With the expected passenger surge during the All Saints’ Day break, the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) is implementing stricter security checks at various ports…
PH seaports further hike security measures as All Saints’ Day nears
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I-ACT irons out no window hours, more metro traffic-easing schemes
For more than three months starting October 17, the window hours under the number coding scheme will be suspended for private vehicles traversing EDSA,…
Lao Customs to impose VAT on passengers’ personal effects
The Customs Department under Laos’ Ministry of Finance will begin collecting valued added tax (VAT) payments from passengers starting November. The tax will be…
A dozen carriers remain in ‘distress zone’ of financial fitness index, says Drewry
Following Hanjin Shipping’s bankruptcy, Drewry in a new analysis says that 12 out of 14 carriers in its study sample are in the so-called…
PH Customs At A Crossroads (Part III)
This is the third part of a four-part article outlining the major problems confronting the Philippine Bureau of Customs; the previous efforts to reform and…
Asian airlines get intra-regional cargo demand boost
Global air cargo demand improved in August, with Asia-Pacific airlines posting a strong showing in intra-regional demand, according to the latest data from the…
New PH Customs order raises de minimis threshold to P10K from P10
Goods imported into the Philippines with de minimis value of P10,000 and below are no longer subject to duties and taxes based on a…
NAIA cargo volume up 5% but Mactan-Cebu’s down 31%
While Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) saw a slight improvement in its cargo volumes for the first eight months of 2016, Visayas’ main air…
EDSA, C5 number coding window hours suspended starting end-Oct
The Inter-Agency on Traffic (I-ACT) and the Metro Manila Council (MMC) have agreed to suspend the window hours of the number coding scheme for…
Internal reforms among PH Customs chief’s achievements in first 100 days
Customs Commissioner Nicanor Faeldon said he introduced a slew of reforms in his first 100 days in office as head of a government agency…
New SBMA chief seeks expansion of Subic
SUBIC BAY FREEPORT — Newly-appointed Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) chairman Martin Diño is eyeing to strengthen and widen trade in the Subic Bay…
BOC, LTO seen as most corrupt agencies in latest SWS survey
Corruption in government institutions is perceived to have increased in the last few months of the Aquino administration, with the Bureau of Customs (BOC)…
New accord to cap airlines’ carbon emissions adopted
Member states of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) agreed October 6 on a new emissions standard to control global greenhouse gas emissions from…
Draft order on PH Customs post-clearance audit out
The preliminary version of the customs administrative order (CAO) enabling the Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) to perform post-clearance audit as stipulated under the…
South Harbor handles record 100,000 TEUs in Sept
The Manila South Harbor posted a record in container units handled in September, as port operator Asian Terminals Inc. (ATI) assured the hub can…
Marina takes in 21% more revenue in H1
The Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) generated P597.889 million in revenue for the first six months of 2016, up 21% from last year’s P492.502 million,…
Upgrade works at 6 regional airports for bidding this month
Projects entailing civil works at six airports in Visayas and Mindanao, with an estimated total cost of P703.441 million, are in need of takers.…
Lucio Tan’s firm to bid for P74B NAIA improvement project
Philippine tycoon Lucio Tan’s Asia’s Emerging Dragon Corporation (AEDC) joins the roster of companies vying for the contract to redevelop the Ninoy Aquino International…
Duterte proxy officially takes over reins of Subic Freeport
Newly appointed chairman of Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) Martin Diño has pledged to make Subic the best freeport in Asia as he formally…
World Bank: PH, VN shine brightest in developing East Asia
Growth in developing East Asia and Pacific is expected to remain resilient over the next three years, but the region still faces significant risks…
