PH Customs’ GPS system for containers in-transit now on its dry run

The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) is pilot-testing a GPS-based container tracking…

Marina to inspect PH-registered ships to avoid detention overseas

The Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) will impose strict regulations for Philippine-registered ships…

PH books 6% GDP growth in Q2, slowest rate in 3 years

The Philippine economy grew more slowly at 6% in the second quarter…

BOC orders opening of abandoned containers following shabu shipment slip

Customs commissioner Isidro Lapeña has ordered the opening of all abandoned containers at Manila…

Cebu port enlarging yard, opening spaces for dangerous goods, empties

Cebu International Port (CIP) cargo-handler Oriental Port and Allied Services Corporation (OPASCOR)…

Cebu, Davao business leaders highlight trade facilitation gaps in the regions

Enhanced ease of doing business and lower regulatory costs are the top…

BOC prepares to execute fuel marking program

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has created a task force to oversee…

Firms implicated in P20M worth of ukay-ukay, cigarette, agri imports face smuggling raps

The Bureau of Customs, through its Bureau’s Action Team Against Smugglers (BATAS),…

ICTSI continues series of improvements, investments to upgrade MICT

International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) has bared development plans for Manila…

BOC to replace advanced manifest system with WCO version

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) is set to introduce a new system…