Traffic rerouted for SEA Games

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) is asking for motorists’ cooperation in the implementation of stop-and-go schemes and other traffic adjustments in Metro Manila…

No halt to rice importation, just stricter rules

The Philippines will not suspend importation of rice but will instead implement stricter measures—including pre-shipment inspection (PSI)—on the commodity’s entry into the country, clarified…

No truck ban on NLEX for Nov 30 SEA Games opening

There will be no truck ban along the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) during opening ceremonies for the 30th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games on November…

New Cavite-Metro Manila ferry service to start soon

A ferry service between Cavite and Metro Manila intended to ease congestion in the NCR is set to be operationalized by the Department of…

ICTSI Croatia announces new intermodal service at Port of Rijeka

Adriatic Gate Container Terminal (AGCT), the Croatian subsidiary of International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) at the Port of Rijeka in Croatia, welcomed the…

Seized goods hit P13B in first 10 months—BOC

From January to October this year the Bureau of Customs (BOC) has confiscated some P12.92 billion worth of smuggled goods, most of which were…

Cebu Pacific ups capacity in Clark, Palawan with new routes

Low-cost carrier Cebu Pacific will close 2019 as the largest carrier in terms of capacity at the Clark International Airport (CRK), as well as…

PAL says on-time performance a record high among PHL carriers

Philippine Airlines (PAL) registered the highest on-time performance (OTP) among domestic carriers for flight departures out of Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) as of…

ICTSI proposal for Iloilo ports meets PPA requirements

International Container Terminal Services, Inc.’s (ICTSI) unsolicited proposal to modernize and develop the Iloilo Port Complex and the Port of Dumangas in Iloilo province…

BOC Clark destroys smuggled cigarette-making machines

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) Port of Clark has destroyed several smuggled cigarette-manufacturing machines, fake cigarette master cases, and other packaging materials. Condemned on…

DTI pushes adoption of new road freight transport standards by truckers, forwarders

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Competitiveness Bureau (CB) is encouraging truckers to adopt best global practices and standards in their operations as…

LBC Express Jan-Sept income drops 60% despite revenue hike

LBC Express Holdings, Inc. (LBC) reported service revenues of P11.57 billion for the first nine months of 2019, a 27% increase from P9.11 billion…

Income from AyalaLand’s logistics business expands 164%

AyalaLand Logistics Holdings Corporation (ALLHC), a subsidiary of Ayala Land, Inc., posted a net income of P500 million in the first nine months of…

Manila South Harbor completes yard 2 expansion

Around 5,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) of static cargo space has been added at Manila South Harbor following completion of the expansion of Container…

Air France, KLM offer one-stop flight from Manila to Paris-Charles de Gaulle via Taipei

Air France and KLM are now offering a one-stop flight from Manila to Paris with a faster and smoother connection via Taipei. The service…

Joint drug bust nets shabu worth P6.8M

The Bureau of Customs (BOC), Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), Philippine National Police (PNP), and Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) have apprehended the consignee…

ICTSI declares 25% income growth for first 9 months

Port operator International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) reported a net income of US$204.968 million in the first nine months of 2019, 25% higher…

Transportation, communication key to reaping BIMP-EAGA gain for Mindanao

Mindanao can only reap the benefits of being part of the Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines-East ASEAN Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA) sub-region if Mindanao’s…

Supply Chain Perspective to be held in Davao City

The Supply Chain Management Association of the Philippines, the country’s premiere supply chain organization, will hold a day-long conference, Supply Chain Perspective, in Davao…

South Harbor’s Pier 13 closed from Nov 12—PPA

The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) is closing condemned Pier 13 in Manila South Harbor from commercial and non-commercial maritime and ancillary activities starting November…