Senate Minority Leader Ralph Recto, for his part, urged the Department of Transportation (DOT) not to leave out practical solutions to traffic such as the provision for road safety items like ambulances and tow trucks in its proposed grant of emergency powers to President Duterte. The DOT submitted…
In a related development, a House leader is calling on concerned authorities to step up efforts to address the traffic congestion in Metro Manila by clearing major roads and to transferring the bulk of cargo operations from Metro Manila to the Batangas and Subic ports ahead of the Christmas season r…
Alvarez, secretarygeneral of President Duterte's political party PDPLaban, said modernizing the Subic port and optimizing its use will ease traffic congestion in the capital that has led to significant productivity losses on a daily basis. Earlier, the House leader called on the Department of Transp…
Alvarez said the proposal is a "good idea" that will not only benefit Metro Manila in terms of fewer cargo trucks crisscrossing it but will spur economic growth in the central and northern parts of Luzon as well. He said modernizing the Subic port and maximizing its use would definitely ease traffic…
During the chamber's 53rd General Membership Meeting entitled "Optimizing Your Business with Global Supply Chain Partners" held recently at the LausGroup Event Centre, he noted that the private sector is confident of the two Freeport's potential to provide world-class passenger mobility and cargo di…
The Singaporean vessel is part of American President Line’s (APL) Manila Express Service (MNX), which features weekly direct calls to Subic Bay and Manila’s North and South Port. The service starts from Kaohsiung, Taiwan then heads to Subic Bay and Manila in the Philippines, before returning to Kaoh…
Levy Laus, chairman emeritus of the Pampanga Chamber of Commerce and Industry Inc., at the group's 53rd quarterly general members meeting on September 8, said choosing Subic port as point of entry and exit for import and export of goods will not only help reduce costs but will also save another busi…
Chamber chairman emeritus Levy Laus said choosing Subic port as point of entry and exit for import and export of goods would not only help reduce costs but also save time. "Doing business in Subic is the most logical decision. It should be the primary port for businesses in North Luzon," Laus said,…
Alvarez, a representative of Davao del Norte and secretarygeneral of President Rodrigo Duterte's political party PDPLaban, said modernizing the Subic port and optimizing its use will ease traffic jams in the capital that has caused productivity losses of at least P2.4 million a day. The lawmaker s…
Alvarez, also secretary general of the now ruling party PDPLaban, said upgrading Subic port and maximizing its use would help in improving the flow of goods and ease road bottlenecks that have led to productivity losses of at least P2.4 million per day. Alvarez said expanding the cargo volume being…