TWO major trade organizations have asked President Benigno Aquino III for a speedy resolution to the problematic transport of goods to and from the ports of Manila caused by tighter controls imposed by the city government on goods-carrying trucks.

The Joint Foreign Chambers (JFC) and Semiconductor and Electronics Industries of the Philippines Inc. (SEIP) urged the President in a joint statement to designate a senior official, preferably cabinet level, who should convene right away a multi-sectoral dialogue ahead of the pick-up in the country’s trade volume in May and June of this year.

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