(BOC / MANILA BULLETIN)
Under a Memorandum of Agreement signed on Dec. 15, a TWG on strategic trade facilitation (STF) was created to establish communication mechanisms and procedures, organize and implement commodity identification training (CIT) for frontline and enforcement officers, and streamline documentary requirements.
Customs Commissioner Rey Leonardo Guerrero said they entered into an agreement with the DTI in a bid to increase the overall efficiency of the trade environment in the country.
Other parties in the pact are the Strategic Trade Management Office (STMO), Authority of the Freeport of Area Bataan, Clark Development Corp., Philippine Economic Zone Authority, and Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority.