As a long-time partner in streamlining processes and trade facilitation in the country, the Export Development Council, through its Networking Committee on Trade Policies and Procedures Simplification (NCTPPS), lauds BOC’s buy-in to achieving Digital Transformation.
The Bureau has introduced six (6) new automation projects for the efficiency and transparency of its operation. Following are the said projects and their functions: Continue reading EDC lauds BOC’s Digital Transformation
The Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) gears up to implement Green Lanes for Strategic Investments under Executive Order (EO) 18, series of 2023. Said EO defines those that are aligned with the Philippine Development Plan or any equivalent national development plan and can be characterized by significant capital or investment in the country as a strategic investment.
Strategic investments are those with consequential economic impact, positive impact on the environment, significant contribution to the country’s balance of payments, complex technical processes and engineering designs, and will improve the country’s infrastructure capabilities.
Continue reading ARTA gears up Green Lanes for Strategic Investments under EO 18
ARISE Plus Philippines launched the business guidebook aimed to help improve the Philippines’ access to the European Union (EU) market and utilize the EU Generalized Systems of Preferences (EU -GSP+) scheme.
The guidebook provides technical and regulatory requirements to be completed within the Philippines to export to the EU, and measures to meet to cross the EU border.
Under the EU GSP+ scheme, the Philippines enjoys duty-free access for products across around 66% of all EU tariff lines. Among the top GSP+ exports of the country are agricultural goods like coconut oil, tuna, and pineapples as well as electronic goods like vacuum cleaners and pneumatic tires.The Philippines and the EU share a total of EUR 18.4 Billion in bilateral trade in goods. Continue reading ARISE PH launch Guidebook on Exporting to EU
The Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF), was signed into law by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. to drive PH’s meaningful economic transformation, including boosting infrastructure development, creating high-quality jobs, and pursuing its initiatives to become an investment-friendly nation. This means increasing the capacity and capability to make profitable investments, such as the Build-Better-More program.
The Fund under Republic Act No. 11954 aims to achieve upper-middle-income status by 2025, single-digit poverty levels, and other goals set out in the Agenda for Prosperity outlined in the Medium-Term Fiscal Framework (MTFF) as well as the Marcos Administration’s 8-point Socioeconomic Agenda and the Philippine Development Plan 2023-2028.
Economists said that the Fund could add materially to government resources in the future if it is properly managed. As President Marcos Jr. delivered in his 2nd State of the Nation Address (SONA), any investment decisions in managing and utilizing the Maharlika Investment Fund shall remain intact with the Administration’s total commitment to transparency, accountability, and good governance.
Exporters can look forward to new opportunities for some of the high-priority projects of the Country’s Agriculture, Infrastructure, Digitalization, Strengthened Supply Chains, and other areas that support the platform of transforming the Philippines’ competitiveness in the rest of the world. This also means both the public and private sectors can benefit from the future success of this endeavor.
The passage of the MIF law was signed on 18 July 2023 at the Rizal Hall, Malacañang Palace. AOB
The Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise (MSME) Guide to Disaster Resilience book was launched to have a better understanding of the basic concepts of disaster risk education and management, and business continuity practices.
This book serves as a reference material for MSMEs) for future disaster awareness and management. It also includes sample toolkits and exercises which can help MSMEs develop their own emergency preparedness and business continuity plans. Continue reading MSME Guidebook for Disaster Resilience launched!
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. highlighted the Philippines as a Service Export Powerhouse, specifically the Tourism and Information Technology-Business Process Management (IT-BPM) Sectors’ vital roles in boosting the country’s economic growth during his speech in the second State of the Nation Address (SONA) at the Congress last Monday, 24 July 2023.
Part of the administration’s work is to push the Philippines by making it a “Tourism Powerhouse and an Agile Export Powerhouse” in Southeast Asia, aligning with the two plans, the National Tourism Development Plan (NTDP) 2023-2028 and the Philippine Export Development Plan (PEDP) 2023-2028.
Continue reading Tourism and IT-BPM Industry noted to boost PH economic growth
EDC welcomes Mr. Eli M. Remolona Jr. as the new Governor of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) and Council member in place of former Gov. Felipe M. Medalla as the Presidential Communications Office announced his appointment on 23 June 2023.
Gov. Remolona brings his extensive experience in central banking, economic policy, international finance, and financial markets to the agency. Before he was appointed BSP Governor, he was a Professor of Finance and Director of Central Banking at the Asia School of Business in Kuala Lumpur. He taught courses on monetary policy, money and capital markets, and digital transformation. Continue reading EDC welcomes the new BSP Governor and DOH Secretary
For information and easy reference of the concerned stakeholders, please be guided by the Bureau of Customs (BOC) visual presentation of the Bureau’s principal ports and sub-ports location on the Philippine map.
The BOC Collection Districts, also known as Ports are supervised by a District Collector assisted by Deputy District Collectors as many as necessary, a District Collector also has jurisdiction over Sub-ports.
A Collection/ Customs District has a designated “principal port of entry” and each principal port of entry has its “sub-port(s) of entry”.
Below are the seventeen (17) Collection Districts identified by the BOC.
| Customs District | Principal Port of Entry | City/Municipality |
| Customs District I | Port of San Fernando | San Fernando, La Union |
| Customs District II-A | Port of Manila (POM) | Manila (Port Area) |
| Customs District II-B | Manila International Container Port (MICP) | Manila (Tondo) |
| Customs District III | Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) | Pasay |
| Customs District IV | Port of Batangas | Batangas City |
| Customs District V | Port of Legazpi | Legazpi, Albay |
| Customs District VI | Port of Iloilo | Iloilo City |
| Customs District VII | Port of Cebu | Cebu City |
| Customs District VIII | Port of Tacloban | Tacloban |
| Customs District IX | Port Surigao | Surigao City |
| Customs District X | Port of Cagayan de Oro | Cagayan de Oro |
| Customs District XI | Port of Zamboanga | Zamboanga City |
| Customs District XII | Port of Davao | Davao City |
| Customs District XIII | Port of Subic | Olongapo, Zambales / Morong, Bataan (Subic Freeport Zone) |
| Customs District XIV | Port of Clark | Mabalacat, Pampanga (Clark Freeport Zone) |
| Customs District XV | Port of Aparri | Aparri, Cagayan |
For detailed contact information of each collection district, you may visit the organization Chart of the BOC through this link. PKC
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. approved the new Philippine Export Development Plan (PEDP) 2023-2028, presenting the Philippines as an agile export powerhouse; designed to accelerate the development and growth of exports in key industries. The plan was presented by the Trade and Industry Secretary Alfredo Pascual at the press briefing organized by the Presidential Communications Office on 06 June 2023.
The Export Development Act of 1994 mandated the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) to lead the crafting of the plan, to help uplift the country’s exports performance. The PEDP was developed by the Philippine exporting community under the leadership of the Export Development Council, with supervision from the DTI and in collaboration with key national government agencies and the Philippine Exporters Confederation, Inc. (PHILEXPORT). Continue reading Launching PEDP 2023-2028: Philippines as Agile Export Powerhouse
Both the PEDP 2023-2028 and PDP were aligned to achieve the PH sustainable development goals, with the former focused on export development as the lynchpin of the economy.
The two plans working together will serve as the platform for attaining the Sustainable Development Goals in 2030 and the Philippines’ AmBisyon Natin towards a prosperous, inclusive and resilient society by 2040,
Continue reading PEDP and PDP aligned to achieve the PH sustainable development goals
