THE government must reduce regulatory burdens in the logistics industry to boost the Philippines’ export competitiveness, a study by state think tank Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) said.

Authored by PIDS Senior Research Fellow Ramonette Serafica and consultants Lai-Lynn Barcenas, Glenda Reyes and Jose Tongzon, the study aimed to examine various regulatory requirements and legal obstacles in the country’s mdistribution, multimodal transport and logistics services.