CMTA approval on 2nd reading seen this week

The Customs Modernization and Tariff Act (CMTA) is expected to be approved…

BOC eyes xrays in forwarders’ premises for balikbayan box inspection

Customs commissioner Alberto Lina said the Bureau of Customs (BOC) will follow…

Aquino orders BOC to leave balikbayan boxes alone amid public uproar

Heeding general outrage over the random physical inspection of balikbayan boxes, President…

PH Senate vows to green-light CMTA draft by end-Sept

The Senate Committee on Ways and Means is eyeing approval of the…

Another rally set against ‘anti-customs broker’ provision in CMTA

Customs brokers and customs administration students will be staging a protest action…

Compliance gaps in PH trade facilitation commitments to ASEAN identified

Despite progress in automating operations at the Bureau of Customs (BOC), there…

Aquino cites transport projects under his term

President Benigno Aquino III, in his sixth and final State of the…

PH customs brokers set July 20 rally against CMTA

Associations of customs brokers and members of the academe will hold a…

Carrier groups seek decisive PPA action on persistent port inadequacies

Philippine port stakeholders have unveiled a laundry list of immediate and long-term…

Brokers assail declarant provision under draft CMTA

Several customs brokers’ associations are calling on the government to reject a…