Monthly Archives: June, 2008

Latest Update on Customs Automation

Admin - June 30, 2008 0

IN the last three years, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) has been implementing its latest automation program, funded mostly from its P500-million computerization project...

Customs Miscalculation of Duties and Taxes

Admin - June 16, 2008 2

SINCE last year, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) has been issuing new rules on the computation of duties and taxes. Rather than clarifying the...

IRA implements rate restoration program

Admin - June 2, 2008 0

THE Informal Rate Agreement (IRA) member lines covering trades from the Far East to destinations in the Middle East are implementing a rate restoration...

Customs orders scanning of all boxes passing through Subic

Admin - June 2, 2008 0

THE Bureau of Customs (BOC) is subjecting all Subic-bound cargoes to 100% scanning to reduce smuggling at the same time increase revenue collection. In his...

Truckers in on fuel discount program, expect reduced expenses

Admin - June 2, 2008 0

TRUCKING operators see reduced fuel bills with the sector's recent inclusion in the fuel discount program. The discounts, which apply only to franchise holders and...

Third runway for DMIA eyed

Admin - June 2, 2008 0

THE government is planning to build a third runway at the Diosdado Macapagal International Airport (DMIA) in Clarkfield, Pampanga to boost the facility's chances...

Maersk Line upbeat over 2008 outlook

Admin - June 2, 2008 0

MAERSK Line Philippines is looking at modest growth for global exports this year amid the spiraling fuel cost and the global economic slowdown. "The outlook...