Over the years, government officials would always issue an oft-repeated advice to the public to plan their travel early in order to avoid all inconveniences during long holiday breaks such as the Holy Week. But it simply doesn’t work that way—at least in Philippine ports. And here are two of...
The first ever cruise terminal in the Philippines is now under construction and is expected to open in October this year, the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) disclosed on Tuesday, April 4. PPA General Manager Jay Daniel Santiago said the project, which is located in Barangay Jubang in Dapa,...
Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) General Manager Jay Daniel Santiago has ordered all port managers to prepare sufficient food for stranded passengers in anticipation of an influx of port passengers as the Holy Week exodus begins. Citing situation reports from the ground, Santiago said the number of...
Senator Risa Hontiveros has filed a resolution urging the Senate to investigate the administrative orders issued by the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) that have led to an “excessive” rise in port fees. In filing Senate Resolution No. 484, Hontiveros specifically mentioned the AOs pertaining...
The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) is embarking on port construction and development to accommodate cruise ships in the country as the Marcos administration eyes tourism as one of the economic plans to recover from the Covid-19 pandemic. For a start, PPA General Manager Jay Daniel Santiago said...
The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) will be inaugurating three major terminals across the country in March this year, including the one in Calapan City in Oriental Mindoro which will be the Philippines' biggest Passenger Terminal Building (PTB). Aside from the PTB in Calapan City, PPA General...
First-hand and real time information on the status of container storage in ports and private off-dock yards will provide shippers and customs brokers the power to properly and effectively manage imported goods that eventually lower the logistics cost. This was emphasized by the Philippine Ports...
Efforts to clear as many container vans in international ports in the country are now paying off with the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) saying that it has recorded neither congestion nor backlog so far this year. In a statement, PPA General Manager Jay Santiago said that in two international...
Agents of the Port Management Office of Surigao seized around 600 kilograms of chorizo that are believed to have been smuggled into the country. In a statement, the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) said the items were inside a cargo truck when PMO Surigao Port police chanced upon the vehicle. media...
The failure of shipping lines and their agents in the Philippines to return container vans on time and in returning container deposits are two of the main reasons why the digitalization in the registration and monitoring was conceptualized, a top official of the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) has...
Cruise ship tourism resumed in Ilocos Sur, Palawan, and Bohol starting Thursday, Feb. 9, after a three year break due to pandemic travel restrictions, Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) General Manager Jay Santiago announced last night. “PPA is proud to welcome these international luxury ships to...
The Altai Philippines Mining Corporation (APMC) will not be given the clearance to operate the port it constructed in Sibuyan Island in Romblon, the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) disclosed on Thursday, Feb. 9. The reason, according to PPA General Manager Jay Daniel Santiago, is that the mining...
