Senator Grace Poe on Sunday, July 30 welcomed the Anti-Red Tape Authority’s (ARTA) re-evaluation of the Trusted Operator Program – Container Registry and Monitoring System (TOP-CRMS) being pushed by the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA). ...
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro – The Philippine Ports Authority reported that 99 passengers were stranded at the Calapan City port after the Philippine Coast Guard temporarily barred vessels from plying the Batangas to Mindoro route and neighboring provinces due to super typhoon “Egay.” The...
The net income of the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) has soared to P6.19 billion for the first half of this year, registering a 23.18 percent increase of the income of the agency compared to the same period last year. PPA General Manager Jay Daniel Santiago lauded the port managers and all...
Major shipping and logistic groups support the decision of the Senate to investigate, in aid of legislation, the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) for its issuances that the groups claimed could lead to increase in logistics cost and price of food and basic commodities. The hearing will be conducted...
Free lugaw (rice porridge), coffee and bread have been distributed in some ports since Easter Sunday as passengers begin their travel back home and their workplaces after a long Lenten break. The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) said colorful eggs were also distributed to the passengers,...
Over the years, government officials would always issue an oft-repeated advice to the public to plan their travel early in order to avoid all inconveniences during long holiday breaks such as the Holy Week. But it simply doesn’t work that way—at least in Philippine ports. And here are two of...
The first ever cruise terminal in the Philippines is now under construction and is expected to open in October this year, the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) disclosed on Tuesday, April 4. PPA General Manager Jay Daniel Santiago said the project, which is located in Barangay Jubang in Dapa,...
Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) General Manager Jay Daniel Santiago has ordered all port managers to prepare sufficient food for stranded passengers in anticipation of an influx of port passengers as the Holy Week exodus begins. Citing situation reports from the ground, Santiago said the number of...
Senator Risa Hontiveros has filed a resolution urging the Senate to investigate the administrative orders issued by the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) that have led to an “excessive” rise in port fees. In filing Senate Resolution No. 484, Hontiveros specifically mentioned the AOs pertaining...
The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) is embarking on port construction and development to accommodate cruise ships in the country as the Marcos administration eyes tourism as one of the economic plans to recover from the Covid-19 pandemic. For a start, PPA General Manager Jay Daniel Santiago said...
The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) will be inaugurating three major terminals across the country in March this year, including the one in Calapan City in Oriental Mindoro which will be the Philippines' biggest Passenger Terminal Building (PTB). Aside from the PTB in Calapan City, PPA General...
First-hand and real time information on the status of container storage in ports and private off-dock yards will provide shippers and customs brokers the power to properly and effectively manage imported goods that eventually lower the logistics cost. This was emphasized by the Philippine Ports...
