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(Eagle News) — The Philippine Ports Authority has reiterated its “No Permit, No Service” policy in all ports nationwide. The PPA made the statement following what it said was the continued refusal of some truckers to comply. According to the PPA, the policy was in line with PPA Memorandum Circular (MC) 19-2021, which requires truckers to obtain a Certificate of Accreditation (CA) and Permit to Operate (PTO) to be allowed to transact in port terminals. […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Finance has lauded the Philippine Ports Authority for its 2020 remittance of P3.541 billion in 2020 despite the COVID-19 pandemic. The amount is 6 percent more than the required amount under the law, as it represents 56 percent of the PPA’s 2020 net income after tax of P6.138 billion. Under Republic Act No. 7656 or the Dividend Law, government-owned and -controlled corporations are required to declare and remit to […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Transportation and the Philippine Ports Authority will inaugurate on Friday, March 18, three seaport projects in Palawan. In a statement, the DOTr said the inauguration of the Port of San Fernando in El Nido, Port of Bataraza in Barangay Buliluyan, Bataraza, and Borac Port in Barangay Borac in Coron also signals the start of their operations. The DOTr said the completed work at the Port of San Fernando includes […]
(Eagle News) — Authorities have warned the public against individuals soliciting funds or favors supposedly in behalf of Philippine Port Authority officials. A joint statement from the Department of Transportation and the PPA said that the PPA has not authorized anyone nor any company to do the same. “These solicitations are fraudulent, unauthorized, illegal, and prohibited. The DOTr and PPA condemn these activities in no uncertain terms, and categorically deny any involvement or participation in […]
(Eagle News)–The Philippine Ports Authority has reported a 79 percent dip in its March income due to the coronavirus disease 2019 crisis. The PPA said from the registered P1.401 billion in the same period of last year, the PPA’s income went down to a meager P300.93 million this year, approximately 16 days after the imposition of the community quarantine in Luzon. “Unaudited net income for the first three months of the year also decreased by […]
(Eagle News)–Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade has called on cargo owners and consignees to withdraw overstaying cargoes inside the Manila International Container Terminal to help free up needed space for incoming cargoes carrying essential items amid the COVID-19 emergency. “A healthy port is what is most needed now as we find ways to efficiently deliver needed goods and services to our fellow Filipinos who are trying to break free from the clutches of the coronavirus pandemic,” […]
(Eagle News)–The Philippine Ports Authority has reported over P7.2 billion in net income in 2019, reportedly its highest so far. According to the PPA, its data showed that the P7.280 billion was 31% higher than the 2018 figure of P5.553 billion. Compared to its 2017 net income of P4.473 billion, the current net income is better by 54%. It is also 47% higher than the target P4.941 billion, the PPA said. Combining all the growth […]
(Eagle News) — Philippine ports remain open even to ships coming from China and its Special Administrative Regions so as not to disrupt the international cargo supply chain, the Philippine Ports Authority said on Tuesday, Feb. 4. In a statement, the PPA said the condition though was the “non-disembarkation of vessel crew” within 14 days after arrival. No visitors will also be allowed while a vessel is docked in any PPA-controlled port or at anchorage. […]
(Eagle News)–Medal of Valor awardees and their first-degree kin are now exempt from paying passenger terminal fees in all Philippine Ports Authority-owned ports starting Oct. 18. This was after PPA General Manager Jay Daniel Santiago signed Administrative Order No. 8-2019 “in recognition of the services and acts of heroism” displayed by the military personnel. The Department of Transportation said this was by virtue of PPA Administrative Order No. 08 – 2019 issued on September 24, […]
(Eagle News)–A portion of Roxas Boulevard was a virtual parking lot on Friday morning, with the Philippine Ports Authority implementing a “stop-and-go” scheme due to the bad weather. Congestion on the northbound lanes of the thoroughfare up to Delpan and Road 10 was particularly heavy as trailer trucks tried to reach the pier. Portions of Ayala Boulevard and San Marcelino Street were also affected. According to PPA general manager Jay Santiago, the suspension in port […]
(Eagle News) — These photos submitted by Surigao del Norte Eagle News Service correspondents Jabes Juanite, Seorge John Juanite and Carlo Quizon showed how the 5.9 magnitude quake that hit Surigao City on Sunday morning (March 5) further damaged structures in the city. Sunday’s quake felt at intensity 6 in Surigao City was considered by the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) as the strongest aftershock yet of the 6.7 magnitude quake that hit Surigao del […]
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) is issuing new storage rates for overstaying inbound containers already cleared for transfer from the Manila International Container Terminal and the ports of South Harbor, Batangas, and Subic, the Palace said on Wednesday.The PPA has issued Memorandum Circular No. 12, series of 2014, imposing new storage rates on overstaying foreign containers, Presidential Spokesperson Edwin Lacierda said in a press briefing in Malacañang. A total of P5,000 pesos will […]
