The Philippines and the Kingdom of Morocco are negotiating an air service agreement (ASA) that will soon allow direct flights between the two countries.…
Direct flights between PH and Morocco expected soon
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Thailand’s main airport to be outfitted with x-ray machines
The Customs Department of Thailand will install 23 x-ray machines at the country’s main international airport before the end of 2019 and operationalize them…
Customs sets policy on outsourcing of ancillary functions
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has laid down rules on outsourcing of its non-sovereign functions, such as value-added and fuel marking services, to private…
Trade war heavily disrupting global air freight lanes—IATA
Trade tensions are making a significant impact on the entire air cargo industry, with the poor performance of Asia-Pacific airlines a major contributor to…
Digital transformation of maritime shipping accelerating, says report
The digital transformation of the maritime freight market is growing at an impressive rate as the sector seeks to improve transparency and response time…
BOC bans food waste discharge of foreign air, sea craft to prevent ASF entry
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has prohibited arriving foreign vessels and aircraft, especially those whose last port of call was an African Swine Fever…
DTI imposes safeguard duty on cement
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), upon recommended by the Tariff Commission (TC), has ordered a definitive safeguard duty on imported cement for…
Two fake customs collectors fall in entrapment operation
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has apprehended two individuals allegedly posing as Customs personnel and collecting grease money for the release of a consignee’s…
Bohol airport now has evening flights
Bohol-Panglao International Airport (BPIA) is now accommodating night flights after additional navigation systems recently became operational. Since September 1, 2019, BPIA has extended its…
PH manufacturing down for eighth straight month in July
The Philippine manufacturing sector recorded decreases in both volume and value in July 2019, its eighth month in a row of decline, according to…
NBI demands SALNs of over 70 customs officials to aid graft probe
The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) is looking into the statements of assets, liabilities, and net worth (SALNs) of 76 Bureau of Customs (BOC)…
Skyway Stage 3 now 75% complete; Q1 opening eyed
The main alignment of Skyway Stage 3 will be substantially completed within the year as the acquisition of the right-of-way for the mainline is…
Ex general and CIAC exec is OTS administrator
Former Clark International Airport Corp (CIAC) vice president for airport operations retired Lt. Gen. Raul Del Rosario has been appointed as the new administrator…
Soft air passenger demand marks start of peak travel period
Global passenger demand growth slowed in July, a soft start to the peak travel period, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA). Total…
PH manufacturing activity down slightly in Aug
The Philippines’ manufacturing index declined to 51.9 in August 2019, down slightly from 52.1 in July 2019, but still one of the highest recorded…
BOC sets rules for operation of customs facilities
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has issued guidelines on the establishment, operation, supervision, and control of customs facilities and warehouses (CFWs). Customs Administrative Order…
BOC prescribes regulations for movement of goods in free zones
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has issued rules on the admission, movement, and withdrawal of goods in free zones under the Customs Modernization and…
Rep Herrera-Dy leads speakers at SCMAP conference on Sep 19-20
House of Representatives deputy majority floor leader and Bagong Henerasyon Partylist representative Bernadette Herrera-Dy has been named one of the keynote speakers for this…
First 10km of Cavite-Laguna expressway to open in Oct
The first 10-kilometer (km) segment of the Cavite-Laguna Expressway (CALAX) will be opened this October, according to the Department of Public Works and Highways…
PH Customs rules out on registration of non-regular importers
Guidelines on the registration of a non-regular importer (NRI), formerly known as a once-a-year importer, to the Bureau of Customs’ (BOC) Client Profile Registration…
