Bureau of Customs(BOC)

June 26, 2023 Dear Sheila-Marie Calimag, Greetings! Thank you for your request dated Jun 26, 2023 11:26:37 AM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. Your Request You asked for Anti Terrosist Certificate. Response to Request Your FOI request is approved. I enclose a reply of the information you requested. Upon checking the List of Accredited Non-Vessel Operating Common Carriers (NVOCCs), International Freight Forwarders (IFFs) and Domestic Freight Forwarders (DFFs), First Link Courier Global is not included in the DTI's list. You may see the list here: https://dtiwebfiles.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com/FTEB-BLAD/Accredited+SFFs/FTEB_List+of+Accredited+NVOCC%2C+IFF+and+DFFs_31May2023.pdf Have you met the sender personally? Based on the details mentioned, we suspect that this is an instance of an online scam. Please be informed of the following: 1. The Bureau of Customs does not collect payment (of customs duties and taxes) thru a personal bank account, money remittance/transfer and GCash. 2. Customs officers do not directly communicate (thru phone call, text message, or email) with parcel recipient/s to inform them that their parcel has been held, and that a certain amount of money should be paid (thru bank deposit or money transfer) for the release of their parcel. Please check the links below for your guidance. http://customs.gov.ph/scam-alert/ http://customs.gov.ph/alamin-love-scam-online/ https://www.facebook.com/BureauOfCustomsPH/videos/2146986512215787 Your right to request a review If you are unhappy with this response to your FOI request, you may ask us to carry out an internal review of the response by writing to Hon. Bienvenido Y. Rubio, Bureau of Customs' Commissioner at [email protected]. Your review request should explain why you are dissatisfied with this response, and should be made within 15 calendar days from the date when you received this letter. We will complete the review and tell you the result within 30 calendar days from the date when we receive your review request. If you are not satisfied with the result of the review, you then have the right to appeal to the Office of the President under Administrative Order No. 22 (s. 2011). Thank you. Respectfully, FOI Receiving Officer FOI Receiving Officer