Sluggish trade cuts ICTSI Q1 income by 16%

Global port operator International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) reported a net…

PH GDP sinks 0.2% in Q1

The Philippine economy declined 0.2% in the first quarter of 2020, its…

BOC orders collection of 10% additional duty on imported fuel

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has ordered the temporary modification of import…

Loan talks for BOC modernization project to start mid-May

Loan negotiations between the Department of Finance (DOF) and the World Bank…

PH trade sinks 26% in March, with imports and exports down

The Philippines’ total merchandise trade in March 2020 amounted to US$11.44 billion,…

Logistics providers can now fully operate even under ECQ

Logistics service providers, including those providing cargo-handling, warehousing, trucking, freight forwarding and…

Application for strategic goods export license begins in July

The Strategic Trade Management Office (STMO) will accept applications for authorization/license to…

BOC seizes unregistered Chinese meds

The Bureau of Customs (BOC)-Ninoy Aquino International Airport personnel recently apprehended an…

PH fuel import duty temporarily raised by 10%

President Rodrigo Duterte ordered a 10% increase in fuel import duty to…

PH manufacturing activity hits new low in April

The downturn in the Philippines’ manufacturing sector deepened in April 2020, hitting…