LAST-MINUTE verification with the Bureau of Customs Management Information System & Technology Group (MISTG) and e2m System contractor Unisys revealed the following clarification on e2m Phase implementation:
e2m PHASE 4 MODULES |
CUSTOMS PORTS |
NEW DATE OF IMPLEMENTATION |
LAST DAY OF ONSITE SUPPORT IMPLEMENTATION PRESENCE |
Informal Entry and Transshipment Systems |
MICP, Port of Manila, and Port of Batangas |
24 January 2011 |
04 February 2011 |
Informal Entry and Transshipment Systems |
Subic/Clark, San Fernando, Limay and Legazpi |
14 February 2011 |
25 February 2011 |
Automated Export Documentation (AED) and Automated Bonds Management (ABM) |
MICP, Port of Manila, and Port of Batangas |
28 February 2011 |
11 March 2011 |
AED and ABM |
Subic/Clark, San Fernando, Limay and Legazpi |
21 March 2011 |
01 April 2011 |
Informal Entry, Transshipment, AED and ABM |
Cebu/Mactan, Davao, Cagayan de Oro/Mindanao Container Terminal, Iloilo |
04 April 2011 |
15 April 2011 |
Informal Entry, Transshipment, AED and ABM |
NAIA, Tacloban, Zamboanga, Surigao |
18 April 2011 |
29 April 2011 |
As of today (Jan 24), some port-to-port transshipments were still allowed to be processed manually. MISTG site managers in Port of Manila, Manila International Container Port and the Port of Batangas are already providing clarification to port users. — By Leo V. Morada, IT Columnist