CEBU CITY – This city has deployed additional personnel tasked to monitor the entry of pork shipment in seaports here. Their deployment is part of the continuing efforts to prevent the entry of African Swine Fever (ASF) here, said Dr. Jessica Maribojoc, chief of the local Department of Veterinary...
Davao Integrated Port and Stevedoring Services Corporation (DIPSSCOR), a subsidiary of International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI), is wrapping up its operations at Davao City’s Sasa Wharf to give way to a new operator. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, ICTSI said it...
The Bureau of Customs - Port of Zamboanga (BOC-POZ) has seized P9.6 million worth of smuggled cigarettes from a fishing boat traversing the waters of Manalipa, Zamboanga City, authorities reported Friday, June 24. (Photo courtesy of Bureau of Customs - Port of Zamboanga) The BOC-POZ, through its...
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) on Tuesday, June 14, inaugurated the P1.23 billion upgraded Integrated Passenger Terminal Building (PTB) of the Port of Batangas , Batangas City. The 15,000 square meter (sqm) PTB features fully air-conditioned lounges and Persons With Disability...
Hilton Manila's Director of Operations Iulai Sau, General Manager John Lucas, Commercial Director Joanne Gomez, and Executive Chef Ryan Hong (Photo by Rey Ilagan/MB) Hilton Manila recently relaunched Port Bar as the city’s go-to spot for live musical entertainment and sports viewing with an...
REAL, Quezon – Three dump trucks and a wing van slid out of a cargo vessel that tilted during the cargo-loading process at Real Port, Barangay Ungos in this town on Friday afternoon, June 10. Initial investigation revealed that the LCT Balesin Cargo vessel was trying to balance its position...
SITAKUNDA, Bangladesh -- At least 49 people died and hundreds were injured after a fire sparked a huge chemical explosion at a shipping container depot in Bangladesh, officials said on Sunday. Firefighters carry the dead body of a victim from the site after a fire broke out at a container storage...
Anti-narcotics operatives arrested a Taiwanese national and his alleged Filipino cohort on Monday, May 16 after they yieldsed P 3 million worth of ketamine in a controlled delivery operation in Makati City. The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) identified the suspects as Taiwanese Cheng...
The Bureau of Customs (BOC)-Port of Clark turned over a total of P4,850,440 worth of shabu, high grade marijuana (kush) and other illegal substances to the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Region 3 Office in San Fernando, Pampanga. In a statement, the PDEA Region 3 Office said it received...
A cargo vessel suddenly exploded and caught fire in the vicinity waters of Talisay City, Cebu on Easter Sunday, April 17, killing one person and injuring three others. Courtesy of Philippine Coast Guard M/v General Romulo, a container ship and domestic vessel, caught fire while anchored at sea in...
CAGAYAN -- Two senatorial candidates in the May 9, 2022 elections are supporting Governor Manuel Mamba's vision to reopen the Port of Aparri. The Cagayan Provincial Information Office said former Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) Secretary John Castriciones and former Ifugao Governor Teddy...
A United States Navy ship dropped anchor in Manila for a regular port call as the Philippines reaffirmed its strong relations to the Western ally, the Philippine Navy (PN) confirmed on Sunday, Feb. 27. USS Tulsa (LCS-16) (Courtesy of United Statea Navy via Philippine Navy) Littoral combat ship USS...
