MMDA withdraws all truck ban exemptions except for TABS-booked trucks
All previous issuances covering exemptions on the truck ban, except those on trucks booked through the Terminal Appointment Booking System (TABS), have been indefinitely…
Queues at Manila port shorten as truckers get the hang of TABS
Truck arrivals have begun to spread out within the 24-hour period, weeks after port operators started to strictly implement the Terminal Appointment Booking System…
TABS website to add feature promoting greater transparency
Port operator International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) may soon add a feature on the Terminal Appointment Booking System (TABS) website that would allow…
PH customs brokers propose ways to improve TABS efficiency, transparency
Some Philippine port stakeholders have put forward measures to address concerns identified during the initial days of strict implementation of the Terminal Appointment Booking…
TABS compliance 96% on first week of full implementation
Operators of Manila’s container terminals said the first week of strict and full implementation of the Terminal Appointment Booking System (TABS) showed high compliance…
TABS protesters bent on work holiday starting March 7
A number of Manila port stakeholders that have banded together against the implementation of the Terminal Appointment Booking System (TABS) said they will push…
Implementing rules out for truck ban exemption of TABS users
From March 15, trucks with scheduled deliveries and pick-ups at Manila’s two international terminals under the Terminal Appointment Booking System (TABS) are exempt from…
PH Cabinet official defends online container booking system
Philippine Cabinet Secretary Jose Rene Almendras supported anew the implementation of the Terminal Appointment Booking System (TABS) amid growing protest from stakeholders about the…
PH customs brokers seek stop to online booking system
The Philippine Society of Filipino Customs Brokers, Inc. (PSFCBI) is requesting government to discontinue the Terminal Appointment Booking System (TABS) program, claiming it has…
Trucks enrolled in TABS officially get truck ban exemption
Trucks participating in the Terminal Appointment Booking System (TABS) have finally been granted exemption from the truck ban by the Metro Manila Council-Special Traffic…
Manila ports to soon allow automatic TABS booking for paid cargoes
Shipments that have registered with the online cargo release system (OLRS) and have paid terminal and shipping charges are soon to get automatic booking…
