Billions of pesos in revenues due to the government are being lost to rampant technical smuggling taking place at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA).

A source recently told The Manila Times that highly taxable items, particularly “high-value, low-volume” merchandise such as watches and jewelry, were being slipped right under the noses of Bureau of Customs (BOC) personnel through parcel packages from abroad passing through NAIA.

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