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The Year That Was

THIS year has been very interesting in terms of developments in the…
  • December 19, 2007
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Hanjin to sink in $2B for Mindanao shipyard

AFTER Subic, Korean shipyard operator Hanjin Heavy Industries Corp. (HHIC) will inject…
  • December 3, 2007
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Customs eyes higher import tariff to offset foreign exchange losses

THE Bureau of Customs (BOC) is proposing to increase the tariff on…
  • December 3, 2007
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Petrolift IPO gets green light

THE Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) has approved the proposed initial public offering…
  • December 3, 2007
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Cavite ferry terminal soon to be constructed

THE Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) will build a ferry terminal in Cavite…
  • December 3, 2007
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Air21, DHL to keep rates

EXPRESS firm DHL Express Philippines and local courier Airfreight 2100 (Air21) are…
  • December 3, 2007
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VASP registration for corporations must be allowed

BROKERAGE houses and freight forwarding firms must be allowed to register with…
  • December 3, 2007
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Most cargo stats increase in first nine months

THE country posted its second consecutive increase in cargo throughput this year…
  • December 3, 2007
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Implementation of the Revised Kyoto Convention (RKC)

THE Bureau of Customs (BoC) has already announced that the Revised Kyoto…
  • November 19, 2007
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Legal Issues Involving Customs Demand Letters

EARLY this year (March 12, 2007 column), we wrote about how importers…
  • November 5, 2007
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Customs

Marcos suspends excise tax on LPG, kerosene under EO 125 as oil prices spike

Executive Order No. 125 fully suspends excise taxes on LPG (except for…
  • September 25, 2026
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BOC creates office focused on international partnerships, foreign engagements

BOC creates office focused on international engagements

The Bureau of Customs established an office tasked to develop, coordinate, implement…
  • September 25, 2026
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AI moves from assistant to autonomous actor in supply chains: DHL report

AI moves from assistant to autonomous actor in supply chains: DHL report

DHL’s Logistics Trend Radar 8.0 identifies Agentic AI as one of the…
  • September 25, 2026
  • 3 minute read
Maritime
DP World highlights cargo shipping’s strength, new trade route solutions

DP World highlights cargo shipping’s strength, new trade route solutions

The cargo shipping industry, which moves more than 80% of goods globally…
  • September 25, 2026
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MARINA sets rules on vessel substitution, replacement for domestic routes

MARINA sets rules on vessel substitution, replacement for domestic routes

The Maritime Industry Authority has set the rules on the monitoring of…
  • September 24, 2026
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Shortlisting for DOTr’s TRANSIT project consultancy moved to Sept 29

Shortlisting for DOTr’s TRANSIT project consultancy moved to Sept 29

The Department of Transportation rescheduled the opening of shortlisting documents for the…
  • September 24, 2026
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Aviation
PAL prepares to launch direct flights to Delhi, Mumbai by Dec

PAL prepares to launch direct flights to Delhi, Mumbai by Dec

Philippine Airlines plans to launch nonstop services from Manila to Delhi and…
  • September 25, 2026
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AI moves from assistant to autonomous actor in supply chains: DHL report

AI moves from assistant to autonomous actor in supply chains: DHL report

DHL’s Logistics Trend Radar 8.0 identifies Agentic AI as one of the…
  • September 25, 2026
  • 3 minute read
BIR issues e-invoicing rules, sets December 31 compliance deadline

BIR issues e-invoicing rules, sets December 31 compliance deadline

Covered taxpayers must issue electronic invoices on or before December 31, 2026…
  • September 25, 2026
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Opinion
What’s the Problem?

What’s the Problem?

In the lead-up to the 2026 SCMAP Supply Chain Conference we asked…
  • September 21, 2026
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Customs Efficiency Is Your Gateway to Green Logistics

Customs Efficiency Is Your Gateway to Green Logistics

A shipping manager asked me recently: “Why care about supply chain carbon?”…
  • September 15, 2026
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Reenergized

Reenergized

The plan was to announce the biggest event in our organization’s annual…
  • September 6, 2026
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Ports/Terminals
ICTSI takes full ownership of iTracker logistics firm in Brazil

ICTSI takes full ownership of iTracker logistics firm in Brazil

International Container Terminal Services, Inc. acquired the remaining 30% equity interest in…
  • September 25, 2026
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BOC seizes P18.7M suspected kush from 3 passengers at NAIA

BOC seizes P18.7M suspected kush from 3 passengers at NAIA

The Bureau of Customs-Ninoy Aquino International Airport seized an estimated P18.679 million…
  • September 24, 2026
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BOC chief orders ‘full-scale cleansing’ of Subic personnel, contractors

BOC chief orders ‘full-scale cleansing’ of Subic personnel, contractors

Customs commissioner Ariel Nepomuceno ordered a full-scale cleansing of the BOC-Port of…
  • September 24, 2026
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3PL
ICTSI takes full ownership of iTracker logistics firm in Brazil

ICTSI takes full ownership of iTracker logistics firm in Brazil

International Container Terminal Services, Inc. acquired the remaining 30% equity interest in…
  • September 25, 2026
  • 2 minute read
SINOTRUK unveils e-trucks, energy solutions at IAA Transportation 2026

SINOTRUK unveils e-trucks, energy solutions in Hanover transport show

SINOTRUK showcased battery-electric commercial vehicles, electric powertrain technologies, and energy systems at…
  • September 25, 2026
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AI moves from assistant to autonomous actor in supply chains: DHL report

AI moves from assistant to autonomous actor in supply chains: DHL report

DHL’s Logistics Trend Radar 8.0 identifies Agentic AI as one of the…
  • September 25, 2026
  • 3 minute read
Sponsored
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
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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
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ACTOO convenes industry partners to address high yard utilization

ACTOO convenes industry partners to address high yard utilization

Manila, Philippines — Recognizing the critical role of truckers in maintaining the…
  • June 1, 2026
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Economy

Marcos suspends excise tax on LPG, kerosene under EO 125 as oil prices spike

Executive Order No. 125 fully suspends excise taxes on LPG (except for…
  • September 25, 2026
  • 3 minute read
JTI invests P2.1B to expand tobacco plant at LIMA Estate

JTI invests P2.1B to expand Batangas plant, build first Southeast Asia dry ice tobacco facility

JT International Asia Manufacturing Corp. is investing more than P2.1 billion to…
  • September 25, 2026
  • 2 minute read
AI moves from assistant to autonomous actor in supply chains: DHL report

AI moves from assistant to autonomous actor in supply chains: DHL report

DHL’s Logistics Trend Radar 8.0 identifies Agentic AI as one of the…
  • September 25, 2026
  • 3 minute read
Press Releases
JTI invests P2.1B to expand tobacco plant at LIMA Estate

JTI invests P2.1B to expand Batangas plant, build first Southeast Asia dry ice tobacco facility

JT International Asia Manufacturing Corp. is investing more than P2.1 billion to…
  • September 25, 2026
  • 2 minute read
PAL prepares to launch direct flights to Delhi, Mumbai by Dec

PAL prepares to launch direct flights to Delhi, Mumbai by Dec

Philippine Airlines plans to launch nonstop services from Manila to Delhi and…
  • September 25, 2026
  • 2 minute read
ICTSI takes full ownership of iTracker logistics firm in Brazil

ICTSI takes full ownership of iTracker logistics firm in Brazil

International Container Terminal Services, Inc. acquired the remaining 30% equity interest in…
  • September 25, 2026
  • 2 minute read