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31/05/2023

What are the things CTTO may not protect you from? Read 👇🏻

19/04/2023

Check out 👉🏻 New Rules on the Administration and Enforcement of Labor Standards

16/04/2023

🇵🇭Did you know that Eid'l Fitr was officially declared as a national public holiday in the Philippines in 2002?🇵🇭

The holiday, which marks the end of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting, has been observed by Filipino Muslims for centuries. However, it was not until Republic Act No. 9177, signed by then-President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, that Eid'l Fitr became a public holiday for the entire nation.

The proclamation of Eid'l Fitr as a national holiday aimed to promote cultural understanding, foster unity, and enhance respect for the diverse religious practices in the Philippines. Recognizing the significance of Eid'l Fitr highlights the importance of inclusivity and the value of our country's rich cultural heritage.

15/03/2023

PUBLIC ADVISORY: Malacañang declares April 6-7, 2023 (Maundy Thursday and Good Friday) as regular holidays, moves Araw ng Kagitingan to April 10 (first Monday after Holy Week).

This means that the long weekend in PH in April 2023 will stretch from April 6-10.

📸 Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines

06/03/2023

Paalala: Hand signals, hindi counted pag foot ginamit ah 😆

"HAND SIGNALS"

Philippine National Police
Benhur Abalos
DILG Philippines

28/02/2023

Data Privacy Act

27/02/2023

𝗕𝗢𝗖 𝗪𝗮𝗿𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗔𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁 𝗦𝗰𝗮𝗺 𝗼𝗻 "𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗱 𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗮𝗴𝗲"

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) is warning the public against an emerging scam involving unscrupulous individuals luring victims with a supposed unclaimed package at Customs.

The Bureau has been receiving reports lately on scam incidents through online, email, SMS and calls. Scammers allegedly use dummies or fake accounts in social media, emails, text messages or phone calls to lure victims. Some would even use the name of BOC and pose as employees.

Allegedly, victims are duped to pay duties and taxes for the release of the package through money remittance or personal bank accounts. The BOC reiterates that it solely assess duties and taxes on parcels and such may be paid on a cash basis through the courier/freight forwarder upon delivery at doorstep or pick up the parcel at the nearest local branch. Further, said duties and taxes can only be collected through accredited agent banks (AAB) and not through personal bank accounts or other money transfer services.

Bogus receipts, tracking numbers of packages and other documents are also sent to the victims to make the transaction look legitimate. These documents can be validated with the BOC or the nominated courier.

The scams can also be sophisticated at times, involving fake tracking website of the said courier/freight forwarder where victims would be asked to visit and see the status of the supposed parcel. This can be verified with the Department of Trade and Industry through their website (https://dti.gov.ph/consumers/accredited-seafreight-forwarders) to see if the said courier is a DTI-accredited deconsolidator.

As a precautionary measure, the scams can easily be spotted if the scammer fails to provide the address of their office and insists on paying through online banks and money remittance.

The public is advised to be careful in dealing with suspicious notifications and individuals asking for money. BOC stakeholders receiving similar emails, chats, texts and calls are advised to immediately inform the Customs helpdesk, BOC-CARES through email at [email protected] or send us a message at our page, Bureau of Customs PH.

Victims of online scams are also advised to report the incidents to the cybercrime offices of the Philippine National Police or National Bureau of Investigation.

http://customs.gov.ph/boc-warns-the-public-against-scam-on-unclaimed-package/

29/01/2023

CLARO?

-BASIC TIPS TO PREVENT KIDNAPPING-

28/01/2023

Observe healthy data privacy habits..

28/01/2023

Use the law as a force for good ☺️

A quote from Justice Caguioa:

BUT – and this is a very big BUT! Even as it has the power to do all that good, the law can actually be used to condone the bad, free the wrongdoer, jail the innocent, revise history. Alas, it is vulnerable to evil and evil forces.

For even as the law has the power to shape a nation’s history, and form a nation’s soul, whether that history, whether that soul is something we can be proud of or draw dignity from, depends on how well it is respected and protected and continually uplifted. In the end, the law will only be as good as the good in the hearts and minds of the people that make, interpret, implement it. It will only be as good as the people that fight for it and die for it.

From:

https://www.ateneo.edu/sites/default/files/2022-05/2017%20Commencement%20Speech%20by%20JUSTICE%20ALFRED%20BENJAMIN%20CAGUIOA.pdf