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Port congestion due to COVID-19 'abnormality,' trucker group says

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Updated as of Apr 02 08:05 PM

Truckers and cargo owners should not be blamed for the port congestion in Manila since the Luzon lockdown to fight COVID-19 caused an "abnormality" in the supply chain, a truckers group said Thursday. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: April 1, 2020

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 02 01:25 AM

Here are the big stories today in photos. Read more »

Whiling away the time as lockdown continues

George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 01 11:46 PM

Children while away their time by flying kites near Port Area in Manila on Wednesday amidst the enhanced community quarantine imposed on the whole of Luzon Read more »

Port official calls for swift approval of anti-congestion measure

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Updated as of Apr 01 11:36 AM

The government agency in charge of Manila port on Wednesday appealed to finance officials to expedite their review of proposed measures to decongest the terminals. Read more »

Lockdowns, 'skeletal' staffing cause Manila port congestion, truckers say

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Updated as of Apr 01 09:16 AM

Lean staffing and COVID-19 lockdowns here and abroad are holding up tens of thousands of container vans at Manila port, threatening to shut it down, a group of truckers said Wednesday. Read more »

Manila port may shut down in 6 days as it gets swamped by undelivered cargo: port authority

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 31 10:59 PM

Manila’s port, which is vital to the country’s trade and the delivery of much needed medical supplies amid the COVID-19 crisis, may shut down in 6 to 8 days because of congestion, the head of the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) said on Tuesday.  Read more »

ICTSI: Withdrawal of cargoes 'quickest' solution to Manila port congestion

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Updated as of Mar 31 07:00 PM

International Container Terminal Services Inc on Tuesday said the "quickest" solution to congestion would be the withdrawal of cleared cargo from Manila ports. Read more »

'Overstaying' cargoes clog Manila port, authorities say

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 31 11:13 PM

(UPDATE) Companies should withdraw their cleared cargo at Manila Port to prevent its shutdown due to congestion while Luzon is on lockdown due to COVID-19, its operator said Tuesday. Read more »

Coast Guard personnel allegedly allowed Batangas resident to enter Oriental Mindoro despite travel restrictions

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 28 07:40 PM

-Oriental Mindoro Gov. Humerlito "Bonz" Dolor earlier alleged in an interview that the Batangas resident disembarked at Calapan Port, and paid Coast Guard personnel to be allowed to enter the province. Read more »

2 Customs workers monitored for COVID-19

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 24 10:31 PM

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) said Tuesday 2 of its employees were considered patients under investigation (PUI) for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Read more »

15 children killed in Haiti orphanage fire

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 15 02:02 AM

The cause of the fire and the victims' ages were not immediately known. Read more »

PH keeps ports open to all ships, even from China, despite 2019-nCoV fears

Reuters
Posted at Feb 05 06:36 PM

All foreigners traveling from China and its two special administrative regions - Hong Kong and Macau - are currently barred from entering the Philippines amid a fast-spreading coronavirus outbreak that has killed nearly 500 people in China. Read more »

'Di dapat umabot sa P200': Pagpataw ng SRP sa galunggong pag-aaralan ng DA

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Updated as of Feb 05 07:34 PM

Sinabi rin ni Agri chief William Dar na balak niyang kanselahin ang pagdating ng 18,000 metric tons ng imported galunggong galing China at Vietnam dahil dapat ay hanggang Enero lang ang pag-angkat ng nasabing isda. Read more »

Meat products mula China na may ASF, nasabat sa Maynila

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 29 07:11 PM

Ayon sa Manila Veterinary Inspection Board, ito na ang pinakamalaking shipment ng ilegal na karne na kanilang nasabat. Read more »

Seized meat products from China positive for African swine fever - Customs

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 25 01:37 PM

Meat products from China seized at the Manila port in December tested positive with African swine fever (ASF), the Bureau of Customs (BOC) said Saturday. Read more »

P136-M halaga ng 'shabu' na inilagay sa teabags nasamsam sa Sorsogon

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Posted at Jan 16 02:41 PM

Aabot sa P136 milyon halaga ng hinihinalang shabu na inilagay sa mga tea bag ang nakumpiska ng mga awtoridad sa Matnog Port, Sorsogon ngayong umaga ng Huwebes.   Read more »

Daan-daang pasahero nananatiling stranded sa mga terminal, port

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 26 08:37 PM

Ito ay kahit na nakabiyahe na rin ulit ang mga bus papuntang Visayas ngayong araw. Read more »

7,000 pasahero, stranded sa Sorsogon dulot ng Bagyong Ursula

Karren Canon, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 25 07:25 PM

Ayon sa tala ng Philippine Ports Authority nitong Miyerkoles, 7,000 na pasahero at higit 1,000 na sasakyan ang stranded. Read more »

Ilang pasaherong naghihintay ng biyahe sa Batangas, sa labas na ng pantalan nag-Pasko

April Magpantay, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 25 06:14 PM

Ngayong Pasko, hindi sa kani-kanilang tahanan at probinsiya kundi sa kalsada nagdiriwang ang ilang pasahero na nanghihintay ng biyahe sa Batangas port.   Read more »

Mga stranded dahil sa 'Ursula' sa pantalan magpa-Pasko

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Updated as of Dec 24 07:27 PM

Sa terminal na sasalubungin ng ilang pasahero ang Pasko matapos kanselahin ang ilang biyahe dahil sa bagyo.  Read more »