A total of P19 million worth of allegedly smuggled sugar had been seized at the Manila International Container Port (MICP), the Department of Agriculture (DA) said on Friday, Jan. 13. (Photo courtesy of the Department of Agriculture) The agriculture department said the smuggled sugar came in...
The passenger terminal of the Port of Calapan, Oriental Mindoro, which will be the country's largest after its P353 million expansion, will open this March, Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) general manager Jay Santiago announced. So far, the expansion of the terminal, which will boost its capacity...
Two people were arrested after the Bureau of Customs (BOC) foiled the alleged smuggling of some P13.8 million of shabu into the country. The illegal drugs arrived in the country through the Port of Clark on Jan. 2 from Thailand and was declared as microserver double stairless ceramic, according to...
Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda says that the closure of Subic Port should be "seriously considered" if only to address the alleged rampant agricultural smuggling there. Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda "Unless Subic Port cleans up its act, we should seriously consider just closing the...
The opening of the new Passenger Terminal Building will help solve the usual scenario of long queues of passengers at the of the Port of Calapan, the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) said. PPA General Manager Jay Santiago said the new PTB building is expected to open in March this year and could...
As the holiday break ended and work schedules resumed, tens of thousands of passengers trooped to the Port of Calapan in Oriental Mindoro which resulted in a long queue that reached a one-kilometer stretch on Tuesday, Jan. 3, forcing thousands of travelers to wait for hours before they could board...
Some importers have been taking advantage of the cheaper storage fee at the Philippine ports' warehouses for their refrigerated containers, the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) has revealed. The practice became a headache for port officials as it would result in high congestion rate that even...
Two emergency medical teams and six firefighting volunteers were dispatched by the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) in a fire that broke out in Navotas City fish port on New Year's Eve. Courtesy of Philippine Red Cross PRC said that the volunteers and medical teams were from its Malabon and Caloocan City...
Government anti-narcotics operatives have foiled the attempt to smuggle more than P11 million worth of shabu through the Port of Clark. The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) received information from the International Cooperation Foreign Affairs Service that a package at the Port of Clark...
IWI Container Terminal Holdings, Inc. (IWICTHI), a wholly owned subsidiary of ICTSI, disclosed to the Philippine Stock Exchange that it acquired Murubeni Corporation’s 20 percent share in Bauan International Port Inc. (BIPI) for P507.407 million. The company entered into a Share Purchase...
The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) is seeking to increase the speed limit of ferries and other ships in a bid to decongest passengers and vehicles in various ports in the country. Increased speed limit means faster travel time and turnaround time for ships which translates to more passengers and...
PORK-based products such as ham were recently seized by the Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) in Malay town, Aklan province. (BAI Aklan) ILOILO CITY – The possible entry of African Swine Fever was prevented after the Bureau of Animal Industry recently seized pork products worth P1.6 million at the...
