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Proposed Revised Rules on the Commencement of Free Storage
Period and Assessment of Storage Charges for Containerized Cargoes and Empty
Containers in ��Թ�Government Ports

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Notice to Port Customers Concerned on Official Receipt Converted to Sales Invoice

��Թ�Memorandum Circular 008-2024 Revised Schedule of Cargo Handling (CH) Tariffs at the Manila South Harbor and the Manila International Container Terminal (MICT) Persuant to ��Թ�Memorandum Circular (MC) No. 007-2024 titled "Approved 16% Upward Adjustment on the Existing CH Taiffs for ICTSI and ATI at the MICT and South Harbor"

��Թ�Memorandum Cicular No. 07-2024 Approved 16% Upward Adjustment on the Existing Cargo Handling Tariffs for International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) and Asian Terminals, Inc. (ATI) at the Manila International Container Terminal (MICT) and South Harbor.

Notice of Application for Renewal of Existing Contract on Seaport Terminal Management Services for PCBSI Port Terminal Management, Corp. (PCBSI-PTMC).

��Թ�Memorandum Submission of the Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth (SALN) for CY2023

PPA's Position on the Issues and Concerns Raised by Stakeholders During the Public Consultation on the Proposed Guidelines on the Renewal of Existing Contracts of Seaport Terminal Management Services held on September 14, 2023

��Թ�Position on the Issues and Concerned Raised by Stakeholders During the First and Second Public Consultation on the Development Plan of Iloilo Commercial Port Complex (ICPC) and the Corresponding Tariffs for Tier 1 Port under the Port Terminal Managment Regulatory Framework PTMRF

Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) MC No. 2023-03 Series of�� 2023: CAMPAIGN AGAINST FIXER

Approved Competency-Based Learning and Development Plan CY 2024-2026

ARTA's Letter to the GM regarding��Assessment and Comments on the RIS of the ��Թ�AO No. 04-2021��or the Policy and the Registration and Monitoring of Containers

PPA's Position Paper on the Issues and Concerns raised by Stakeholders reference to the Implementing Operational Guidelines of ��Թ�Administrative Order No. 04-2021

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OVER 1M PASSENGERS EXPECTED IN 2025 ELECTION PORT TRAFFIC, PMO BICOL CONTINUES TO BE ONE OF THE BUSIEST PORTS THIS ELECTION PERIOD

07 MAY 2025 — The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) is anticipating a surge in port passengers during the national and local election period from May 9 to May 13, 2025, with an estimated 1,155,238 travelers expected to pass through major ports nationwide.

MANILA SOUTH HARBOR EXPANSION SET TO BOOST CARGO CAPACITY, INSTALLS NATION’S LARGEST ECO-FRIENDLY CRANES

02 MAY 2025 — The Manila South Harbor, the country’s premier international trade gateway, has undergone a major upgrade through a ₱5.7 Billion private sector investment by Asian Terminals Inc. (ATI) and global partner DP World.

PBBM LEADS INAUGURATION OF OPERATIONS BUILDING AT BALINGOAN PORT: A NEW TOURISM GATEWAY IN NORTHERN MINDANAO

22 APRIL 2025 – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. officially led the inauguration of the newly completed Port Operations Building (POB) under the Balingoan Port Expansion Project in Barangay Bauk-bauk, Municipality of Balingoan, Misamis Oriental together with the officials from the Department of Transportation and representatives from the national and local government alongside with port stakeholders on April 22, 2025.

��Թ�SURPASSES HOLY WEEK 2025 PASSENGER FORECAST, SERVES MORE THAN 2M PASSENGERS THROUGH EFFICIENT PORT OPERATIONS

21 April 2025 — Holy week 2025 is generally peaceful in all Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) managed ports nationwide serving over 2,291,666 passengers this year, a 37.14% increase from the Holy Week passengers last year with only 1,670,984 on the same period respectively from April 12 to 20.

MGA PANTALAN SA MAYNILA HANDA NA PARA SA MGA PAUWI SA PROBINSYA; E-TICKETING INAASAHANG SAGOT SA MABILIS NA BOOKING NG BIYAHE

15 ABRIL 2025 — Sa isinagawang inspeksyon nina Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Vince Dizon at Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) General Manager Jay Daniel Santiago nitong Lunes, (Abril 14, 2025) sa Manila NorthPort Passenger Terminal, inikot ng mga opisyal ang iba’t ibang pasilidad ng pantalan kasama ang mga kinatawan ng operator ng pantalan na ito na Manila North Harbour Port Inc. (MNHPI) at ng shipping line na 2GO Group Inc.

DOTR NAG-INSPEKSYON SA PINAKAMATAONG PANTALAN NGAYONG SEMANA SANTA; E-TICKETING SYSTEM BUBUHAYIN BAGO MAGTAPOS ANG TAON

10 ABRIL 2025 — Nagsagawa ng inspeksyon si DOTr Secretary Vince Dizon sa Port of Batangas na numero uno sa listahan ng pinakamaraming pasahero ngayong Semana Santa sa tala ng Philippine Ports Authority (PPA), kung saan higit dalawampung libo ang inaasahan na pasahero dito mula sa kabuuang humigit kumulang na 1.73 milyong mga pasahero sa mga pantalan sa buong bansa ngayong Semana Santa.

��Թ�GEARS UP FOR OVER 1.5M PORT PASSENGERS DURING HOLY WEEK 2025

08 APRIL 2025 — The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) is preparing for an influx of passengers this coming Holy Week with “OPLAN Biyaheng Ayos: Semana Santa 2025,” expecting a significant surge in travelers with a 3.5% increase in passengers from 1.67M last year to 1.73M this year across various ports nationwide from April 14-20, 2025.

��Թ�TO REMIT RECORD-BREAKING P5.2 BILLION IN DIVIDENDS TO NATIONAL GOVERNMENT

31 MARCH 2025 — The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) has once again surpassed its previous record in dividend remittance, with its Board of Directors approving a historic P5.20 billion contribution to the national treasury for 2024.