ANY fee increase that the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) intends to impose must go through a regulatory impact assessment (RIA) required under the Ease of Doing Business (EODB) Law, according to local exporters. In a letter signed by Philippine Exporters Confederation, Inc. (Philexport) Sergio R. Ortiz-Luis Jr., local exporters recommended…
Eight off-terminal and off-dock container storage facility operators in the Philippines are urging President Marcos to scrap the implementation of the Trusted Operator Program-Container Registry Monitoring System (TOP-CRMS) and the Empty Container Storage Shared Service Facility (ECSSSF).
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A group of Filipino customs brokers disputed the claim of the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) that its multi-million-peso container monitoring and registry program could bring down the logistics and shipment costs being paid by stakeholders.
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