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Regional Trade Facilitation and Customs Cooperation Program
Forum on Public-Private Partnership for Customs Modernization
14-16 October 2004, Manila, Philippines

Background and Purpose

The Forum was co-sponsored by the Bureau of Customs, Philippines and was part of ADB's ongoing support for the Regional Trade Facilitation and Customs Cooperation Program (RTFCCP) for East and Central Asia under the auspices of the Customs Cooperation Committee (CCC).

The purpose of this Forum was two-fold:

• to learn from the experience of Philippine customs modernization, primarily on efforts to develop a master plan for customs modernization (and automation in particular), adoption of change management, and partnership with the private sector
• to provide opportunity for CCC member countries to develop joint activities and move forward with the customs cooperation program by advancing ongoing initiatives (e.g., bilateral transit agreements, joint working group on customs modernization, and development of a common approach and strategy on risk management and associated training).

Participants

The Forum brought together 24 customs officials from the RTFCCP member countries, with active participation from officials of the Bureau of Customs, Philippines, as co-sponsor.

View list of participants .

See group photo.

Program

• English [ PDF: 30kb| 3 pages ]
• Russian [ PDF: 22kb| 3 pages ]

Forum Documents

Proceedings [ PDF: 59kb| 12 pages ]

Day 1

Welcome Address, Hon. George Jereos, Commissioner, Bureau of Customs, Philippines

Opening Remarks , Ms. Noy Siackhachanh, Director, Governance, Finance and Trade, East and Central Asia Department, Asian Development Bank

Conceptualization of the Modernization Master Plan, the Case of the Bureau of Customs , Jaime Taborda, Chief, Planning and Information Systems Division, Bureau of Customs, Philippines

Leveraging Development Assistance for Accelerated Customs Modernization

• Kubanychbek Kulmatov , Deputy Director, Department of Customs of the Committee for Revenue under the Ministry of Finance of the Kyrgyz Republic
• Gulomjon Babaev, Minister, Ministry of State Revenues and Duties, Republic of Tajikistan

Strategies and Experiences in the Implementation of the Philippine Custom Modernization, A Private Sector Perspective , Tony Tissington, Director, Public Sector - Asia, UNISYS

Computerization as an Agent of Change in a Custom Organization, Role of Change Management and Partnership with the Private Sector , Alexander Arevalo, Deputy Commissioner, MISTG, Bureau of Custom, Philippines

Day 2

Making Customs Automation Sustainable , Role of Trade Associations, Nenita Saludo,President, Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Valuation Aspects of Risk Management , Richard Giggal,Global Valuation Manager, SGS

Risk Management System in the Philippines , Jairus Paguntalan, Chief, Intelligence Division, Customs Intelligence Investigation Service, Bureau of Customs, Philippines

Field Visit to Bureau of Customs, Philippines

Day 3

Singapore's TradeNet System , Role of the Private Sector in Development and Management, Leo Querubin, General Manager, Crimson Logic Philippines

Revenue Control/Enhancement System (PAS AMPP, Tax-Exempt) , Dennis Pantastico, Chief, System Development Division, MISTG, Bureau of Customs, Philippines

Closing Remarks

• Alexander Arevalo, Deputy Commissioner, Bureau of Customs, Philippines
• Heads of Country Delegations
• Jeffrey Liang, Senior Trade Economist, ADB

Preparation for the Third Customs Cooperation Committee (CCC) Meeting, 1-3 December 2004, Baku, Azerbaijan

1. Work Program Proposed at the Senior Officials' Meeting, 13-14 September 2004, Almaty, Kazakhstan , Jeffrey Liang, Sr. Trade Economist, ADB
2. Draft Program for the 3rd Customs Cooperation Committee (CCC) Meeting , Jeffrey Liang, Sr. Trade Economist, ADB

Second CCC Meeting Common Action Plan Update and Proposed Work Plan for 2003-2004 (As Endorsed by the Customs Cooperation Committee), 9-10 October 2003, Tashkent, Uzbekistan

First CCC Meeeting Common Action Plan (As Endorsed by the Customs Cooperation Committee), 20-21 August 2002, Urumqi, PRC

Related Events

• Workshop on Risk Management and Customs Intelligence
  Tashkent, Uzbekistan: 3-5 November 2004
• Forum on Public-Private Partnership for Customs Modernization
  Manila, Philippines: 14-16 October 2004
• Customs Reforms and Modernization
  Beijing, P.R.C.: 21-24 April 2004
• Custom Cooperation Committee Regional Meeting on Development of Simplified Transit Systems
  Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic: 21-23 February 2004
• Second Meeting of the Customs Cooperation Committee
  Tashkent, Republic of Uzbekistan: 9-10 October 2003
• Custom Cooperation Committee Regional Workshop on Risk Management and Post-Entry Audit
  Urumqi, PRC: 9-12 September 2003
• Customs Cooperation Committee Regional Seminar on Trade Facilitation and Customs Modernization
  Issyk-kul, Kyrgyz Republic: 4-8 August 2003
• Customs Cooperation Committee Working Group Meeting
  Almaty, Kazakhstan: 21-25 April 2003
• Customs Cooperation Committee Regional Capacity Building Seminar
  Almaty, Kazakhstan: 17-21 February 2003
• First Meeting of the Customs Cooperation Committee
  Urumqi, People's Republic of China: 20-21 August 2002
• Central Asia Customs Cooperation Meeting
  Manila, Philippines: 30-31 January 2002
• Senior Official's Meeting on Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation
  Manila, Philippines: 9-10 August 2001

Contacts

East and Central Asia Department

Jeffrey Liang
Email: jeffreyliang@adb.org

Lyle Raquipiso
Email: lraquipiso@adb.org

Pam Gutierrez
Tel: +632 632 6396
Fax: +632 636 2424
Email: ppgutierrez@adb.org