ASEAN business confidence slips to new low in Q3

Economic confidence among business leaders in Asia fell during the third quarter…

Draft PH customs order hikes tax exemption for balikbayan boxes

A draft customs administrative order (CAO) governing the consolidated shipment of duty-…

BOC Sept collection misses target by 9.6%

The Philippine Bureau of Customs’ (BOC) revenue collection in September increased 2%…

SBITC’s on-dock CFS at Subic port opens mid-Nov

Subic Bay International Terminal Corp. (SBITC) is set to open by the…

Only TABS trucks exempt from number coding, truck ban – MMDA

Cargo trucks are not covered by the Unified Vehicular Volume Reduction Program,…

PH leaps 4 places in ‘Doing Business’ ranking

The Philippines has climbed four notches to 99th place out of 190…

Duterte’s Japan state visit yields $1.8B in private investments

TWELVE private business agreements worth US$1.8 billion were sealed during the recent…

P20M in smuggled Chinese rice imports blocked at Manila port

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) intercepted 12 forty-foot equivalent units (FEUs) of…

PH ratifies Trade Facilitation Agreement

The Philippines has ratified the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) Trade Facilitation Agreement…

Singapore industrial output soars 6.7% in September

Singapore’s manufacturing production increased 6.7% in September 2016 as almost all but…