Dividends remitted by the Philippines Ports Authority (PPA) to the government coffers under President Duterte’s watch exceeded the sum it had contributed in more than two decades, the Department of Finance (DOF) said. In a statement, Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III on Wednesday, March...
73085 The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) remitted P4.08 billion dividend payment to the Department of Finance, announced General Manager Jay Daniel R. Santiago. The amount remitted Monday, March 21, represents 60 percent of PPA’s P6.79 billion net income for 2021 and is 8.5 percent higher than...
Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Arthur Tugade reiterated that passengers going home to their provinces are not covered by the "No Vaccination, No Ride" policy as "returning home" is considered essential travel. (FILE PHOTO / PHILIPPINE PORTS AUTHORITY) This, after Tugade received...
Amid the persistent problems of congestion at the Port of Matnog in Sorsogon, three government agencies have joined forces to finally resolve the recurring issues especially by commuters and businessmen heading to Southern Samar. In a statement, the maritime sector of the Department of...
The Department of Energy (DOE) has required the country’s coal-fired power plants to submit full report of their ‘fuel inventories’, including shipment details that they may encounter if the Indonesian coal export ban is lifted. “We required them (power firms) full reports...the...
Despite the pandemic, the country’s state-run fish ports were still able to unload a total amount of 480,000 metric tons (MT) of fish from January to end-November. This was based on the report of the Philippine Fisheries Development Authority (PFDA), which said that Regional Fish Ports (RFP) all...
Coastal communities, fishermen, and tourists will benefit from the recent landmark inauguration of 143 port projects across the country, Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Arthur P. Tugade said. (Photo from Department of Transportation) According to Tugade, the Department's social and...
Exporters have strongly urged the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) to reconsider its decision to implement the “no permit, no service” policy for all truckers in ports nationwide. Sergio Ortiz Luis Jr., president of the Philippine Exporters Confederation Inc. (PhilExport) raised this during the...
NEW_LOGO_PPA_smallv1 The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) is reducing the processing fees for all Permit To Operate (PTO) applications filed by transport service providers before the end of the year to ease the burden on the providers as the economy transitions to the "New Normal". The reduced...
Shipping and fishing operations in areas affected by severe tropical storm “Jolina” have now resumed as the weather disturbance further moved away from the country’s landmass, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said on Thursday, Sept. 9. Emergency evacuation in Pallocan West, Batangas City on...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has recorded over 1,900 stranded passengers in various ports due to continuous onslaught of typhoon “Jolina”. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The PCG monitored at least 1,946 stranded passengers in Eastern Visayas and Bicol regions as of 12 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept....
Under the Philippine Port Authority (PPA)'s new terminal management framework, a couple of operators clinched 15-year management contracts for nine ports worth over P11 billion. PPA The first bid winner, Prudential Customs Brokerage Services Inc. (PCBSI) secured the contracts for five ports. These...
