ASEAN e-commerce pact a boon to small businesses—DTI 

Philippine businesses are expected to benefit from the newly signed Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Agreement on E-Commerce, which aims to provide a…

New BOC IT chief identifies priorities to modernize systems

Noel Patrick Prudente, the new deputy commissioner of the Management Information Systems and Technology Group (MISTG) of the Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC), said…

BOC eager to start ICT improvement project with WB, says chief

The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) welcomes a proposed project by the World Bank (WB) to modernize operations and automate systems of the customs…

BOC on alert as ransomware infects IT systems worldwide

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) assured stakeholders it is taking the necessary precautions to avoid being hit by the recently released global “ransomware” virus…

Why Region 3 has all the makings of a rising economic hot spot

The Philippines’ Region 3 has the potential to become one of the next trade growth areas outside of Metro Manila that investors and companies…