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The Bureau of Customs has ordered its officials and employees to return to a five-day onsite work schedule starting this week
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BOC revoked two memos implementing a four-day onsite, one day work-from-home arrangement since March as part of government energy conservation measures
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BOC said its mandates requires the resumption of onsite reporting on Fridays
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has ordered its officials and employees to return to a five-day onsite work schedule starting this week.
BOC through Office of the Commissioner (OCOM) Memo No. 78-2026 dated June 16 revoked OCOM Memo Nos. 24-2026 and 25-2026 that implemented a four-day onsite, one day work-from-home (every Friday) arrangement since March in line with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s directive for government agencies to implement energy conservation measures amid the Middle East conflict and the resulting fuel supply disruption.
“While the flexible work arrangement was implemented as an interim measure to support government energy conservation initiatives, the BOC’s mandate to ensure efficient border security, revenue collection, trade facilitation, and continuous frontline services requires the resumption of onsite reporting on Fridays,” states OCOM Memo No. 78-2026, which was for immediate compliance.
Offices and units operating on a 24-hour basis or under shifting schedules should continue to observe their existing arrangements.
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OCOM Memo No. 24-2026 provides energy conservation protocols, such as limiting of official travels to essential and indespendable functions; maintaining a standard thermostat setting of 24°C for ariconditioned spaces; and adopting virtual meetings as the default mode for interagency coordination, consultations, and similar arrangements.
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