The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) has issued an administrative order that will pave the way for the implementation of the P1 terminal fee for Roll on-Roll Off vehicles carrying raw and unprocessed agricultural products in all the agency’s supervised and managed ports. The existing Ro-Ro...
The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) has finally rolled out a digital platform that will assist millions of ship passengers in avoiding the hassles in securing tickets especially during peak season when long queues and port congestion are annual scenarios. Dubbed as the Online Reservation...
Traffic along major access roads in Leyte and Samar have returned to normal following months of congestion caused by the San Juanico Bridge load limit, the Philippine Port Authority (PPA) reported on Monday, Dec. 29. Based on the PPA’s monitoring report, there were no longer truck queues seen...
Senator Raffy Tulfo on Thursday, Oct. 9, criticized the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) for its purchase of what he called overpriced body-worn cameras worth P879,000 each in 2020. This was during the subcommittee hearing deliberating the proposed budget of the Department of Transportation (DOTr)...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) ordered on Friday, Sept. 19, a thorough investigation into the killing of a lawyer who was an official of the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) in Palawan. Acting PNP Chief Police Lt. Gen. Jose Melencio C. Nartatez Jr. directed the Criminal Investigation and...
A group of resort and restaurant owners have joined the municipal government of Puerto Galera, Oriental Mindoro in opposing the multi-million cruise ship port project due to possible adverse effects on livelihood and the environment. In a position paper, the White Beach Business Owners Association...
An official of the Philippine Ports Authority was shot dead in Puerto Princesa City, Palawan on Wednesday night, Sept. 17. Police identified the victim as lawyer Joshua Abrina, administrative division officer-in-charge of the PPA Port Management Office Palawan. Investigation said Abrina had just...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Philippine Ports Authority has terminated the P500-million passenger terminal project here. Mark Revillas, media relations officer for the PPA-PMO Zamboanga, said that the PPA office here received a notice from the PPA head office terminating the project. Revilla said that...
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro – The Sangguniang Bayan (SB) of Puerto Galera, this province, has formally asked the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) to provide them with a copy of the approved delineation zone of a cruise port project in the premiere tourist town. In a one-page letter dated Aug....
Lopez-led First Gen Corp. (FGen) is asserting that the extension of its power purchase agreement (PPA) with Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) for the 1,100-megawatt Santa Rita power plant is valid and essential for energy security. While the proposal still awaits approval from the Energy Regulatory...
Ports operator Asian Terminals Inc. (ATI) and Dubai-based logistics company DP World joined forces in investing ₱120 million to roll out the Philippines’ first complete fleet of electric internal transfer vehicles (eITVs). ATI and DP World recently unveiled a fleet of 15 eITVs and their...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has partnered with the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) to preposition ready-to-eat food boxes in key ports across the country ahead of disasters, particularly during typhoons that disrupt sea travel. Under the agreement signed on June 27,...
