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BOC Davao holds 1st Online Public Auction, collects P10.9 M added revenue

MANILA -- The Bureau of Customs (BOC) - Port of Davao through its Auction and Cargo Disposal Division (ACDD) conducts its 1st Online Public Auction on June 30, 2021, via Microsoft Teams, where the said Port collected P 10.9 million worth of auction proceeds.

The online auction is in adherence with Executive Order No. 31 of the City Government of Davao, regulating all public gatherings across government and private offices, and Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) Resolution No. 121, placing Davao City under Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine (MECQ), both aiming to mitigate the number of COVID-19 cases in Davao City.

According to the official guidelines issued by the ACDD, all scanned and certified true copies of documentary requirements shall be submitted online through Google Forms and likewise, must be signed by the registered bidders. Furthermore, the registration fee shall be paid at the Port’s Cashier-Customer Care Center (CCC) – a one-stop-shop for all Customs services of the Port.
Also, the online auction followed a sealed bid system where instead of dropping the sealed bids during face-to-face auction, registered bidders dropped all their bids in a secured drop-box at the Port’s CCC. Keys of the drop-box is entrusted to the ACDD and COA representatives for safekeeping.

The Public Auction comprised of one sale lot of 14,900 sacks of Vietnamese White Rice and was sold at a bid amount of Php10.9 million pesos.

As of this time, revenues from Public Auctions collected over Php13 million pesos for the year 2021. (BOC)

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