Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Arthur Tugade led the ground-breaking ceremony for the first ever K9 Academy in Southeast Asia which will be operated by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and the Philippine Ports Area (PPA) at a former American military base in Central Luzon. During the...
Several personnel of the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) and Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) have graduated from a counter-terrorism course that equipped them with the necessary skills needed to protect residents, port facilities, and sea-traveling public in Zamboanga. The PPA announced Monday, Aug....
The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) has attained its highest user-generated rating under the current Duterte administration at 85.96 percent. PPA General Manager Jay Santiago (File photo/ Screengrab from Zoom meeting) "This is the cherry on top. The way we perform and deliver our commitments will...
The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) today (Aug 18) warned of delays in the delivery of cargo with the partial closure of several ports in China due to COVID-19. 1200px-Philippine_Ports_Authority_(PPA).svg PPA urged Philippine-based importers and exporters to make necessary operational adjustments...
From the outside, the Philippine Ports Authority's (PPA) newly renovated training facility looks like a swanky rest house. (Photo from PPA) A statement from the PPA Monday, Aug. 16 bared that the facility, located in Sam Fernando, La Union, "will house the majority of its executive and management...
Maritime authorities are conducting an investigation for the possible lapses after 28 crew of roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) passenger ship tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Art Tugade has directed on Friday, Aug. 13, the Maritime Industry...
Exporters are asking the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) to defer the approval of the proposed cargo-handling rate increase at Manila North Port and to suspend the mandatory weighing of export containers especially for the sake of small exporters and enterprises. In their July 28, 2021 petition...
At least six people were arrested when combined elements of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) police and the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) raided a suspected drug den in Port Area in Manila on Tuesday, July 27. PDEA Regional Office-National Capital...
Authorities seized over P790,000 worth of illegal hardwood lumbers in Surigao del Norte after the interception of a truck carrying the illegal-cut woods on Sunday, July 18. Authorities seized over P790,000 worth of illegal hardwood lumbers in Surigao del Norte on Sunday, July 18, 2021. (Photo...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Thursday urged the Senate to look into the recent administrative order issued by the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA), which could affect the livelihood of thousands of port workers and cargo handlers in the country. In filing Senate Resolution No. 775, Hontiveros said...
The new and improved Port of Salomague in Cabugao town, Ilocos Sur is expected to boost tourism, trade, and economic industries in the province, Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Arthur P. Tugade said. Salomague Port (Photo from Department of Transportation) This, as Tugade led on...
Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Art Tugade, together with Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) General Manager Jay Santiago, is set to inaugurate the rehabilitated and upgraded Port of Talaga in Mabini, Batangas on Wednesday, June 30. PPA General Manager Jay Santiago (File photo/...
