Palace seeks public's understanding, cooperation
to resolve port congestion
The Palace on Sunday asked for the public's
understanding and cooperation while the problem of port congestion in the City
of Manila is being resolved.
In a press briefing over radio station dzRB
Radyo ng Bayan, Presidential Communication Operations Office Secretary Herminio
Coloma, Jr., said "Hinihiling natin ang dagdag na pag-unawa at kooperasyon
ng lahat ng sektor upang masolusyonan ang problema ng congestion sa Port of
Manila."
"Ngayong Linggo at bukas (Setyember 7 at 8)
at sa susunod na Linggo at Lunes (Setyember 14 at 15), lahat ng trak na
maglalabas ng cargo sa Port of Manila ay bibigyan ng pribilehiyong 24-hour last
mile truck route sa loob ng susunod na dalawang linggo o hanggang sa ika-22 ng
Setyembre," he added.
Coloma, however, cleared that the single-lane
truck route being implemented only applies during truck ban hours and is
limited to Roxas Boulevard only.
"Nililinaw lang natin... ang one-truck lane
ay ipinaiiral lang isa oras ng truck ban dahil iginagalang natin ang truck ban
ng iba’t ibang lokal na pamahalaan. Kaya naman sila pumayag na magkaroon ng
single lane ay para sa oras ng truck ban na kasabay ng peak hour ng traffic ng
iba’t ibang sektor na gumagamit ng ating mga lansangan," Coloma explained.
He added that the President has directed Metro
Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Francis Tolentino to create Task
Force Pantalan to ease and regulate the flow of traffic going in and out the
Port Area in the City of Manila.
This Task Force will be headed by Police Chief
Superintendent Allen Bantolo of the Philippine National Police-National Capital
Region Police Office (PNP-NCRPO).
Also part of Task Force Pantalan are the Philippine
Ports Authority, Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board, local
government units and the port users.
Beginning September 8, all overstaying cargo
containers will be transferred from the Port of Manila to Subic Port.
Coloma reiterated the warning that if
overstaying cargo containers will not be claimed, the government will be
charging P5,000 storage fee for each day beginning October 1. PND (ag)
President Aquino attends Philippine Business for
Social Progress membership meeting in Davao City
President Benigno Aquino III will grace the
Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP) membership meeting and launch of
Mindanao Inclusive Agribusiness Program in Lanang, Davao City on Monday.
There to welcome the President are Department of
Trade and Industry Secretary Gregory Domingo, Mindanao Development Authority
Chairperson Luwalhati Antonio, PBSP Mindanao Regional Committee Chairman Paul
Dominguez, and PBSP Executive Director Rafael Lopa.
Upon the President’s arrival to the venue at the
SMX Convention Center of the SM Lanang Premier, Lanang, Davao City he will be
given a tour of the exhibit area before proceeding to the stage for the
program.
The PBSP’s Mindanao Annual Membership Meeting
and Inclusive Agribusiness launch aims to rally its members and other Mindanao
Companies around the idea of inclusive business in the region and seek the
opportunity to engage business with the Bangsamoro.
PBSP’s Mindanao Inclusive Agribusiness Program
is engaged in the harvesting of coffee, cacao, corn, palm oil and rubber.
The group is also promoting corporate social
responsibility programs to help in addressing poverty, job creation, as well as
climate change adaptation and mitigation strategies. PND (ag)
