A passenger craft was reported missing while power black out hit Dumaguete City as typhoon “Pablo” unleashed its wrath in Siquijor and parts of Negros Oriental late Tuesday afternoon.
A scuffle broke out on Thursday on Isla Puting Bato in Tondo, Manila, between the victims of Friday’s fire and teams from the Philippine Ports Authority after the latter barred the residents from rebuilding their homes on government-owned property.
Services to passengers at Metro Manila’s major land, air and sea terminals have gotten significantly better from last year, but more improvements still need to be made.
A Bacolod City-bound passenger boat was delayed after it accidentally grazed the anchor of a dredger of the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) at the Iloilo wharf late Thursday afternoon.
More than P260 million worth of seaports have remained unutilized or underutilized in the past year, according to the Commission on Audit (COA).
