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Lapeña names new MICP district collector

MANILA -- Bureau of Customs (BOC) Commissioner Isidro Lapeña has appointed lawyer Balmyrson Valdez as the new District Collector of the Manila International Container Port (MICP). BOC spokesperson lawyer Erastus Sandino Austria said...

DOJ to prioritize raps vs. importers of ‘shabu’ in magnetic lifters

MANILA -- The Department of Justice (DOJ) vowed to prioritize the criminal complaint filed by the Bureau of Customs (BOC) against the importer of billions of pesos worth of smuggled illegal drugs...

BSP asks firms to submit 2019 foreign borrowings plan

MANILA -- The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has given both publicly and privately-owned Philippine companies until September 30, 2018 to submit their foreign borrowings plans for 2019. In an advisory published in...

Gov’t seizes P8.8-B fake goods in first semester

MANILA -- The National Committee on Intellectual Property Rights (NCIPR) has confiscated some PHP8.8-billion worth of pirated and counterfeit goods from January to June 2018. The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL),...

Avail of gov’t aid, DOLE urges 4K Boracay workers

MANILA -- The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) urged around 4,000 regular workers in Boracay affected by the six-month closure of the island to avail of the assistance being provided by...

Russia, S. Korea among top candidates for PH submarine project

MANILA -- Russia and South Korea are among the top candidates to supply diesel-electric submarines to the Philippines, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said late Wednesday. Lorenzana said he met with Russian Defense Minister...

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