COVID highlights PH supply chain weaknesses

Disruptions due to the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) have brought to fore supply…

PortCalls June 29, 2020 issue

Our latest issue of PortCalls (June 29, 2020). Stories include: Shippers get…

PPEs, medical equipment imports no longer duty-, tax-free

Imports of personal protective equipment (PPE) and other medical emergency supplies are…

Domestic lines ordered to cut agri, food shipping rates by 40%

The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has directed all domestic shipping lines to…

Shippers get 8 days’ free time for cargoes unloaded by foreign liners

The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has ordered international shipping lines to implement…

Shippers’ Protection Office created to handle complaints on shipping line charges

The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has established the Shippers’ Protection Office (SPO)…

BOC online payment system begins June 26

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) on June 26 will start implementation of…

RCEP Agreement for signing by November

Trade ministers of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) and…

PortCalls June 24, 2020

Our latest issue of PortCalls (June 24, 2020). Stories include: Prior public…

BOC urges importers, exporters to apply for AEO accreditation

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) is calling on importers and exporters to…