- MA. Luisa Blanco-Bandagaoza is a licensed customs broker with over 12 years of experience in customs clearance, import/export documentation, and logistics project management. - She has expertise handling oil, gas, mining, and energy accounts and ensuring shipments meet compliance requirements. - Her experience includes roles with increasing responsibility at Royal Cargo and ASPAC International providing customs brokerage, documentation, and logistics coordination services.

1. MA. LUISA BLANCO-BANDAGOZA
Licensed Customs Broker
PRC License No: 0004312
Sto. Niño, Parañaque City
Hand Phone No. +639178049058
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS:
• Licensed Customs Broker with expertise in the documentation and customs clearance
processing of Import and Export shipments under Consumption, PEZA, and other Duty & Tax
Exemptions with BOI, DOF and BOC-TED.
• With logistics and transportation background. Well trained and experienced in expediting
freight from the vendors, the shipping and transportation agents for the on time and safe
delivery of the foreign or domestic materials based on the agreed incoterm and customer
requirement.
• With ship’s agency background. Well experienced on vessel’s entry and exit documentation
and cargo manifest lodgment and knowledgeable in securing the Special Work Permit (SWP)
and Visa Extensions for Foreign Nationals
• Well experienced in handling Oil and Gas, Mining and Energy Project Accounts such as Shell
Philippines Exploration B.V., Taganito HPAL Nickel Corporation, and Minergy Power
Corporation.
• Good customer orientation focused on identifying and understanding customer’s needs.
• Good management and leadership skills with ability to handle different situations which
requires sound decision making.
• Results Driven and strives to reach the goals despite of obstacles, setbacks, or uncertainty.
Drives issues to closure and make things happen.
• With good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Computer Literate (Microsoft Office applications, SAP, Cargowise One)
WORK EXPERIENCE:
June 22, 2009 – Present
Royal Cargo Inc.
Pascor Drive, Parañaque City
Assistant Project Manager
(for the period of March 01, 2016 to Present)
In-charged in micro-managing the Project with active and pro-active involvement in the
operations and ensuring that shipment’s requirements are fully and timely met with strong
hold on safety and compliance and based on the company’s standards and the client’s
unique requirements. These also include but are not limited to (1) cost control, (2) timely
billing, (3) settling of billing disputes, (4) review and action on Work in Progress (WIP) and
Accruals.

2. Project Administrator
Shell Philippines Exploration BV (Malampaya Phase 2 and 3 Projects)
(for the period of July 01, 2014 to Feb. 29, 2016)
Manpower supplied by Royal Cargo to act as the Customs Brokerage Representative with the
responsibility of ensuring that all shipping and logistics requirements are being met with
strict compliance on safety and firm obedience on the required documentation and legal
process set forth by the company and the concerned entities involved. These include but are
not limited to (1) identification and understanding the extra ordinary and urgent
requirements of the client and provide answers and solutions on the concerns raised (2) pro-
actively anticipating client’s needs and identifying improvements (3) active participation on
meetings with the vendors/shippers, buyers, and expediters for concerns regarding the pre-
import permit and customs clearance documentary requirements (4) ensuring that all
shipments are covered by the Tax Exemption Certificate or Import Permit to enjoy duty &
tax privileges, and of the Pre-Import Permit as applicable (5) ensuring that the shipping
documents from vendors/shippers and forwarders are in compliance with the customs
clearance requirements (6) Close monitoring of shipments from arrival, customs clearance
and delivery to site (7) Shipment’s status reporting to buyer’s, end-users and the contract
holder (8) Handling the Ship’s Agency requirements such as clearance of client’s support
vessels, securing Special Work Permit (SWP) and Visa Extensions for the Foreign Nationals
working for the Project. (9) Attends on the Project Closure by ensuring that all shipments are
closed and that all files were accounted and filed both at Royal Cargo office and on the
client’s data base.
Project Documentation Supervisor
(for the period of July 01, 2012 to June 30, 2014)
In-charge of supervising the timely and accurate documentation of the shipments and
monitoring the shipments starting from arrival to port, customs clearance processing and
release, and until the safe delivery of import, export and domestic shipments. This includes
the preparation of daily status report and quotations for the client’s requirements.
Shipping Coordinator / Project Assistant
(for the period of June 02, 2010 to June 30, 2012)
Responsible for the timely and accurate documentation of the shipments and monitoring
the shipments starting from arrival to port, customs clearance processing and release, and
until the safe delivery of import, export and domestic shipments. This includes inter-branch
coordination, and coordination with shipping lines and consignees.
In-Plant Coordinator
Shell Philippines Exploration B.V. (Malampaya –Assets)
(for the period of June 22, 2009 to June 01, 2010)
Manpower supplied by Royal Cargo to act as the Customs Brokerage Representative of the
consignee with the responsibility of ensuring that all shipping and logistics requirements are
being met in a timely manner as required by the end-user. These includes but not limited to
(1) ensuring that the shipping documents from vendor’s and forwarder’s are in compliance
with the shipping and customs clearance requirements (2) ensuring that all shipments are

3. covered by the Tax Exemption Certificate to enjoy duty & tax privileges (3) monitoring of
shipment’s from arrival to delivery to site and sending of updates to buyers and end users.
December 05, 2006 – December 31, 2007
ASPAC International Inc.
Kaingin Road, Multinational Village, Parañaque City
Customs Declarant (for the period of Aug. 06, 2007 – Dec. 31, 2007)
Responsible in the computation and lodgment of duties and taxes payable to the Bureau of
Customs and in overseeing the works of the Documentation Clerk.
Documentation Clerk (for the period of Dec. 05, 2006 to Aug. 05, 2007)
Tasked in the preparation of import entries for transshipment, formal, informal, and
warehousing shipments and in the coordination of the customs clearance status to
Customer Service for update to client.
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND:
Tertiary : Lyceum of the Philippines University, Batangas City 2002 - 2006
Course: Bachelor of Science in Customs Administration
Secondary : Batangas National High School, Rizal Ave., Batangas City 1998 - 2002
AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS:
Star Performer of the Year
Royal Cargo Combined Logistics Inc., December 2012
Board Passer
Customs Broker Licensure Examination, October 2006, Registration No. 0004312
Leadership Award
Loyalty Award
College of Customs Administration Student Council, Lyceum of Batangas, 2002 – 2006
PERSONAL PROFILE:
Birth Date & Place : December 27, 1985, Manila
Age : 30
Sex : Female
Height & Weight : 5’2”, 130 lbs
Civil Status : Married
Citizenship & Religion : Filipino
Religion : Catholic