New PH law tags agricultural smuggling as economic sabotage

Philippine President Benigno Aquino III on May 23 signed into law a…

‘Makeup’ parcel yields over 200 ecstasy pills

The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) busted another attempt to bring illegal…

IMO gives 3-month leeway in implementation of VGM

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) is allowing governments…

Timor Leste to join ASEAN as 11th member in 2017

The Democratic Republic of Timor Leste will become a member of the…

BOC forms public assistance unit

The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) has created an internal customer assistance…

Indonesia to create monitoring task force on deregulation packages

Indonesian President Joko Widodo is planning to form a task force to…

PH cargo volume up 6.4%, box traffic down 9% in Q1

Cargo volume handled by Philippine ports increased 6.4% in the first quarter…

Weak global economy, external trade vagaries rein in Singapore growth

The Singapore economy grew by 1.8% year-on-year in the first quarter, unchanged…

Indonesia dials down 2017 growth expectations

The Indonesian government has revised downward its forecast for national economic growth…

BOC amends rules on issuing Certificate of Origin Form A under EU GSP

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has revised its guidelines for the issuance…