The Swedish government’s grant of $1.3 million for the Subic-Clark-Manila-Batangas (SCMB) railway project under the Luzon Economic Corridor underscores the strengthened cooperation between Sweden and the Philippines, its ambassador said. The Swedish Embassy in Manila, in a statement on Wednesday,...
Ayala Healthcare Holdings Inc. (AC Health) and Glorious Dexa Mandaya Philippines, a subsidiary of Indonesia’s Dexa Group, have forged a strategic alliance aimed at strengthening the delivery of affordable, high-quality medicines for Filipinos. In a statement, Ayala said the partnership will...
ILOILO CITY – Former Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog defended the Iloilo-Guimaras Ferry Terminal, a joint venture project with DoubleDragon Properties Corp. that started in 2012 during his first term as mayor here. THE Iloilo-Guimaras Ferry Terminal (IGFT) was developed and operated by the...
ILOILO CITY – The city government has lost millions in revenue from the operation of the Iloilo-Guimaras Ferry Terminal, a joint project with a property developer in a 1.3-hectare land it owns. THE Iloilo-Guimaras Ferry Terminal (IGFT). (Tara Yap) Data from the Iloilo City...
BURDEOS, Quezon – Fourteen passengers were rescued from a boat that capsized in the sea in Barangay San Rafael, this town, on Black Saturday. MAP of Burdeos, Quezon. Police Lt. Sherwin Padua, duty officer at the port of San Rafael, received information that a private boat owned by Roy...
President Marcos is keen on utilizing the Pasig River as a center of transportation connectivity within Metro Manila. Pasig River Urban Development Showcase Area project (Noel B. Pabalate) Marcos said more ferry boats will be deployed and stations will be built along the Pasig River, which he...
There’s another way to get around Metro Manila and it will avoid the traffic-clogged roads. That’s riding the Pasig River Ferry which not only offers a way to beat the traffic, it also offers a smooth ride that allows you to read a book or take a nap. The best thing about it? It’s free as of...
The Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) lauded on Monday, April 24, the launching of a new roll-on/roll-off (ro-ro) ferry by a pioneer shipping company in the Visayas which is expected to boost the maritime tourism in Cebu and Bohol. (Photo courtesy of Lite Shipping Corporation) Lite Shipping...
ZAMBOANGA CITY (PNA) – Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) personnel have rescued 85 commercial ferry boat passengers, including five babies, off Maigo, Lanao del Norte, the local PCG station said on Friday, April 21. In a statement, PCG-Maigo Station said passengers aboard MV Filipinas Cebu were rescued...
ZAMBOANGA CITY (PNA) – Search operations continue off an island in Basilan and nearby areas as 23 passengers of the ill-fated M/V Mary Joy 3 remain missing, officials said Tuesday, April 4. Nixon Alonzo, Basilan Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office chief, said they managed to...
Citing the many unanswered questions about the tragedy, Basilan lone district Rep. Mujiv Hataman says he will call for a House inquiry on the deadly fire that struck MV Lady Mary Joy 3. Hataman, a deputy minority leader, said on Tuesday, April 4 that he intends to file a resolution to this effect...
Search, rescue, and retrieval (SRR) operations were ongoing to find the 24 persons who remained unaccounted for when a fire struck passenger-cargo vessel MV Lady Mary Joy 3 while sailing off Baluk-Baluk Island in Hadji Muhtamad, Basilan last March 30. The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said Sunday,...
