The Department of Agriculture (DA) said that domestic shipping lines must allocate at least 25 percent of their cargo space to the transportation of agricultural produce at a discounted rate. In a statement on Sunday, Feb. 4, Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel, Jr. said that this...
The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) has strengthened partnership with the Department of Agriculture to minimize the ecological impact and ensure long-term positive effects in agriculture and fisheries. PPA General Manager Jay Daniel Santiago said the partnership with the DA under Secretary...
An international cruise ship with foreign tourists, mostly Germans, docked at four ports in the country and explored famous tourist destinations in the Philippines, the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) said. PPA General Manager Jay Daniel Santiago said MV Vasco Da Gamam owned by German cruise line...
The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) ranked fourth among the government-owned and -controlled corporations (GOCCs) with top dividend contributors to the national government’s coffers in 2023. Citing data from the Department of Finance (DOF), PPA General Manager Jay Daniel Santiago said the agency...
Around 80,000 cruise ship passengers arrived in the country this year alone, a signal of full tourism revival in the Philippines following the easing of Covid-19 restrictions, according to the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA). PPA General Manager Jay Daniel Santiago said the cruise ship passengers...
Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) General Manager Jay Daniel Santiago ordered on Thursday, Dec, 21, a suspension on the permit to operate (PTO) of the two local partners of an international cruise line following the viral incident of alleged poor and dismal services to cruise ship passengers at the...
The Department of Energy (DOE) will submit to the Asian Development Bank (ADB) within this month the 10th candidate-port that must be covered in the pre-feasibility study aimed at repurposing these support facilities to service the needs of the flourishing billion-dollar offshore wind industry in...
The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) is now conducting all the necessary preparations to accommodate around 5.1 million passengers that are expected to troop to various ports across the country for the Holiday season. The projected number of port passengers is higher compared to last year’s 4.7...
Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) General Manager Jay Daniel Santiago urged on Thursday, Dec. 7, all port passengers to continue wearing a face mask when travelling amid the confirmation of cases of Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection, or the walking pneumonia. Santiago said that while the wearing of...
Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) General Manager Jay Daniel Santiago placed on Monday, Dec, 4, all ports across the country under red alert status as part of the security measures following a bomb attack in Marawi City that left four people dead and around 50 others injured. “Since this...
The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) has recorded an increase in foreign containers handled from January to October this year as global trade continues to gain traction after the adverse effects of the Covid-19 pandemic in the past three years. PPA General Manager Jay Daniel Santiago said the...
The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) has generated P21.06 billion for the past 10 months this year, which is more than 30 percent higher compared to the revenues generated from the same period in 2022. PPA General Manager Jay Daniel Santiago attributed the significant increase to higher volumes of...
