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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…
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The project is backed by powerful business personalities closely associated with Marcos Jr. The concerned stakeholders are well aware of this, but nonetheless hope that the President will do the right thing.
The shipping and logistics industry is on the cusp of a transformation driven by new technologies and modernization, which will have a profound impact on the Philippines' economic growth. The international shipping industry after all is the lifeblood of the global economy, responsible for the carriage of around 90 percent of world trade.
The government must revoke a proposal to put in place a container monitoring system as this is “just a duplication” of an existing mechanism, according to a top shipping executive. The Philippine Exporters Confederation Inc. (Philexport) issued last Monday a statement which quoted Patrick Ronas, president of the Association of…
Following its re-evaluation of the Philippine Port Authority’s (PPA) Trusted Operator Program-Container Registry and Monitoring System (TOP-CRMS), the Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) said PPA should explore “cost-effective” alternatives to address potential congestion without burdening stakeholders. The TOP-CRMS, which details the container monitoring policy of the PPA, had been initially recommended…