Harbor pilots ordered to pay 10% privilege fee straight to Cebu Port Authority

Starting May 1, harbor pilots will have to pay the 10% privilege…

BOC extends suspension of rules on balikbayan box imports

The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) has extended the suspension of its…

BOC raises number of alert orders to at least 50 daily

Customs Commissioner Isidro Lapeña has ordered that at least 50 alert orders…

Subic port reinstates free accreditation fee for new, old applicants

Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) is reintroducing its free accreditation fee initiative…

PPA records 6% higher income in 2017

The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) reported a P4.966-billion net income in 2017,…

DOF: Approval, implementation process for mega infra projects improves

The Philippine government is continuously upgrading its institutional processes for approving and…

The Potential of Halal Logistics

  In our last column I posed whether Mindanao could benefit from…

On-Demand Service Heralds A New Era in Logistics

Logistics brings many things within people’s reach, be it essentials or luxuries…

BOC confiscates P2M ukay-ukay merchandise at Manila port

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has seized a 40-footer containing ukay-ukay, a prohibited…

Feb trade gets a 10% lift from imports growth even as exports decline

Philippine merchandise trade picked up by 10% to US$12.4 billion in February…