Mar 8 launch of PH multimodal and logistics roadmap
The Philippine Multimodal Transportation and Logistics Roadmap will be launched on March 8 at the Manila Hotel Rigodon Ballroom. Spearheaded by the Philippine International…
PH brokers not obsolete with Customs modernization act—industry exec
The need for services of Philippine customs brokers may diminish but not completely disappear with the Customs Modernization and Tariff Act (CMTA), said Chamber…
Customs modernization act may be signed into law this week – Lina
The Customs Modernization and Tariff Act (CMTA) may be signed into law by Philippine President Benigno Aquino III this week, Customs commissioner Alberto Lina…
The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) is embarking on six projects designed to upgrade its information technology systems. The projects, to be implemented with…
The Customs Modernization and Tariff Act (CMTA) has finally been approved by the Philippine Congressional Bicameral Conference Committee, one step away from the measure…
Philippine Customs deputy commissioner for Assessment and Operations Coordinating Group (AOCG) Atty Agaton Teodoro Uvero has been detailed to the Department of Finance (DOF) to…
SEIPI unveils wish list for improved trade facilitation
The Philippine electronics industry has identified four trade facilitation policy reforms that it wishes the government to prioritize, saying these will help the industry…
House bill equates agricultural smuggling with economic sabotage
Large-scale smuggling of agricultural products should be elevated to an act of economic sabotage and imposed harsher punishment. This is the proposal of Marikina…
PCCI suggests trade, logistics reforms to aid PH businesses
The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) is proposing trade and logistics reforms that would help further ease doing business in the country.…
Lower House approves Customs modernization bill on 3rd reading
The Philippine House of Representatives has approved on third and final reading the Customs Modernization and Tariff Act (CMTA), a priority measure of the…
The Customs Modernization and Tariff Act (CMTA) will modernize the Bureau of Customs (BOC), align the agency’s operations to global best practices, and increase…
The Customs Modernization and Tariff Act (CMTA) is expected to be approved on second reading this week at the Lower House, according to Representative…
BOC eyes xrays in forwarders’ premises for balikbayan box inspection
Customs commissioner Alberto Lina said the Bureau of Customs (BOC) will follow President Aquino’s instructions to subject balikbayan (personal effects) boxes to mandatory x-ray and K-9…
Aquino orders BOC to leave balikbayan boxes alone amid public uproar
Heeding general outrage over the random physical inspection of balikbayan boxes, President Benigno Aquino III has ordered the Bureau of Customs (BOC) to stop…
