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In recent years, digital commerce has grown tremendously and this has greatly affected how people conduct their trading transactions. We all have heard of…
100% physical exam of alerted reefer agri products allowed in consignee’s warehouse
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) is now allowing the 100% physical inspection of alerted agricultural shipments in reefer containers to be conducted at the…
Draft House bill separates PPA regulatory and commercial functions
A bill seeking to separate the regulatory and administrative functions of the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) and create a new port agency focused on…
Once-a-year PH importations to undergo 100% physical exam
All once-a-year importations in the Philippines are now subject to 100% physical examination by the Bureau of Customs (BOC). In a memorandum dated August…
Bulacan, Sangley airports lead DOTr’s aviation projects
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) is prioritizing at least two airport development projects in the Philippines—a new one in Bulacan and the development of…
17 Chinese suspects arrested in raid on warehouse filled with bogus cigarettes
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) recently caught 17 Chinese nationals allegedly involved in making fake cigarettes and fake stamps worth millions of pesos in…
Marina drafts bill pushing implementation of 5 IMO conventions as audit looms
The Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) is beefing up preparations for the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Member State Audit Scheme (IMSAS) scheduled for 2021. IMSAS…
Importer, broker, BOC employees in attempted smuggling of P13.5M worth of sugar charged
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has filed criminal charges against an importer, a customs broker, and 12 customs employees who were allegedly cohorts in…
Cebu Pacific adds two more domestic routes from Clark
Low-cost carrier Cebu Pacific expands its footprint at Clark International Airport (CRK) with the introduction of two new routes aimed at helping improve air…
Container port throughput index slips in June
After witnessing an all-time high in May 2018, the global container port throughput index declined to 128 points in June 2018 with a 2%…
Maersk mega boxship sets world load record
Maersk Line’s ultra-large container vessel Mumbai Maersk has set a world record for highest ever load, surpassing the mythical 19,000 twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEU)…
Four ports, including MICP, get new BOC district collectors
Customs commissioner Isidro Lapeña has appointed four acting district collectors at the ports of Batangas, Legazpi, Manila International Container Port (MICP), and Subic. Atty.…
BOC to craft order on regulation of foreign shipping lines
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has created a team that will draft a customs administrative order (CAO) on the registration and regulation of international…
Automated system to countercheck list of importables nearly done—BOC
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) Management Information System and Technology Group (MISTG) is working to finish this month the automated system that will make…
Lorenzo Shipping narrows first-half loss to P40M
The reduction in direct costs helped narrow domestic carrier Lorenzo Shipping Corporation’s (LSC) net loss in the first half of 2018 to P40.639 million…
BOC comes up with donation policy for MISTG
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has established a donation policy for the Management Information System and Technology Group (MISTG). Customs Memorandum Order (CMO) No.…
LBC net income surges 170% in first semester
LBC Express Holdings, Inc. posted a net income of P1.196 billion in the first six months of 2018, a 170% jump from P442.702 million…
BOC seeks more funding for additional x-ray machines
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has asked the Lower House Committee on Dangerous Drugs for support in getting funding for additional x-ray machines to…
Committee on tariff rejects tariff cut on agricultural goods
The Committee on Tariff and Related Matters (CTRM) is against a decrease in tariff on agricultural commodities as a means to fight inflation in…