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BOI issues rules on customs duty, VAT exemption on equipment imports

BOI issues rules on customs duty, VAT exemption on equipment imports

The Board of Investments issued rules on availing exemption from customs duty…
  • July 17, 2023
  • 4 minute read

PortCalls July 17, 2023

Our latest issue (July 17, 2023). Stories include: PPA to bid out…
  • July 17, 2023
  • 1 minute read
BOC apprehends counterfeit goods worth P240M

BOC apprehends counterfeit goods worth P240M

The Bureau of Customs-Port of Subic seized two 40-foot container shipments containing…
  • July 16, 2023
  • 2 minute read
NAIA passenger traffic surges 78% in first half

NAIA passenger traffic surges 78% in first half

Passenger traffic and flight movement at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport trended…
  • July 14, 2023
  • 3 minute read

PH first dedicated cruise terminal to open in Siargao in Oct

The Philippines’ first dedicated cruise terminal, located in the country’s surfing capital…
  • July 14, 2023
  • 2 minute read

PPA to bid out contracts for 11 ports, including Iloilo, this year

Port management contracts for Iloilo Commercial Port Complex and 10 other ports…
  • July 14, 2023
  • 3 minute read
Green lanes for strategic investments launched

Green lanes for strategic investments launched

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. led the launch of green lanes created…
  • July 14, 2023
  • 3 minute read
US$88M investment pledges ‘ripening this year’

US$88M investment pledges ‘ripening this year’

Foreign investment pledges totaling around US$88 million brought home by President Ferdinand…
  • July 12, 2023
  • 3 minute read

PortCalls July 12, 2023

Our latest issue (July 12, 2023). Stories include: Philippines lifts UN trade…
  • July 11, 2023
  • 1 minute read
BOC finds 87 ‘questionable’ luxury cars in Pasig hub

BOC finds 87 ‘questionable’ luxury cars in Pasig hub

A raid by Customs intelligence officers on a car dealership in Pasig…
  • July 11, 2023
  • 2 minute read