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BOC creates CBRNE Response Team for hazardous materials

BOC creates CBRNE Response Team for hazardous materials

The Bureau of Customs is creating a team that will act as…
  • August 26, 2026
  • 2 minute read
PEZA-approved ecozone projects surge 334% to P64.6B in August

PEZA-approved ecozone projects surge 334% to P64.6B in August

The Philippine Economic Zone Authority approved 22 new and expansion projects worth…
  • August 25, 2026
  • 3 minute read
BOC upholds Customs‑police cooperation following Bulacan incident

BOC reaffirms Customs‑police cooperation following Bulacan incident

The Bureau of Customs reaffirmed its partnership with the Philippine National Police,…
  • August 25, 2026
  • 2 minute read
Domestic trade continues decline as value drops 21.9% in Q2

PH domestic trade contracts further with 21.9% value drop in Q2

The country’s domestic trade dropped 21.9% to P745.70 billion in the second…
  • August 25, 2026
  • 4 minute read
Customs officer earns recognition for semiconductor supply chain research

Customs officer earns recognition for semiconductor supply chain research

A Bureau of Customs officer received international recognition for research examining the…
  • August 25, 2026
  • 2 minute read
Michelin PH expands into logistics, construction, agri sectors

Michelin PH expands into logistics, construction, agri sectors

Multinational tire maker Michelin appointed three new importer-distributors in the Philippines to…
  • August 25, 2026
  • 3 minute read
MARINA launches data-driven overseas shipping industry review

MARINA launches data-driven overseas shipping industry review

The Maritime Industry Authority launched the Philippine Overseas Shipping Industry Assessment to…
  • August 24, 2026
  • 2 minute read
BOC to seize limited edition Porsche for possible import misdeclaration

BOC to seize limited edition Porsche for possible import misdeclaration

The Bureau of Customs issues a warrant of seizure and detention against…
  • August 24, 2026
  • 3 minute read
MARINA convenes 1st task force meeting on SMART‑C decarbonization project

MARINA convenes 1st task force meeting on SMART‑C decarbonization project

The Maritime Industry Authority convened recently the first national task force coordination…
  • August 24, 2026
  • 2 minute read

PortCalls August 24, 2026

Our latest issue (August 24, 2026). Stories include: Container traffic at PH…
  • August 24, 2026
  • 1 minute read
Customs
BOC-Subic destroys P129M abandoned cigarettes, more ongoing

BOC-Subic destroys P129M abandoned cigarettes, more ongoing

The Bureau of Customs-Port of Subic destroyed about 3,000 cases of assorted-brand…
  • August 26, 2026
  • 2 minute read
BOC creates CBRNE Response Team for hazardous materials

BOC creates CBRNE Response Team for hazardous materials

The Bureau of Customs is creating a team that will act as…
  • August 26, 2026
  • 2 minute read
PEZA-approved ecozone projects surge 334% to P64.6B in August

PEZA-approved ecozone projects surge 334% to P64.6B in August

The Philippine Economic Zone Authority approved 22 new and expansion projects worth…
  • August 25, 2026
  • 3 minute read
Maritime
Court orders Northstar to leave Manila Port, pay dues to BASECO

Court orders Northstar to vacate Manila port, pay dues to BASECO

Sandiganbayan ordered two Northstar companies to “immediately vacate and peacefully surrender” its…
  • August 25, 2026
  • 3 minute read
IMO urges action as Gulf of Aden piracy resurges

IMO urges swift action as piracy resurges in Gulf of Aden

The International Maritime Organization has called for urgent action to address the…
  • August 25, 2026
  • 2 minute read
MARINA launches data-driven overseas shipping industry review

MARINA launches data-driven overseas shipping industry review

The Maritime Industry Authority launched the Philippine Overseas Shipping Industry Assessment to…
  • August 24, 2026
  • 2 minute read
Aviation
NNIC, PAL sign pioneering deal for performance standards at NAIA

NNIC, PAL sign deal setting performance standards at NAIA

New NAIA Infra Corp. and Philippine Airlines signed an Airport Use Agreement…
  • August 25, 2026
  • 3 minute read
Domestic air cargo slightly up to 140M kgs in H1 2026

PH domestic air cargo edges up 0.9% to 140M kgs in H1 2026, Cebu Pacific leads

Air cargo handled by local airlines in the Philippines rose 139.782 million…
  • August 25, 2026
  • 2 minute read
PH, Iceland sign air services deal for 7 weekly flights each

