Philippine Fisheries Development Authority (PFDA) and Philippine National Oil Company Renewables Corporation (PNOC RC) are eyeing potential partnerships in renewable energy (RE). This move should help PFDA, an attached agency to the Department of Agriculture (DA), conserve energy within the fish...
Sea travels and fishing operations in areas affected by tropical storm “Dante” have now resumed after the weather disturbance further moved away from the country’s landmass, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said on Thursday, June 3. Stranded passengers at Batangas port due to tropical storm...
More than 3,400 passengers were stranded in various port terminals of the country due to tropical storm “Dante,” the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said on Wednesday, June 2. Stranded passengers in Batangas port during the onslaught of tropical storm “Dante” on June 1, 2021. (Photo courtesy...
Over 1,700 passengers were stranded in various ports due to rough sea condition and heavy rains as tropical storm “Dante” (international name “Choi-wan”) affected parts of the country, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said Tuesday, May 1. The PCG monitored a total of 1,761 passengers...
The country gets a chance to be "globally recognized as a maritime power" after Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) General Manager Jay Daniel R. Santiago was recently elected Vice President for Asia, South East and Oceania of the International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH). The global...
Sea travels and fishing operations in areas affected by erstwhile tropical depression “Crising” resumed Friday afternoon, May 14, after the weather disturbance further weakened into a low pressure area (LPA), the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said. Motorized outriggers rest on the shore of a...
At least 264 passengers were stranded in various ports nationwide due to rough sea condition as tropical depression “Crising" affected parts of the country, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) reported on Friday, May 14. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) As of 8 a.m., the PCG monitored stranded...
The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) remitted over P17 billion in dividends to the National Government (NG) from 2016 to 2020, more than double the total dividends it remitted in the half decade before the present administration. As of the end of last year, the agency's P17.17 billion total...
Aside from the 'floating pantries' that continuously help fishermen in some provinces, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has also set up community pantries for some residents and passengers in port and coastal area who were affected by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. (Photo courtesy of...
Bureau of Immigration (BI) officers at International ports are preparing to impose travel restrictions on passengers coming from India starting Thursday midnight, April 29, following the discovery of a fast-spreading coronavirus disease (COVID-19) variant that has been causing an unprecedented...
Philippine Fisheries Development Authority (PFDA) has reported an increase in fish unloading in major ports in the country, with most of the fish brought to Navotas Fish Port Complex, the largest fish port in Southeast Asia. Based on PFDA’s weekly monitoring, there was a 3-percent increase in the...
The Philippine Chamber of Agriculture and Food Inc. (PCAFI) and its member group Philippine Maize Federation Inc. (PMFI) asked the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) to approve the construction of the First Border Inspection Facility or Agricultural Commodity Examination Area (ACEA) in Manila Port....
