LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – Shabu valued at P74.8 million was seized and two suspected drug pushers were arrested at the Matnog port in Sorsogon on Saturday, Aug. 23. The suspects were identified as Jam, 34, and Sal, 19. Acting on intelligence information, authorities intercepted a white Toyota Hilux...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency seized suspected shabu valued at P90 million during an interdiction operation at Matnog Port in Matnog town, Sorsogon province on Saturday night, September 28. AUTHORITIES conduct an inventory on Sunday morning, September 29, of...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – Authorities seized 2.1 kilos of suspected shabu valued at P14.2 million in a buy-bust operation in Baranggay Hidhid, Matnog, Sorsogon on Saturday afternoon, March 23. TWO suspected drug pushers were nabbed and shabu valued at P14.2 million was seized in Sorsogon...
The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) has advised cargo truck drivers that they could take alternative ports amid the long queue of truck outside the Matnog Port in Sorsogon. PPA spokesperson Eunice Samonte said truckers heading to the Visayas and Mindanao could take instead the port of Pio...
Vehicular congestion and illegal fixing in and around Matnog Port are expected to be eliminated under a digitalization plan implemented by the Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) and the local government. (Photo courtesy of ARTA) The local government of Matnog, the provincial government of Sorsogon,...
The Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) and partner agencies have agreed to resolve the ongoing concerns in the shipping industry, including streamlining of processes and reducing operational costs. At the Logistics Forum 2022 on Tuesday, Nov. 29, ARTA Director General Ernesto V. Perez spearheaded the...
It was a rainy Sunday in the town of Matnog — a gloomy weekend for the people in the southernmost tip of Bicol. But for Tricia Robredo, the day could not get any warmer after personally experiencing a huge wave of volunteerism during the town’s People’s Assembly on April 10, 2022 led by the...
The Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) is set to visit Matnog to talk to local officials after it launched an investigation on the reported congestion in the port of Matnog in Sorsogon. Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) Director-General Jeremiah Belgica (Photo from ARTA) ARTA Director-General Jeremiah...
Amid the persistent problems of congestion at the Port of Matnog in Sorsogon, three government agencies have joined forces to finally resolve the recurring issues especially by commuters and businessmen heading to Southern Samar. In a statement, the maritime sector of the Department of...
NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo The first time I joined the President’s delegation — we were in Bicol region. Typhoon Nina, internationally known as Nock-ten, entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) on December 23, 2016. It intensified into a typhoon on December 24 and made...
