Manila port congestion? Move to Subic, Batangas

Behind every crisis is opportunity. The economic drop that Manila Mayor Joseph Estrada caused by his citywide daytime truck ban in time could perk up the entire Mega Manila. That is, if national officials get their act together. The truck ban was long due. For decades, dump and cargo trucks and container trailers have been wrecking city streets, clogging traffic, and dirtying the air. City hall...

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PASA explains delays in balikbayan box deliveries

LOS ANGELES – In recent weeks, the delivery of balikbayan boxes to the Philippines has been encountering long delays, prompting the Pilipino American Shippers Association to reach out to tens of thousands of customers to explain the delays. Joel P. Longares, one of the founders of PASA, an organization of balikbayan box forwarders in the United States, said the delivery of balikbayan boxes...

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Delays in the delivery of Balikbayan Boxes

Date: July 9, 2014 Subject: Delays in the delivery of Balikbayan Boxes To: All our dear and valued Forex Cargo customers: FOREX CARGO has time and again remains committed to provide the most efficient delivery services to our customers. This is how this company was established, and will continue...

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The problems with Manila and Jakarta ports

The port infrastructure in Southeast Asia is not evenly developed and this will be a problem if the much vaunted Asean Economic Community (AEC) is to come into effect by next year as planned. The two worst affected ports among the major Asean nations are the Port of Manila in the Philippines and Indonesia’s main gateway, the Port of Tanjung Priok in Jakart...

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PPA sees normalization of Manila ports

MANILA, Philippines - The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) expects operations at the Ports of Manila to normalize within the next four weeks as the government continues to pursue measures to resolve the congestion caused by the imposition of a day-time truck ban by the city government of Manila last February. PPA general manager Juan Sta. Ana said in an interview with reporters that congestion at...

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Economists see slower export growth in H2

MANILA -- The truck ban imposed in the city of Manila and a slowing world economy will likely dampen the country’s exports growth in the second half of 2014, thus, diminishing the export sector’s contribution to economic expansion for the year, local economists sai...

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PCCI cites short-, long-term solutions to address congestion at Manila port

The country’s largest business organization, the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI), has prescribed short- and long-term solutions to address the congestion at the Port of Manila which, the group said, is hurting the local business secto...

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Truck ban not just a local issue.

Manila Mayor Joseph Estrada governed well when he ordered a truck ban in Manila amid the traffic chaos that inconvenienced students and resulted in so many man-hours lost.Truck drivers were virtually bulldozing their way to the Port of Manila with impunity to load and unload cargoes. Their sheer number has often caused a gridlock in the capital cit...

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Truck ban, pests threaten Philippine exports in 2nd half of 2014

MANILA, July 10 (Xinhua) -- The truck ban imposed by the Manila city government would make it difficult for Philippine exports to grow by at least 10 percent in the second half of the year, experts said Thursday.The National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) also warned that a prolonged dry spell coupled with the spread of coconut scale insects could slow down shipments of agro-based products...

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Gov’t moves to unclog Manila ports

IN ITS EFFORT to decongest the ports of Manila, the government has approved a 90%-discount incentive on docking fees for all vessels that will call on Batangas, and agreed with foreign shipping lines to make Subic Bay ports the temporary depots for container...

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Container-van crisis nears tipping point

UNLESS President Aquino intervenes, a crisis involving empty container vans could reach its tipping point very soon, and this could hurt the Philippine economy. This fear was raised after the Manila International Container Terminal (MICT) issued a circular stating that it would no longer accept “empty containers for export, due to yard utilization reaching 100 percent.” That circular took effect at...

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Truck ban to cause price hikes in 3 months, biz group warns

MANILA, Philippines–Consumers and businesses could feel within three months the full repercussions of the truck ban in Manila and the implementation of an order raising fines for colorum or unauthorized trucks, the head of the Confederation of Truckers Association of the Philippines (CTAP) said on Monday. CTAP president Ruperto Bayocot said the two measures would further raise the prices of consumer...

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PEZA considers reviewing targets due to Manila port congestion

MANILA -- The Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) considers for the first time to review its target growth for exports revenue, investment value, and number of job creation for this year because of the Manila port problem.“I’m afraid for the first time we may have to review our targets because of this port congestion situation,” PEZA Director General Lilia De Lima told reporters in an inter...

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Manila truck ban to derail PHL economy

The citywide truck ban in Manila could derail the Philippine economy from achieving continued growth that Malacañang should step in and stop city from implementing the policy, according to an economis...

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