The Philippines will soon have admiralty courts with the Supreme Court (SC) recently resolving to adopt rules of procedure for maritime cases. The rules…
BOC welcomes PACC probe of corruption at Manila ports
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) said it supports the ongoing investigation into corruption at the agency by the Presidential Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC), which has…
CAAP permit not required for release of imported aircraft parts
The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) will no longer issue a Certificate of No Objection for the importation of aircraft parts, components…
The Philippines and China have signed, among others, two bilateral documents on the conduct of feasibility studies for two big-ticket infrastructure projects and two…
Regulating foreign carriers’ charges among PCCI’s transport wish list
The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) is supporting moves to regulate local charges imposed by international shipping lines operating in the Philippines.…
BOC categorizes processes in keeping with ARTA directive
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) is revising its citizen’s charter to comply with the standardized deadline for government transactions under the Ease of Doing…
UN: PH among Asia-Pac countries with high non-tariff measures
While applied tariffs in the Asia-Pacific region have halved over the past two decades, the number of non-tariff measures (NTMs)—policy regulations other than tariffs…
The Philippines has reiterated its request for Japan to cut tariffs on Philippine bananas to zero. During the bilateral meeting of the Philippines and…
