LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – A fire hit a cargo vessel docked at the port of Castilla in Sorsogon on All Souls’ Day. The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said MV Ken was hit by the fire at around 11 a.m. in the vicinity waters of the Castilla anchorage area in Barangay Poblacion. WATCH:...
Buoyed by the recent citation of the Philippines as "Best Cruise Destination in Asia 2023", the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) said it will step up the improvements of its port facilities including the construction of dedicated ports for cruise tourism. PPA General Manager Jay Daniel Santiago...
TACLOBAN CITY – Another cruise ship is slated to visit tourist destinations in at least four provinces in Eastern Visayas in November. The Department of Tourism-Regional Office 8 is conducting site inspections with Travel People Ltd. Inc. and Wallem Philippines Shipping Inc. in preparation...
Seeking to empower the country's shipbuilding and ship repair (SBSR), the study team of the Department of Science and Technology – Metals Industry Research and Development Center (DOST-MIRDC) is conducting a series of consultative meetings with industry players. The next thing the team will do,...
ILOILO CITY – A 22-year-old ship apprentice died while trying to save colleagues from drowning on the Iloilo River here on Thursday, June 1. The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) identified the fatality as Sammy Bryle Gonzales, a resident of Zamboanga City and an apprentice of Weesam Express....
It seems that President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has struck a chord with fellow Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) leaders in Indonesia. (Photo from First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos via Facebook) Marcos wrapped the first day of his visit to Labuan Bajo in the company of First...
TACLOBAN CITY – Following the demand of the local government of Guiuan in Eastern Samar for the immediate removal of the Chinese vessel carrying 55,000 metric tons of nickel ore that ran aground in Barangay Sulangan, Guiuan on Tuesday, April 18, representatives from SMIT Salvage Pte Ltd. said...
ALAMINOS CITY, Pangasinan – M/V Star Breeze, a luxury cruise ship, docked at Hundred Islands National Park here on Palm Sunday. The Department of Tourism Region (DOT)-1 led by Director Joseph Francisco “Jeff” Ortega said the arrival of M/V Star is a welcome development in the return of cruise...
ILOILO CITY – An international cruise ship arrived at world-famous Boracay Island in Malay town, Aklan province for the first time since the pandemic began. MV Seabourn Encore is the first international cruise ship to visit Boracay Island since the pandemic began in 2020. (Wilmor Abejero...
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...
CEBU CITY – Bohol cemented its status as one of the country’s top tourist destinations when a Monaco-based luxury cruise ship visited the province over the weekend. THE Silver Shadow luxury cruise ship docks at the port of Tagbilaran City, Bohol on Saturday, Feb. 11. (Photo via Calvin D....
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...
