THE Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) has created a technical working group (TWG) to draft the rules and regulations for implementing a unified identification…
PH Customs forms group to draft rules for unified ID system
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Asian air cargo downtrend reverses with 2% growth
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FMC sets date for P3 regulatory summit with EU, China
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Singapore appoints new MPA chief executive
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G6 Alliance to extend reach to WCNA, trans-Atlantic trade lanes
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SDV Philippines committed to typhoon disaster recovery effort
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Ruslan International shipment doubles Philippines’ aid capacity
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PH domestic air cargo volumes reach 33.6M kilos in Jan-Sept
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Aquino accepts Biazon’s resignation as Customs chief
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‘K’ Line to open Myanmar office
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South Korea forms consultative body to aid logistics firms
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Maersk sets trans-Pacific rate hikes
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Yusen Logistics introduces Cambodia-Osaka LCL service
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BOC to take in 13 more newcomers
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PH domestic air freight volume up 8% in first nine months
DOMESTIC air cargo volume in the Philippines grew 8.03% for the first nine months of the year to 158.56 million kilograms from 146.77 million…
