New PH customs IT chief not out to reinvent wheel

PHILIPPINE Bureau of Customs (BOC) stakeholders and personnel may see him walking around most of the time. “I like to manage by walking around,”…

TRO puts PH customs’ P418 million computerization project on hold

THE Philippine Bureau of Customs’ P418-million computerization project is on hold after a Manila court issued a temporary restraining order (TRO) blocking the award…

Cancellation of PH automation project award sought

MOBILE solutions provider Omniprime Marketing Inc. is standing pat on its call to nullify the contract awarded to Webb Fontaine Group FZ LLC and…

PH Customs pressed to fix e2m system glitch; stakeholders offer solutions

THE Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) is scrambling to fix a transaction backlog in the electronic-to-mobile system (e2m) that led to a server overload.…

PH Customs to junk e2m for new integrated system

The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) will replace next year its electronic-to-mobile (e2m) system with the Integrated Philippine Customs System (iPCS). At the recent…