Timeline of CA Education in the Philippines

Internationally A Program to make

The 4-year CA falls CA A CA re- BSCA responsive to
Benchmarked fast changing
degree was under the clustered engineered Policies & environment
introduced Maritime with the curriculum Standards particularly in
international trade
by PMI Education Business & was For CA and supply chain
Education. management which
Colleges. Management introduced. invariably influence
(ongoing) customs
Education administration and
the practice of the
customs brokers
profession.

1960 1987 1998 2005 2006 - 2012 -

2011 2015

Curriculum Competency- The

Curriculum is
Curriculum emphasis on based; proposed Shifting from
based on
limits the Accountancy, addresses curriculum Competency
experts
available Business & Philippines will adopt base to
advice, with
opportunities Management; commitment international Outcome
ministerial
for less for Tariff to WTO standards base
approval of
graduates. and reform (WCO- education
DECS.
Customs. measures PICARD).
 Drivers for Change

Establishing an
ASEAN Economic
Community
(AEC) and the
adoption of the
Greater policy Development in AEC Blueprint.
and procedural modern The AEC will
Proliferation of directly establish ASEAN
Globalization logistics, as a single market
regional trading associated with
and continued transport system and production base,
agreements and international
growth in the and network, making ASEAN
its effect in the commitments more dynamic
level of and the and competitive,
complexities of (e.g. WTO
international increased use as an economic
border accession, RKC
trade and availability region in which
formalities and Instruments, there is a free
of information flow of goods,
controls WCO and services, investment
Frameworks, communication and a freer flow of
Etc.) technologies capital, equitable
economic development
and reduced poverty
and socio economic
disparities.
 Evolution of CB Profession
R.A. 1937 R.A. 9280 R.A. 9853
Sec. 3401 to 3409, The Customs Broker (Amendment to R.A.
TCCP as amended Act of 2004 9280)

. Profession is . CB profession . Exporters allowed

hybrid between treated as pure to make and
business and profession. process export
profession. . Corporate practice declaration
. Indirect corporate not allowed. . Customs brokerage
practice allowed . PRC License firms are allowed to
through the two- sufficient to practice engage in the
broker rule. profession. business of customs
. License to . BOC accreditation brokerage.
practice in BOC valid nationwide
issued by District . Mandatory use of CB
Collector on per for import clearance
Collection District
basis.