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...
Philippine authorities are still conducting an investigation to identify the persons behind the shipping of two cadavers that were discovered inside a container van in Thailand last week. The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) confirmed the discovery of a male and a female decomposing bodies based on...
The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) will host a five-day international conference on Coastal and Port Engineers starting Monday, Oct. 9. PPA General Manager Jay Daniel Santiago said the 10th International Conference on Coastal Port Engineering in Developing Countries (Copedec) is...
Department of Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista (Courtesy of DOTr) The Philippines is seeking for a re-election in the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Council to further advance and protect the country's marine industry, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) said Wednesday, Sept....
The unpleasant experience in ports and passenger vessels by Filipinos in the past has discouraged most of them to include sea travel in their vacation plans. Well, not anymore, according to Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) General Manager Jay Daniel Santiago as he highlighted major improvements in...
CEBU CITY – Eight officials of the Port Management Office (PMO)-Bohol were sacked for partying in their office on August 16. Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) General Manager Jay Santiago ordered the relief of PMO-Bohol Manager Lord Tyrone Agaton, PMO-Bohol Port Services Division Manager Julius...
