BUDGET airline Cebu Pacific Air (CEB) is expanding operations with additional regional and domestic flights starting next month. CEB is increasing flight frequencies in…
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FONASBA reports give cause for optimism
SHIPPING is picking up across the board after the 2008/09 crisis. This was the general sentiment at the recent Federation of National Associations of…
Some Customs policies bane to trade – PISFA
PHILIPPINE importers are holding back their shipments due to certain Bureau of Customs (BOC) policies which they see as counterproductive to trade. The Philippine…
ICTSI net income from Jan to Sept soars 97%
INTERNATIONAL Container Terminal Services, Inc’s (ICTSI) net income for the first nine months of the year surged 97% year on year to $73 million…
Marina goes slow on policy scrapping wooden-hulled ships
THE Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) is reviewing the proposal to phase out all wooden-hulled vessels operating in the local trade. "The proposal… is still…
ATS books P480M loss in first nine months
DOMESTIC shipping operator Aboitiz Transport System (ATS) posted a net loss of P480.4 million for the first three quarters of the year, a reversal…
PAL ready to handle security threats
PHILIPPINE Airlines (PAL) in a statement last week said it is always on "heightened alert status", implementing strict, round-the-clock security measures to ensure aircraft…
BOC sees creation of ‘big boys’ club’ for importers
THE Bureau of Customs (BOC) will ask importers to organize themselves into groups mainly based on their usage of the Customs selectivity and alert…
PAL union to seek CA intervention
THE employees’ union of Philippine Airlines (PAL) will ask the Court of Appeals (CA) to reverse a labor department decision allowing PAL to spin…
National roads now DPWH priority
THE Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is prioritizing the upgrade of national roads next year and is allotting 65% of its proposed…
Domestic carriers to start paying tonnage dues soon
THE Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) has resurrected the imposition of tonnage dues on local vessels in a bid to increase collection. The tonnage due…
International passengers may pick up tab for Customs OT pay
THE Bureau of Customs (BOC) is proposing to pass on to departing international passengers the cost of its airport personnel’s overtime pay. Customs commissioner…
RA 9853 Implementation Issues
IN our column dated 09 August 2010, we mentioned that RA 9853, which effectively amended RA 9280, has been passed and approved since January…
BOC may revive voluntary disclosure program
THE Bureau of Customs (BOC) is eyeing the reactivation of its voluntary disclosure program (VDP), which has been inactive in the last two years.…
RP logistics shows 'great promise' – DHL Global Forwarding
DHL Global Forwarding is bullish about Philippine prospects in the near term, thanks to the country’s strong economic numbers. “Freight movements are a timely…
New draft of Maritime Act being worked on
THE Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) together with vessel operators is putting together a new draft of the Philippine Marine Act for filing in Congress…
BOC may revive voluntary disclosure program
THE Bureau of Customs (BOC) last week filed technical smuggling charges against an importer and its customs broker for undervaluing shipments of heavy equipment…
August imports jump 22%
PHILIPPINE imports continued to perform strongly, growing 22% in August to $4.412 billion from $3.617 billion in the same month last year, according to…
Key Customs districts fall short of revenue targets
FOUR key collection districts of the Bureau of Customs (BOC) continued to perform below revenue expectations for September. The Port of Manila (POM), Manila…
Completion of modular ports pushed back
THE Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) will complete modular port projects began by the previous administration by 2012, two years behind the original schedule. The…
