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BIR requires importers, brokers to use eFPS to pay their taxes

Starting January 1, importers and customs brokers accredited by the Bureau of…
  • January 8, 2015
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DOTC preps list of infrastructure initiatives as Aquino admin winds down

The Philippine government is drawing up a list of “game-changing” infrastructure projects…
  • January 8, 2015
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ICTSI sets aside $73M as extra fund for expansion programs in 2015

International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) will be appropriating US$73 million of…
  • January 8, 2015
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Nearly 50% of transport firms provide logistics support services — PH census

A total of 2,327 establishments were engaged in transport and storage in…
  • January 8, 2015
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DTI agency cracks down on shady freight forwarders, consolidators

The Department of Trade and Industry-Fair Trade Enforcement Bureau (DTI-FTEB) has filed…
  • January 8, 2015
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2015 could produce higher profit for more box shipping lines

Despite record vessel deliveries, the container shipping industry is expected to improve…
  • January 7, 2015
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OOCL’s latest 8,888-TEU ship to sail on transpac loop

Hong Kong-listed Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) christened its newest 8,888-TEU newbuilding…
  • January 7, 2015
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PH cargo, box traffic up in first three quarters of 2014

Cargo volume handled by Philippine ports grew 6.92% from January to September…
  • January 5, 2015
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PH Customs chief sets 2015 goals, cites disappointments

Customs Commissioner John Phillip Sevilla identified five priorities for the country’s second…
  • January 5, 2015
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2015 forecast to see further halting growth in economy, shipping

The year 2015 is expected to build upon the fragile economic recovery…
  • January 5, 2015
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