PPA News & Events

8 OPISYAL NG PPA SA BOHOL, SINIBAK MATAPOS MAG-INUMAN SA LOOB NG OPISINA

18 AGOSTO 2023, MAYNILA —Agad na tinanggal sa posisyon ni Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) General Manager Jay Santiago ang walong ( 8 ) opisyal ng Port Management Office (PMO) Bohol matapos mahuli sa CCTV na nag-iinuman sa loob mismo ng multipurpose hall ng opisina ng pantalan nitong August 16, 2023 bunsod ng selebrasyon ng birthday ng Acting Port Manager ng Bohol na kinilalang si Lord Tyrone Agaton.

PPA GM INSTRUCTS FULL PREPARATIONS DURING TYPHOON SEASON, CONFIRMS MINIMAL DAMAGE AFTER TYPHOON EGAY

28 JULY 2023, MANILA —Philippine Ports Authority General Manager Jay Santiago instructed all the port management offices (PMO) under PPA to prepare ahead of time for the new tropical depression outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) which has intensified into a tropical storm and will be named "Falcon" once inside PAR.

Minimal damage were reported in ports including one broken glass panel door in PMO Northern Luzon due to strong winds but other than that, all the PMOs have followed the standard operating procedures during typhoon season.

PPA, A GLOBAL ALLY IN REDUCING OCEAN PLASTIC POLLUTION

21 JULY 2023, MANILA —The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) continues its role as an eco-warrior in plastic waste management system contributing to cleaner and plastic-free oceans by implementing “Clean Port, Clean Oceans Project” nationwide. 

Recently, PPA received a recognition from the World Wide Fund for Nature (WFF) - Philippines for its untiring efforts and commitment in implementing more sustainable plastic-free operations by enhancing waste management capacity and collection and by implementing a zero plastic community in its 130 ports all over the country. 

BUILD BETTER MORE: 30 NEW INFRA PROJECTS COMPLETED BY PPA ON PBBM’s FIRST YEAR

12 JULY 2023, MANILA — The Philippine Ports recently received the country’s highest ranking in the World Bank (WB) Logistics Performance Index (LPI) since 2007, jumping to the 43rd spot from the 60th place in the latest 2023 WB LPI report. PPA also generated a whopping Php 20.4B in revenues in 2022--- the highest collected so far since the inception of the agency 48 years ago.

HUMIGIT KUMULANG 100 EMPLEYADO, NAKILAHOK SA BLOODLETTING PROGRAM SA UNANG ARAW NG SELEBRASYON NG IKA-49 ANIBERSARYO NG PPA

11 HULYO 2023, MAYNILA — Nakiisa ang humigit kumulang isang daang empleyado ng Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) sa ginanap na Bloodletting Activity and Symposium na inorganisa ng Port Police Department (PPD) at PPA Human Resource Management Department (HRMD) bilang parte ng unang araw ng selebrasyon ng anibersaryo ng nasabing ahensiya.

PH PORTS ACCELERATE 2022 PERFORMANCE, AMONG STRONGEST IN S.E ASIA

19 JUNE 2023, MANILA — Philippine ports continued to participate in economic globalization, advancing its development among countries in South East Asia as reflected in the latest data from Drewry Maritime Research, surpassing static volumes of other South East Asian peers. 

The port strategy report shows that the Port of Manila was the only port in the region with a double-digit growth compared to the the largest ports in the region with a decline in volumes and other ports in the region recording only single-digit increases.

PPA ENSURES DISASTER PREPAREDNESS

15 JUNE 2023, MANILA — The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) promptly conducts emergency evacuation at its Head Office in Port Area, Manila after the earthquake happened at 10 a.m. today, 15 June 2023. 

More or less 800 employees of the agency were evacuated from the PPA Head Office building going to a safer area in the event of structure collapse or damage to its office's facilities.