MANILA, Philippines — Local business groups opposing the Philippine Port Authority’s planned cargo container monitoring system have cheered the’s unfavorable assessment of the measure, seeing it as a major blow to the government agency’s plan and an affirmation of the negative impact it will bring.
The Alliance of Concerned Truck Owners and Organizations, Association of International Shipping Lines, and the Alliance of Container Yard Operators of the Philippines over the weekend hailed Arta’s decision, citing that the results of its reevaluation of the regulatory impact statement on the proposed implementing operational guidelines of the Trusted Operator Program-Container Registry and Monitoring System unequivocally highlighted the multiple flaws in PPA’s proposition.