The Association of International Shipping Lines (AISL) is offering the use of its GoFast system in place of the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA)-proposed container registry and monitoring system (CRMS). AISL…
Starting a business in the country can become easier and faster with the launching of online platforms providing mapping of all government services and business regulations. The Anti-Red Tape Authority…
The Bureau of Customs’ (BOC) Automated Inventory Management System (AIMS) is now being used by customs bonded warehouses (CBW) under the Port of Manila (POM). The AIMS went live on…
Business travellers engaged in selling goods or services and investments between Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) economies will experience streamlined entry to participating economies. This, as the APEC business travel card…
Until a new Strategic Investment Priorities Plan (SIPP) can be issued, companies should refer to the 2020 Investment Priorities Plan (IPP) to see if their projects or activities qualify to…
Local businesses are urged to invest in General Santos aerotropolis as its airport landside area will be developed as a business, tourism and aviation hub. In a virtual investment forum,…
Leaders from the country’s umbrella business organizations decried suggestions to discriminate against the unvaccinated for constitutional, medical and practical reasons, as it runs counter to the objective of re-opening the…
Following appeals from local exporters for more vessel space, the first ever Philippine-flag container ship is set to embark on its maiden international voyage, carrying export containers to the United…
Business and economic experts sounded an urgent call for emerging economies in Asia to adopt electronic sanitary and phytosanitary certificates (SPS e-certs) to unlock the many benefits of cross-border paperless…
International trade in goods and services is forecast to increase 9.5 percent in 2021 after declining by 5.6 percent last year, as lockdowns, quarantines and travel restrictions to deal with…