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DOTr Usec Kintanar resigns
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WCO declares 2017 as year of data analysis
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Pecson is new PPP Center chief
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Cebu airport chosen Asia-Pacific Airport of the Year
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P1M cash reward for info on customs official’s killers
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PH customs rules operationalizing higher de minimis value take effect
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Draft BOC orders on postal items, baggage processing seek feedback
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ASEAN transport ministers vow to intensify regional connectivity
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BOC surpasses Nov daily revenue goal by 7.6%
Revenues collected as of mid-November show that the Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) has exceeded by 7.6% its average daily target. Preliminary data from…
NEDA Board okays 8 major infrastructure projects
Eight infrastructure projects in transportation, agriculture, and rural development seen to support Philippine socioeconomic development goals have received the nod of the National Economic…
Netherlands, Singapore lead DHL’s global connectedness index
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