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Automated export system at Philippine ecozone agency mandatory by Mar 15
Feb. 22 | The mandatory implementation of the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) expanded Automated Export Declaration System (E-AEDS) will take effect on March 15, 2012. Under PEZA Memorandum Order 2012-002 signed by PEZA director general Lilia de Lima...
Agreement to help push PH exports to Japan
Feb. 22 | The Philippines must continue to ride on opportunities offered by its only bilateral agreement signed so far, the Philippine-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (PJEPA), to continue to attract Japan to buy from the Philippines. Kenichiro Koreeda of the...
2011 PH exports contract 7%
Feb. 17 | Philippine exports continued to decline in December, dropping 20.7% year-on-year and 0.3% from the November 2011 figure, according to the National Statistics Office. December export receipts totaled $3.332 billion from $4.201 billion in the same period...
PEZA export fee set at P150
Feb. 17 | The Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) has pegged at P150 the export declaration processing fee (EDPF) for all shipments under its Expanded Automated Export Declaration System (E-AEDS). The fee — applicable for the initiative’s first...
ASEAN, World Bank reaffirm partnership
Feb. 13 | The World Bank has reaffirmed its support for the economic integration of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), particularly now that the Asia-Pacific region is rapidly expanding. The two organizations strengthened their commitment to the...
PH customs misses Jan collection goal
Feb. 11 | The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) failed to meet its collection target for January due to shorter working days brought about by the Chinese New year. The January collection reached P23 billion, P3 billion short of its target of P26 billion but higher...
Singapore Customs opens first training school
Feb. 10 | Singapore Customs on February 9 unveiled the Singapore Customs Academy, its new training institute for customs matters, to mark International Customs Day. The Singapore Customs Academy, Singapore’s first dedicated facility providing specialist customs...
PH cargo throughput up 6.33% from Jan-Nov
Feb. 10 | Philippine cargo throughput rose 6.33% to 162.24 million metric tons (mmt) in the first eleven months of 2011 from 152.58 mmt year-on-year, according to the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA). Foreign cargo volume from January to November reached 95.55...
BRIC are hot export spots for the Philippines
Feb. 10 | The Philippines is in a good position to take advantage of opportunities in emerging markets such as Brazil, Russia, India, and China or BRIC. Of these, China is proving to be the most promising after the Association Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has...
