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Latest Update Jan 23,2022

23 Jan 2022 - New Zealand moves to Red at 11:59pm on 23 January, after 9 cases in the Nelson/Marlborough region were confirmed as the Omicron variant.About the latest cases The nine COVID-19 cases reported yesterday in the Nelson/Tasman region have now been confirmed as the Omicron variant, and a further case from the same household was confirmed late yesterday.These cases are in a single family who flew to Auckland on 13 January to attend a family event and other events on the weekend of 15 and...

Coronavirus: Latest on COVID-19 community outbreak - Tuesday, August 31

https://www.newshub.co.nz/home...Forty-nine new cases of COVID-19 have been reported on Tuesday, yet another drop from the figures seen over the preceding days.The outbreak now consists of 612 cases, the vast majority of which are in Auckland. Just 15 have been detected in Wellington, and the rest of the nation so far remains untouched by the virus.During a post-Cabinet press conference on Monday, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced that Auckland will remain in lockdown for a futher two week...

New postCovid-19 Live: NZ moves to alert level 4 from midnight after positive man travels to Coromandel

What you need to know / Kia mōhio mai koe:         * The entire country will move into alert level 4 from 11.59pm tonight. * Auckland and the Coromandel Peninsula will be in this level for 7 days, the rest of the country will be in it for three days.* People away from home will have 48 hours to return.* Vaccinations will be suspended for 48 hours.* A new Covid-19 case has been identified in the community in Auckland. * It's a 58-year-old ma...

Tauranga port possible delays

There are two new cases of Covid-19 in managed isolation and quarantine and two historical cases today, the Ministry of Health says, with no new cases in the community.Photo: Supplied / Port of Tauranga In a statement, the ministry said 10 previously reported cases had now recovered.This morning, 11 of the 21 crew on board the Rio De La Plata container ship off Tauranga were revealed to have tested positive for Covid-19. One test result is currently indeterminate.Officials ha...

ENHANCED COMMUNITY QUARANTINE - METRO MANILA

To prevent further spread of the COVID-19 Delta variant, the government will place Metro Manila (NCR) under the STRICTEST ENHANCED COMMUNITY QUARANTINE (ECQ) on August 6 to 20, 2021.  During this period, operations at the port of Manila, the Customs and government offices will be reduced to capacity.  Below are the quarantine classifications for other areas: Enhanced community quarantine - ECQ (until August 7) Iloilo CityIloiloCagayan de Oro and Ginoog cities (Misamis Oriental)Nat...

Panic at Sea

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Balikbayan Box Delivery Process Information

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‘Red alert’ over Bicol as typhoon ‘Ulysses’ nears

Still reeling from the destruction brought about by super Typhoon “Rolly,” the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) has raised a red alert status in Bicol Region (Region 5) as Tropical Storm (TS) “Ulysses” slightly intensified and moved closer to hitting the Luzon landmass.Claudio Yucot, OCD-Bicol regional director, said all response assets and agencies of the Bicol regional disaster risk reduction and management council (RDRRMC) are already on standby for possible deployment to all local gover...

STRICT CHECKPOINTS & NO ACCESS AREAS EXPECT DELAY WITH BALIKBAYAN BOXES DELIVERY

METRO MANILA, LUZON (A) & INTER-ISLANDS 1. Binondo2. Pasay (selected)3. Brgy Sala, Tahanan, Batangas4. Sampaloc, Tanay, Rizal5. Bagac/Orani/Morong, Bataan6. Teresa, Rizal7. Libis, Quezon City8. Infanta, Quezon9. Rosario, Pasig10. Brgy. Dela Paz Antipolo City11. Lipa City Batangas12. Calamba Laguna13. Brgy Silangan, San Mateo Rizal14. Mayamot, Antipolo City15. Tiaong, Quezon16. Dolores, Quezon17. Multinational Village, Pque City18. Merville Subd., Pque City19. Pag-asa, Imus, Cavite20. Ortigas Cen...

New Zealand is currently at Alert Level 3. We are preparing and will move to Alert Level 4 at 11.59 pm on Wednesday 25 March. More information on our alert level

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All cargoes shall be allowed unimpeded access through all provinces : New postLIVESTREAM: COVID-19 Inter-Agency Task Force press conference | Replay

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COMMUNITY QUARANTINE OVER THE ENTIRE LUZON AND FURTHER GUIDELINES FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF THE CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 2019 (COVID-19) SITUATION

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BOC MODERNIZATION IN FULL SWING, “SEAMLESS AND SIMPLIFIED

http://customs.gov.ph/boc-mode...Posted on June 18, 2019 BOC MODERNIZATION IN FULL SWING, “SEAMLESS AND SIMPLIFIED”The Bureau of Customs (BOC) launched today its modernized information systems in an event entitled “The Improved BOC: Seamless and Simplified”. These systems aim to improve ease of doing business in the BOC which is part of the Bureau’s 10-Point Priority Program on the enhancement of BOC Information Technology System and Cargo Clearance Process.The launching was ...

Truckers decry phaseout scheme

Truckers decry phaseout scheme, port congestion in 'Truckers Holiday' protest By Janine Peralta, CNN Philippines Updated 14:40 PM PHT Mon, November 19, 2018 66 Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, November 19) — Various trucking groups stopped operations on Monday in protest of the government order to phase out trucks 15 years and older, and the congestion of empty containers in ports.Truckers, customs brokers and porters have gathered at the Port Area in Manila bringing private vehicles a...

Truck Holiday

6-day truck holiday starts ABS-CBN News Posted at Nov 19 2018 10:25 AM https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/......

Customs Memorandum Order (CMO) No. 18- 2018

BOC eases rules on duty and tax-free balikbayan boxesPosted on November 8, 2018 The Bureau of Customs eases the guidelines in availing the duty and tax-free privilege of consolidated balikbayan boxes, this after the previous rules were met with criticisms from the overseas Filipino workers (OFW) community for the tedious requirements in availing the P150,000.00 duty and tax exemption privilege.Customs Memorandum Order (CMO) No. 18- 2018, issued on October 11, 2018, supersedes CMO No. 04-201...

Tropical threat to create hazards from Philippines to Vietnam, Laos this week

An organizing tropical threat will heighten the risk for flooding from the Philippines to Vietnam and Laos into midweek.A tropical low churning over the Philippine Sea is expected to strengthen and may become the next tropical storm in the western Pacific Ocean in the coming days.While not yet officially recognized by the Japan Meteorological Agency as a tropical cyclone, the Philippine government has given the storm the name Tropical Depression Henry.This tropical threat will bring flooding rai...

Ilang balikbayan box sinusuri kung may mga bagay na dapat buwisan

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BOC eyes higher duties, taxes on balikbayan boxes

MANILA, Philippines - The government is losing approximately P600 million in taxes per year due to technical smuggling through balikbayan boxes, a Bureau of Customs (BOC) official said yesterday. BOC deputy commissioner for assessment and operations coordinating group Agaton Teodoro Uvero said balikbayan boxes are used to transport commercial items for businesses, including watches, bags, perfumes and other imported goods. Uvero said they found 11 brand-new LED television sets inside a specia...