tourism into a tourism powerhouse in Asia.
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