PH, Iceland sign air services deal for 7 weekly flights each

The Philippines and Iceland signed an initial air services agreement allowing each…
  • August 20, 2026
  • 3 minute read
Opinion
No blockage

No Blockage

The non-stop rains over the last couple of weeks has got me…
  • August 24, 2026
  • 4 minute read
Smart Customs Has No Passport

Smart Customs Has No Passport

I stood in a room at Shanghai Customs University as a Member…
  • August 18, 2026
  • 2 minute read

Fears, Anxieties, and Valid Concerns

There’s this development over the last few months that I didn’t think…
  • August 10, 2026
  • 4 minute read
Ports/Terminals
BOC creates CBRNE Response Team for hazardous materials

BOC creates CBRNE Response Team for hazardous materials

The Bureau of Customs is creating a team that will act as…
  • August 26, 2026
  • 2 minute read
NNIC, PAL sign pioneering deal for performance standards at NAIA

NNIC, PAL sign deal setting performance standards at NAIA

New NAIA Infra Corp. and Philippine Airlines signed an Airport Use Agreement…
  • August 25, 2026
  • 3 minute read
Toyota maintains top spot among BOC-Batangas importers

Toyota remains leading importer at BOC-Port of Batangas

Toyota Motor Philippines Corp. was again recognized by the Bureau of Customs–Port…
  • August 25, 2026
  • 2 minute read
3PL
Domestic air cargo slightly up to 140M kgs in H1 2026

PH domestic air cargo edges up 0.9% to 140M kgs in H1 2026, Cebu Pacific leads

Air cargo handled by local airlines in the Philippines rose 139.782 million…
  • August 25, 2026
  • 2 minute read
AC Logistics integrates Glacier Megafridge into service network

AC Logistics integrates Glacier Megafridge into service network

AC Logistics Holdings Corp. has started integrating Glacier Megafridge Inc. into its…
  • August 20, 2026
  • 1 minute read
Fiscal incentives, varied revenue streams await Subic airport operator

Fiscal incentives await Subic airport operator

The Subic International Airport project will offer the winning concessionaire a competitive…
  • August 20, 2026
  • 4 minute read
Sponsored
ACTOO convenes industry partners to address high yard utilization

ACTOO convenes industry partners to address high yard utilization

Manila, Philippines — Recognizing the critical role of truckers in maintaining the…
  • June 1, 2026
  • 4 minute read
MSC Upgrades Bayan Ko Service

MSC Upgrades Bayan Ko Service: Enhancing Cebu’s Global Connectivity

Bayan Ko Service: Hong Kong – Yantian – Shekou – Nansha –…
  • March 23, 2026
  • 1 minute read
AISL manifesto of support to BOC commissioner Nepomuceno

AISL manifesto of support to BOC commissioner Nepomuceno

The Association of International Shipping Lines, Inc. (AISL), representing international container shipping…
  • November 26, 2025
  • 2 minute read
Economy
PEZA-approved ecozone projects surge 334% to P64.6B in August

PEZA-approved ecozone projects surge 334% to P64.6B in August

The Philippine Economic Zone Authority approved 22 new and expansion projects worth…
  • August 25, 2026
  • 3 minute read
Toyota maintains top spot among BOC-Batangas importers

Toyota remains leading importer at BOC-Port of Batangas

Toyota Motor Philippines Corp. was again recognized by the Bureau of Customs–Port…
  • August 25, 2026
  • 2 minute read
Domestic trade continues decline as value drops 21.9% in Q2

PH domestic trade contracts further with 21.9% value drop in Q2

The country’s domestic trade dropped 21.9% to P745.70 billion in the second…
  • August 25, 2026
  • 4 minute read
Press Releases
BOC-Subic destroys P129M abandoned cigarettes, more ongoing

BOC-Subic destroys P129M abandoned cigarettes, more ongoing

The Bureau of Customs-Port of Subic destroyed about 3,000 cases of assorted-brand…
  • August 26, 2026
  • 2 minute read
PEZA-approved ecozone projects surge 334% to P64.6B in August

PEZA-approved ecozone projects surge 334% to P64.6B in August

The Philippine Economic Zone Authority approved 22 new and expansion projects worth…
  • August 25, 2026
  • 3 minute read
NNIC, PAL sign pioneering deal for performance standards at NAIA

NNIC, PAL sign deal setting performance standards at NAIA

New NAIA Infra Corp. and Philippine Airlines signed an Airport Use Agreement…
  • August 25, 2026
  • 3 minute read