BOC-NAIA hands over P2M worth of seized drugs to PDEA

Apr. 17 | The seized illegal drugs were turned over by the Bureau of Customs-NAIA to the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency on April 17. The Bureau of Customs (BOC)-Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) has apprehended illegal drugs, such as methamphetamine...

LBC income expands 91% on higher volumes, logistics sales

Apr. 17 | Image by PublicDomainPictures from Pixabay Logistics and remittance service company LBC Holdings Corp. (LBCH) reported a net income of P1.349 billion in 2018, or 91% higher than the P707.92 million earned in 2017, partly due to the increase in gross profit...

DA to rationalize meat import permits to avoid glut

Apr. 17 | Image by Free-Photos from Pixabay The Department of Agriculture (DA) plans to slow down the issuance of new import permits for meat products until there is a drop in cold storage inventory. This is part of the planned rationalization of the meat industry,...

Brokers’ accreditation decentralized from AMO to district collectors

Apr. 17 | Image by janjf93 from Pixabay The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) has decentralized the issuance of customs brokers’ renewal of accreditation as well as activation of the Client Profile Registration System (CPRS) of entities accredited by other government...

BOC takes another look at WB’s 2017 customs modernization plan

Apr. 16 | Image by Colossus Cloud from Pixabay The Bureau of Customs (BOC) plans to conduct a feasibility study on the implementation of a project proposed two years ago by the World Bank (WB). The $150-million project, which seeks to modernize operations and automate...

BOC: No more congestion at Manila ports

Apr. 15 | Image by Michael Gaida from Pixabay The problem of congestion at the Port of Manila (POM) and Manila International Container Port (MICP) has been checked as of April, according to the Bureau of Customs (BOC). Yard utilization at POM and MICP has declined...

Unified

Apr. 14 | Now, forgive me for my simplistic understanding of these concepts. While I work with the supply chain sector I am approaching this from the viewpoint of the consumer, the guy who benefits from all of this.   My understanding is this: what works in...

PDEA to use TradeNet to process 6 firms’ export permits

Apr. 14 | Image by fancycrave1 from Pixabay The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) will start processing online special export permits of an initial six private firms under the government’s web-based trading platform TradeNet, according to the Department...

PH national standards for safe, sustainable road freight transport released

Apr. 14 | The Philippine Bureau of Standards (PBS) has crafted guidelines and recommendations that land fleet operators and freight forwarders may adopt for reliable, safe, cost-efficient and environmentally sustainable road freight transport operations. The Philippine...

P1.8M fake products destroyed to highlight intellectual property rights month

Apr. 14 | The destroyed goods included shoes, watches and soaps and were among counterfeit items seized by the Bureau of Customs in various areas and ports. Photo from the BOC. The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHIL) destroyed various fake...