September, 2024

• 16 September

  OTS commemorates 9/11 attack

  

  As the global community commemorates the devastating 9/11 attacks, the Office for Transportation Security (OTS) pays solemn tribute to the victims and reflects on the profound impact the tragedy had on global transportation systems. The attacks exposed vulnerabilities in the system, prompting a transformative shift in transportation security measures worldwide. In response, the OTS was established in the Philippines as …

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• 16 September

  MARINA hosts MAIFA24 for enhanced maritime safety cooperation

  

  Malay, Aklan- To enhance collaboration in marine accident investigations, the Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA), through its Enforcement Service (ES), hosted the Marine Accident Investigators’ Forum in Asia 2024 (MAIFA24) from 4-6 September 2024. The event aimed to strengthen cooperation and improve safety in the maritime industry, bringing together international delegates and marine investigators from across the region. MARINA Administrator Sonia …

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• 13 September

  A Grand Unveiling of Innovation, Culture, and Culinary Excellence in Cebu City! 

  

  A grand unveiling of innovation, culture, and culinary excellence is happening in Cebu City, Worldbex Services International (WSI) returns to Cebu City to bring its premier events experience to Central Visayas! Three of their premier expositions will take place starting today in the IEC Convention Center Cebu (IC3)! The Philippine Building and Construction Expo Cebu 2024 (PHILBEX Cebu 2024), the …

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• 12 September

  ICTSI investment to substantially reduce shipping’s environmental impact with new Batangas terminal

  

  International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) is making strides in environmental sustainability with the development of its terminal in Bauan, Batangas, Philippines. The facility, expected to be completed by 2028 and project-named Luzon International Container Terminal (LICT), will be the largest privately funded marine terminal investment in the Philippines. It is set to become the country’s second largest container facility after the Manila International …

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• 12 September

  United States Hands Over Php11.6 Million Worth of Equipment to Boost Cagayan’s Capacity to Respond to Disasters

  

  September 12, 2024—On September 9 and 10, the United States government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), handed over a mobile storage unit and mobile energy systems worth more than Php11.6 million ($208,000) to boost Cagayan province’s disaster risk reduction capacity. USAID Mission Director Ryan Washburn handed over a mobile storage unit that can store 50,000 food packs …

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• 12 September

  Ombudsman cleans ERC of Duterte people

  

  By Rose de la Cruz First it was Chairman Monalisa Dimalanta of the Energy Regulatory Commission that was suspended for six months by the Ombudsman for gross misconduct, abuse of authority, neglect of duty and actions against public interest. A few days later, another appointee of former President Rodrigo Duterte– Commissioner Guy Marko Romeo Fuentes is also being eyed for …

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• 12 September

  Only P188.514-M for OVP salaries will be retained

  

  By Rose de la Cruz Of the proposed P2 billion budget for 2025 of the Office of the Vice President, only P188 million for personnel services of OVP will be retained, as suggested by Rep. Rolando Valeriano (2nd District, Manila), member of the committee on good government and accountability of the House. In a statement, Valeriano assured OVP civil servants …

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• 12 September

  Ang looks for partners to build resort in Bora

  

  By Rose de la Cruz With all his billions, tycoon Ramon S. Ang has amassed so much land that even in Boracay– where he also plans to build a road network from mainland Caticlan to Boracay which is being hotly opposed– he has lands fit for resorts that he admits he has no expertise in. For this reason, he is …

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• 12 September

  The power play between HoR, OVP

  

  By Rose de la Cruz Vice President Sara Duterte’s snub of the ongoing Congressional hearings on her office’s proposed P2 billion budget for 2025 is a clear manifestation of her acquired distaste and snobbery of the legislative branch and the House’s dangling of its legitimate “power of the purse.” People are being treated to a war of wits in this …

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• 12 September

  Why give special treatment to Quiboloy

  

  By Rose de la Cruz When a suspect is arrested by the police, the usual procedure is inquest by a fiscal who decides whether or not to elevate the case in court. The arrest of fugitive pastor Apollo Carreon Quiboloy should not be any different from this procedure, otherwise this would mock our justice system. And if the court decides …

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