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The Department of Transportation – Maritime Industry Authority (DOTr-MARINA) has heightened the monitoring and inspection of ships at the Port of Manila and other major ports in the country in anticipation of the start of the School Year 2018-2019. The intensified operations, which started last week, aims to ensure the safety of the riding public on port areas where the influx of passengers, especially students, is expected to increase this week due to the start […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has formally appointed retired Philippine National Police Chief Ronald dela Rosa and retired Armed Forces of the Philippines chief Rey Leonardo Guerrero to new posts in government. Dela Rosa was appointed the new director general of the Bureau of Corrections, while Guerrero was appointed as the Maritime Industry Authority’s new administrator. Their terms will last until July 2022, appointment papers released by the Palace on Thursday, May 3, said. […]
(Eagle News) — Former Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Rey Leonardo Guerrero will remain in public office. This was after President Rodrigo Duterte named Guerrero, who had just formally transferred command of the 85,000-strong military to Western Mindanao Command Chief Lieutenant General Carlito Galvez Jr., to the helm of the Maritime Industry Authority on Wednesday, April 18. Duterte ordered Guerrero to report to Marina next week. Guerrero reached the mandatory […]
(Eagle News) — Armed Forces of the Philippines chief General Rey Leonardo Guerrero is the next administrator of the Maritime Industry Authority. President Rodrigo Duterte himself made the announcement in a speech in Camp General Manuel T. Yan Sr. in Mawab, Compostela Valley. “Iyang si Jagger pagkatapos niyan, siya iyong maghawak ng MARINA na pinaalis ko kay sige travel,” Duterte said. Guerrero would replace Marcial Amaro III, whom Duterte sacked over excessive foreign trips. Presidential Spokesperson […]
(Eagle News) — The sacked administrator of the Maritime Industry Authority on Thursday defended the trips he made abroad, saying they were “actually in fulfillment of (his) obligations” as head of the agency. In a brief statement, Marcial Amaro III, who was removed from office by President Rodrigo Duterte himself, said he has also been able to “discharge (his) official duties” even during the foreign trips. Duterte made the move after the Department of Transportation […]
DOTr says Amaro made 24 foreign trips in a span of 13 months (Eagle News) — The head of the Maritime Industry Authority has been sacked. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said President Rodrigo Duterte has “decided to terminate the services” of Marcial Amaro III over the “excessive” travels he made in 13 months. According to Roque, the Department of Transportation found that Amaro made 24 foreign trips all in all in the months from 2016 […]
MANILA, Mar. 25 – The Department of Transportation presented reminders for maritime passengers this long weekend. DOTC said that during high passenger volume seasons, there is a significant rise in petty crime incidents, most commonly estafa and ticket-selling scams, at seaports. In this light, maritime passengers are reminded to make sure to buy tickets only from authorized personnel, and not from scalpers. They must make sure that they are not made to pay for any extra […]
MANILA, Philippines – The Maritime Industry Authority confirmed that several shipping companies implemented a rollback on their passenger fares and cargo rates in the face of the successive oil price rollback. <em>(Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)</em>
The Maritime Industry Authority suspended the travel of all vessels belonging to the Philippine Harbor Ferries and Ports Services Inc., in connection with the sinking of MV Maharlika II. According to MARINA Administrator Maximo Mejia Jr., the suspension includes the five other vessels of the Philippine Harbor while investigation on the tragedy is ongoing.
