Digitization is the highest priority of the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) at present, General Manager Jay Santiago said. "Once everything is done online, prolonged waiting of passengers will be avoided and inconvenience at trips will be prevented," he underscored. The PPA management staunchly...
The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) has vowed to aggressively implement digitalization of all its systems in a bid to expedite the transactions and address corruption in the agency. PPA General Manager Jay Santiago said a good communication infrastructure promotes fast and corruption-free...
The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) has implemented a 'No Leave Policy" for all its personnel in anticipation of the Holiday rush of passengers expected to go on vacation and to their respective hometowns to celebrate the Yuletide season. PPA General Manager Jay Santiago said the cancellation of...
The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) has warned passengers against third-party operators who are reportedly demanding additional payment for passenger vessels as a booking fee. In a statement, General Manager Jay Santiago said incidents of overpricing must be immediately reported in order for...
The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) warned the public Wednesday, Nov. 23, about unscrupulous parties charging ship passengers "additional insurance fees" prior to boarding. The PPA has issued Memorandum Circular No. 06-2010, the “Prohibition on the mandatory sale of passenger insurance...
Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista said the goal now of his agency is to make the Philippines "the Maritime Capital of the World by supplying the "seafarers of choice for the global maritime industry." Bautista, who announced his department's goal Wednesday, Nov. 23, noted there over 600,000...
The Philippines is now gearing up to be a major maritime nation, Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Jaime Bautista announced Monday, November 21, 2022. For this reason, the DOTr seeks to strengthen maritime sector agencies, such as the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) and the Maritime...
Passenger volume in the third quarter this year rose 233.54 percent as travel restrictions eased, the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) announced Wednesday, November 16. Passenger traffic reached 15.71 million from July to September, 2022, up from 4.71 million in the comparative period. Container...
The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) netted P5.024 Billion earnings in the first six months of the year, up 9 percent versus the P4.611 billion in the same period in 2021, as the agency continues to rebound from the effects of the global pandemic. PPA’s net income is now only 13 percent down...
"Buckle down to work and ignore the current top management vacuum in the agency," newly appointed Assistant General Manager for Operations (AGMO) and Officer in Charge of the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) Atty. Francisquiel O. Mancile exhorted personnel Monday, Aug. 1, after attending his...
The man who takes the helm of the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) will be a ship owner and port operator who controls 20 percent of the state agency's ports and owes P132.1 million in unpaid penalties to the Department of Transportation ( DOTr). That is, if the government pushes through with the...
The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) is set to start reviewing its operations in compliance with the directive of Transportation Secretary Jaime J. Bautista to reduce logistics and travel costs. “Our first order of business is to comply with the directive of the DOTr to lower travel and shipping...
