PPA eyeing to complete 19 more seaport projects in ‘23

the 4Ps beneficiaries and the Listahanan database as observed by COA, Lopez said there is an ongoing consolidation being conducted by the 4Ps NPMO, and this will incorporate the results of the special assessment made by the N h TO.

“During the comparison of the 4Ps database and Listahanan 2, it was also observed that the h o usehold ID numbers of those considered poor in Listahanan 2 differed from the ID Numbers of 4Ps beneficiaries,” the COA report said.

The COA added, “In the selection of 4Ps beneficiaries from the Listahanan, the household ID numbers from the said list were not used as ID Numbers of 4Ps beneficiaries, which prevented immediate detection of duplicates in the 4Ps payroll.”

Lopez said the 4Ps NPMO will remove these duplicate entries within a reasonable time in accordance with the provisions of DSWD MC No. 3, s. 2021.

IN f R ASTRUCTUR e development in ports nationwide would continue to accelerate in the coming months, as the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) gears toward the completion of another 19 seaport projects before the end of 2023, adding up to the 30 seaport projects already completed during the first year of President f e rdinand R. Marcos Jr.

PPA’s 19 seaport infrastructure projects to be completed by December this year include eleven projects in Luzon, four in Visayas and four in Mindanao ranging from the construction and rehabilitation of backup areas, breakwaters, RoRo ramps and RC Piers, among others.

The public can also expect convenience and experience improved cargo handling with the upgrading of the general cargo berth at the Port of Sasa in Davao City amounting to P902 million, which is the highest funded project among the 19 to be completed before the year ends; followed by the P693 million construction of wharf and port operational area with continuous RoRo ramp at the Port of Catagbacan in Bohol; also set to be completed is the construction of the country’s first dedicated cruise ship terminal at Jubang Port in Surigao del Norte amounting to P620 million.

“We remain optimistic that we are continuously evolving to be at par with countries observing the highest level of port standards around the world, we already made it as one of the strongest ports in Southeast Asia as of 2023. h e re in PPA, we continue to participate in economic globalization by advancing infrastructure development through building high quality ports,” said PPA General Manager Jay Santiago. As a manifestation of its sound fiscal management and responsible use of financial resources, PPA recorded a 23.18 percent increase of net income in the first half of 2023 amounting to P6.9 billion compared to P5.0 billion income for the same period in 2022. A record of more or less 12 percent increase of budget utilization every year has been a trend for PPA since 2016 with its highest budget utilization rate of 83 pecent last year.