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BOC levies charges against alleged smugglers of refined sugar worth P6M

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) recently filed before the Department of Justice…
  • January 31, 2017
  • 2 minute read

Anti-corruption efforts in Asia Pacific sidelined—report

The majority of Asia-Pacific countries sit in the bottom half of the…
  • January 30, 2017
  • 3 minute read

WCO marks International Customs Day, launches official theme

The World Customs Organization (WCO) officially adopted Data Analysis for Effective Border…
  • January 30, 2017
  • 2 minute read

Customs Modernization and Tariff Act Series 5: Titles II and III (Customs in General)

  For Series 1, click here. For Series 2, click here. For Series 3, click…
  • January 30, 2017
  • 3 minute read

Proposed BOC order sets new rules for VASP accreditation

The Philippine Department of Finance (DOF) and Bureau of Customs (BOC) have…
  • January 30, 2017
  • 3 minute read

Sinotrans kicks off weekly Subic-China service

Sinotrans Container Lines has started weekly calls to Subic port through its…
  • January 30, 2017
  • 1 minute read

Harbor Star Shipping’s new tugboat cleared for registry

The request of Harbor Star Shipping Services, Inc. (HSSI) for the Philippine…
  • January 30, 2017
  • 2 minute read

Indonesia plans port in W. Kalimantan to serve large ships

Indonesian state-owned port operator PT Pelindo II announced the immediate construction of…
  • January 30, 2017
  • 2 minute read

87 suspended PH importers given terms for reactivating BOC accreditation

A total of 87 Philippine importers can’t have their expired Bureau of…
  • January 29, 2017
  • 2 minute read

64 mega projects comprise centerpiece of PH ‘Golden Age of Infrastructure’

A total of 64 big-ticket projects in the Philippines ranging from major…
  • January 29, 2017
  • 4 minute read
Customs
PH exports hit 35-year high in Aug at $9B led by electronic products

PH Aug exports hit 35-year high at $9.1B on electronics boom

Philippine merchandise exports reached a 35-year high of US$9.11 billion in August…
  • October 5, 2026
  • 3 minute read
BOC calls for continued dialogues amid port congestion woes

BOC calls for continued dialogues amid port, yard congestion woes

The Bureau of Customs urged stakeholders to pursue “constructive engagement and prudent…
  • October 5, 2026
  • 4 minute read
PHLPost hosts ASEAN++ leaders’ meet focusing on e-commerce

PHLPost hosts ASEAN postal meeting on cross-border e-commerce

The Philippine Postal Corporation is hosting the 32nd ASEAN Postal Business Meeting…
  • October 5, 2026
  • 2 minute read
Maritime
PPA clarifies requirement for student exemption from terminal fee

PPA clarifies requirement for student exemption from terminal fee

The Philippine Ports Authority clarified that students availing of the exemption for…
  • October 5, 2026
  • 2 minute read
PPA scraps port bidding rules, shifts to PPP Code

PPA scraps port bidding rules, shifts to PPP Code

The Philippine Ports Authority has repealed its own rules for bidding out…
  • October 5, 2026
  • 3 minute read
BOC calls for continued dialogues amid port congestion woes

BOC calls for continued dialogues amid port, yard congestion woes

The Bureau of Customs urged stakeholders to pursue “constructive engagement and prudent…
  • October 5, 2026
  • 4 minute read
Aviation
PAL resumes Manila-Saipan nonstop flights on Oct 25

PAL resumes Manila-Saipan nonstop flights on Oct 25

Flag carrier Philippine Airlines will restore nonstop flights between Manila and Saipan…
  • October 5, 2026
  • 1 minute read
CMA CGM completes $1.4-B acquisition of FedEx Supply Chain

CMA CGM completes $1.4B acquisition of FedEx Supply Chain

The CMA CGM Group completed its $1.4-billion acquisition of FedEx Supply Chain,…
  • October 2, 2026
  • 3 minute read
Bill on PAL’s franchise renewal now with Senate committees

Bill on PAL franchise renewal now with Senate committees

The Senate has referred to the committees on Public Services, and Ways…
  • October 1, 2026
  • 2 minute read
Opinion
Removing the Excise Tax Is Not Just For ‘The Rich’

Removing the Excise Tax Is Not Just For ‘The Rich’

