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                    [ArticleID] => 1369308
                    [Title] => DTI-7 inks deal with PISFA-Cebu
                    [Summary] => 

The Department of Trade and Industry Central Visayas office and the Philippine International Seafreight Forwarders Association Cebu chapter, have formally signed an agreement to curb the growing number of unregistered cargo forwarding companies operating in Cebu.

[DatePublished] => 2014-09-15 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1298072 [AuthorName] => Ehda Dagooc [SectionName] => Freeman Cebu Business [SectionUrl] => cebu-business [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1344206 [Title] => DTI warns public, OFWs against bogus forwarders [Summary] =>

While the Department of Trade and Industry is determined to clamp down the unregistered cargo forwarding companies operating in Cebu and the entire Central Visayas region, trade executives on the other hand are encouraging consumers to be more vigilant to avoid being victimized.

[DatePublished] => 2014-07-09 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1298072 [AuthorName] => Ehda Dagooc [SectionName] => Freeman Cebu Business [SectionUrl] => cebu-business [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1342329 [Title] => PISFA, DTI to go after fly-by-night forwarders [Summary] =>

The Philippine International Seafreight Forwarders Association (PISFA-Cebu Chapter) is taking the lead to cleanse the industry of "fly-by-night" forwarders.

[DatePublished] => 2014-07-04 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1298072 [AuthorName] => Ehda Dagooc [SectionName] => Freeman Cebu Business [SectionUrl] => cebu-business [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 981621 [Title] => OFWs pinaalalahanan sa bagahe [Summary] =>

Pinaalalahanan ng Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) ang mga Pinoy abroad na magpadala ng kanilang mga bagahe sa mga “cargo forwarders” na akreditado upang matiyak na makakarating ang kanilang mga padala sa mga kaanak sa Pilipinas.

[DatePublished] => 2013-07-18 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804755 [AuthorName] => Danilo Garcia [SectionName] => Bansa [SectionUrl] => bansa [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 790320 [Title] => Traders hit rate hike by international shipping lines [Summary] =>

The issue on whether the Philippine government has any power to stop international shipping lines from arbitrarily increasing their rates came to fore recently when the Philippine Shippers Bureau called a public hearing over a notice the freighters sent importers and exporters telling them they are hiking bill of lading rates.

[DatePublished] => 2012-03-25 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1652108 [AuthorName] => Philexport News and Features [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 384471 [Title] => Freight forwarders told to hike minimum capital [Summary] => The Department of Trade and Industry’s Philippine Shippers Bureau (DTI-PSB) has ordered freight forwarding companies to comply with a new directive increasing eight-fold the minimum paid-up capital of non-vessel common carriers.

"This policy aims to level the playing field in the forwarding industry by preventing the entry of incompetent firms. It would also guide our shippers and exporters in finding a credible and reliable forwarder for their operations," PSB director Pedro Vicente C. Mendoza said in a statement.
[DatePublished] => 2007-02-11 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1480108 [AuthorName] => Ma. Elisa Osorio  [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 324934 [Title] => DTI stands pat on higher capital for freight forwarders [Summary] => The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is standing pat on the implementation of an administrative order that increases the minimum paid-up capitalization requirements for freight forwarding companies.

In a recent dialogue with the Alliance of Concerned Freight Forwarders Inc. (ACFFO), Trade Undersecretary Zenaida Maglaya said that the new rule has undergone due process and suspending its implementation would be difficult.

Maglaya explained that the new rules would ensure that only competent freight forwarders can engage in the business.
[DatePublished] => 2006-03-08 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097285 [AuthorName] => Marianne V. Go [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 101328 [Title] => PSB scores Marina over revised memo circular [Summary] =>

The Philippine Shippers Bureau(PSB) lambasted the Maritime Industtry Authority (Marina) for approving the shipowners' petition to revise momorandum circular 117 which provides for the deregulation of the domestic shipping industry.

PSB's director Clemente Paylanco considered Marina's decision as "only favorable to the shipowners" after the Marina Executive Board repealed MC 117 by issuing memorandum circular 153.

According to Mr. [DatePublished] => 2000-01-14 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) ) )

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