Inter-terminal cargo transfers between Manila North Harbor (NorthPort) and Manila International Container Terminal (MICT) now play a key role in the operation of Coca-Cola Beverages Philippines Inc.’s newly launched mega Manila port hub and cuts the number of container trucks on the road. The...
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 Department of Agriculture (DA), together with other members of Sub-Task Group on Economic Intelligence (STG EI) of the IATF Task Group on Food Security, has seized P42-million worth of smuggled red onion in the Port of Subic Bay, which is feared to be part of the ongoing large scale...
Senior Deputy Speaker and Oriental Mindoro 1st District Rep. Salvador “Doy” Leachon on Monday, July 12, cried foul over the supposed forced takeover of port operations from Calapan Labor Service Development Cooperative (CALSEDECO) by new port service provider as purportedly assisted by the...
A shipment of smuggled cigarettes worth P90 million was reduced to ashes after the Bureau of Customs (BOC) destroyed the contraband via burning in Cebu. DESTROYED--A P90-million shipment of fake cigarettes was disposed off through burning in Cebu last July 7, 2021. (Photo courtesy of the BOC) A...
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...
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has started dredging the Cagayan River as part of rehabilitation efforts to prevent or minimize the risk of massive flooding in nearby areas. (Photo from Department of Environment and Natural Resources) In a statement on Saturday, July 3,...
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/...
Some P92 million worth of counterfeit cigarettes from China have been uncovered from a flagged shipment at the Port of Subic, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) said Tuesday, June 29. FAKE-- A shipment of fake cigarettes from China amounting to P92 million was intercepted by the Bureau of Customs (BOC) at...
Members of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Station Cavite have conducted the first-ever port terminal security and law enforcement exercises in the whole area of Calabarzon (Batangas, Cavite, Laguna, Quezon, and Rizal). The PCG Station Cavitemembers performed a bomb threat simulation exercise at...
Kaya-Iloilo players celebrate after Audie Menzi scored a goal in the first half of their match against Shanghai Port at the Leo Stadium in Pathum Thani, Thailand. (AFC photo) Kaya-Iloilo became the second FIlipino club to reach the prestigious AFC Champions League after defeating Shanghai Port,...
Three cargo containers filled with P9 million worth of misdeclared red onions were recently uncovered at the Port of Subic, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) said Monday, June 21. ONION CONTRABAND--Some P9 million worth of red onions from China were intercepted at the Port of Subic due to misdeclaration...
