PH haulers to jack up rates after failing to stop Manila daytime truck ban

PHILIPPINE truckers will be increasing their rates as a consequence of the longer truck turnaround and waiting time arising from the Manila truck ban.…

7-day customs work week at key PH ports welcomed

STAKEHOLDERS welcome the Philippine Bureau of Customs’ (BOC) plan for a seven-day work schedule, saying it would help speed up customs processes. Customs deputy…

Stakeholders form action team vs Manila truck ban

PHILIPPINE transport stakeholders have formed a team that will take action against the Manila City government’s implementation of a daytime truck ban on Feb.…

PH importers now need BIR accreditation; BOC post-entry audit unit dissolved

PHILIPPINE importers will now have to be accredited by the Bureau if Internal Revenue (BIR) before they can import goods through the Bureau of…

De Ocampo is new PUC president

Port Users Confederation (PUC) president Dominador de Guzman has retired and turned over his seat after five years at the helm of the organization.…

PH Customs publishes imports list in transparency drive

THE Philippine Bureau of Customs, keeping to its promise to reform, has begun publishing online a list of almost every importation into the Philippines…