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PH signs $1B loan with South Korea, including for new Cebu container port
The Philippines has signed four memoranda of understanding (MOU) for a US$1-billion official development assistance (ODA) from South Korea covering the areas of trade,…
PH production outlook bullish as April value, volume indices surge
The Philippines’ manufacturing output has continued its growth in April 2018, recording double-digit increases in both volume and value compared to the same period…
New airline terminal assignments at NAIA not yet final, says DOTr
The Philippine Department of Transportation (DOTr) announced that there is no final decision yet on the new terminal assignment of airlines at the Ninoy…
Customs wrecks P34M in smuggled cars, motorbikes
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has destroyed 116 motorcycles and six vehicles that were illegally brought into the Philippines, together worth a total of…
Airlines seen to make robust $33.8B profit amid rising costs
Air carriers are forecast to achieve a collective net profit of US$33.8 billion in 2018, a solid performance despite accelerating costs, according to the…
With high fuel costs, PH airlines seek reimposition of fuel surcharge
Philippine airlines are requesting to be allowed to re-impose fuel surcharges for passenger and cargo operations to offset fuel costs that have been increasing…
Bulacan warehouses raid yields fake cigarettes, tax stamps valued at P500M
The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) has seized several rims of alleged fake cigarettes and hundreds of sacks containing cigarette raw materials in a…
PH enacts law on Ease of Doing Business
President Rodrigo Duterte has signed into law the Ease of Doing Business (EODB) and Efficient Government Service Delivery Act (EGSDA) of 2018, which seeks…
BOC’s MISTG chief dismissed by Duterte
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has sacked Noel Patrick Prudente as Bureau of Customs (BOC) deputy commissioner of Management Information System and Technology Group (MISTG).…
Strong shipping demand may slow as economy peaks in 2018—Bimco
The shipping industry is benefiting from world economic growth and high trade multipliers through higher trade volumes, but the economy may have peaked and…
Global air cargo grows 4% in April
Worldwide air cargo continued its momentum into April, growing 4% year-on-year. The increase in April, though lower than the 4.8% in the first quarter,…
Marina adds more conditions for foreign ships to operate in PH
The Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) is imposing additional conditions for foreign-registered ships to be permitted temporary operation in Philippine territory. Marina administrator Rey Leonardo…
Harbor Star wins P118M barge contract for Cebu link expressway
Marine service provider Harbor Star Shipping Services, Inc. (HSSSI) has been awarded the P118-million contract to provide two specialized barges for use in the…
PH bags championship in Asian air cargo golf tournament
The Aircargo Golf Club of the Philippines (AGCP) was overall champion for the fourth year in a row in the 2018 Aircargo Golf Club…
PPA removes maximum limit for assessment of vessel charges
The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) has lifted the 50,000 gross tonnage (GT) cap in the assessment of vessel charges, removing the maximum limit for…
Cavite Ro-Ro barge terminal ready for launch end-June
With construction now 90% complete, the first phase of the Cavite Gateway Terminal (CGT), the Philippines’ first container roll-on/roll-off (Ro-Ro) barge terminal, located in…
BOC puts on hold advance submission of cargo manifest to AMS
The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) has suspended the implementation of Customs Memorandum Order (CMO) No. 06-2018, which requires the electronic submission of cargo…
ICAO partners with UN anti-terrorism body on aviation security, counter-terrorism
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and United Nations Counter-Terrorism Executive Directorate (UN CTED) have signed a new agreement to greatly enhance their cooperation…
DTI, PMTLAI join hands to push Philippine Quality Award
The Philippine Multimodal Transport and Logistics Association Inc. (PMTLAI) has partnered with the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)-Competitiveness Bureau to introduce the Philippine…
