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...
The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) has advised cargo truck drivers that they could take alternative ports amid the long queue of truck outside the Matnog Port in Sorsogon. PPA spokesperson Eunice Samonte said truckers heading to the Visayas and Mindanao could take instead the port of Pio...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Social Security System (SSS), Bureau of Customs (BOC), and the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) signed a Memorandum of Agreement on Tuesday, November 7, in a hotel here for the social security coverage of job order and contractual personnel of these three offices who are not...
Authorities are now bracing for the return of millions of Filipinos who took advantage of the long weekend brought by the conduct of the barangay elections and the observance of the All Saints’ and All Souls’ Days, or Undas. Col. Jean Fajardo, spokesperson of the Philippine National Police...
Thousands of people continue to arrive in various ports across the country for a “last-minute’ attempt to join their families in observing the All Saints’ and All Souls’ Days, or Undas, the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) disclosed on Tuesday, Oct. 31. As of Tuesday, PPA General Manager...
The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) is expecting around 1.4 million passengers as Filipinos begin their exodus to take advantage of the long weekend for the barangay elections and All Saints and All Souls Days next week. PPA General Manager Jay Daniel Santiago said they have started the...
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...
The Philippine Ports Authority’s (PPA) K9 Academy located in Pampanga, the first in Southeast Asia, is now 75 percent complete and will soon accommodate dogs for training in detection and apprehension of narcotics, explosives, and agricultural smuggling. PPA General Manager Jay Daniel Santiago...
