PH port group bats for scrapping of some shipping charges

Philippine port users and stakeholders are proposing the discontinuation of several fees imposed by agents of international shipping lines, claiming these are “unjust” and…

PUC elects officers for new term

Col. (ret) Rodolfo De Ocampo has been re-elected as president of the Port Users Confederation for 2017 to 2019. Atty. Oscar Sevilla and Noemi…

CTAP, PUC join ASEAN trucking group

The Confederation of Truckers Association of the Philippines (CTAP) and Port Users Confederation (PUC) have joined the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Trucking…

Measures vs another PH port congestion recommended

Cabinet Secretary Jose Rene Almendras has submitted an exit memo from the Cabinet Cluster on Port Decongestion, which he headed, to President Benigno Aquino…

BOC operations affected by Manila expanded truck ban

The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) said operations in two of its largest collection districts have been affected by the expanded Manila truck ban,…

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.…