Over the past fortnight the price of diesel, in particular, reached triple…
  • October 5, 2026
  • 4 minute read
Why Old Customs Orders Cannot Solve Today’s Shipping Woes

Why Old Customs Orders Cannot Solve Today’s Shipping Woes

The Philippine supply chain community is closely watching the impending Joint Administrative…
  • October 5, 2026
  • 3 minute read
The Most Expensive Freight Cost May Be the One You Never Invoice

The Most Expensive Freight Cost May Be the One You Never Invoice

Revenue leakage rarely arrives as one big mistake. It disappears through small…
  • October 1, 2026
  • 3 minute read
Ports/Terminals
PPA clarifies requirement for student exemption from terminal fee

PPA clarifies requirement for student exemption from terminal fee

The Philippine Ports Authority clarified that students availing of the exemption for…
  • October 5, 2026
  • 2 minute read
PPA scraps port bidding rules, shifts to PPP Code

PPA scraps port bidding rules, shifts to PPP Code

The Philippine Ports Authority has repealed its own rules for bidding out…
  • October 5, 2026
  • 3 minute read
BOC calls for continued dialogues amid port congestion woes

BOC calls for continued dialogues amid port, yard congestion woes

The Bureau of Customs urged stakeholders to pursue “constructive engagement and prudent…
  • October 5, 2026
  • 4 minute read
3PL
BOC calls for continued dialogues amid port congestion woes

BOC calls for continued dialogues amid port, yard congestion woes

The Bureau of Customs urged stakeholders to pursue “constructive engagement and prudent…
  • October 5, 2026
  • 4 minute read
PHLPost hosts ASEAN++ leaders’ meet focusing on e-commerce

PHLPost hosts ASEAN postal meeting on cross-border e-commerce

The Philippine Postal Corporation is hosting the 32nd ASEAN Postal Business Meeting…
  • October 5, 2026
  • 2 minute read
Truckers, port users groups to hold ‘trucking holiday’ Oct 6

Port groups plan “rest day” Oct 5, trucking holiday Oct 6

Customs brokers and truckers will voluntarily stop work on Oct 5, followed…
  • October 2, 2026
  • 3 minute read
Sponsored

MIFFI becomes LOGISTEED Philippines

Building on a Trusted Foundation. Taking on the Future. After decades of…
  • October 1, 2026
  • 3 minute read
BOC, AISL and World Shipping Council strengthen cooperation through dialogue conference on draft 2026 JAO

BOC, AISL and World Shipping Council strengthen cooperation through dialogue conference on draft 2026 JAO

PASAY CITY, Philippines — 10 September 2026 — The Bureau of Customs…
  • September 11, 2026
  • 2 minute read
Quickflo powers dual-leg PH-India air charter

Quickflo powers dual-leg international air charter from PH to India then back to PH

Quickflo Forwarders, Inc., a proud member of the XLP Projects Network and…
  • September 2, 2026
  • 1 minute read
Economy
Logistics reform key to PH competitiveness, says PCCI

Logistics reform key to PH competitiveness, says PCCI

The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry says better logistics and supply…
  • October 5, 2026
  • 2 minute read
PH exports hit 35-year high in Aug at $9B led by electronic products

PH Aug exports hit 35-year high at $9.1B on electronics boom

Philippine merchandise exports reached a 35-year high of US$9.11 billion in August…
  • October 5, 2026
  • 3 minute read
PPA scraps port bidding rules, shifts to PPP Code

PPA scraps port bidding rules, shifts to PPP Code

The Philippine Ports Authority has repealed its own rules for bidding out…
  • October 5, 2026
  • 3 minute read
Press Releases
Logistics reform key to PH competitiveness, says PCCI

Logistics reform key to PH competitiveness, says PCCI

The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry says better logistics and supply…
  • October 5, 2026
  • 2 minute read
PH exports hit 35-year high in Aug at $9B led by electronic products

PH Aug exports hit 35-year high at $9.1B on electronics boom

Philippine merchandise exports reached a 35-year high of US$9.11 billion in August…
  • October 5, 2026
  • 3 minute read
Toshiba to invest multi-billion pesos to expand Philippine operations

Toshiba invests billions to grow Philippine hard drive output

Toshiba Corporation is set to rollout a multi-billion-peso investment over the next…
  • October 5, 2026
  • 2 minute read