Prioritize vessels for disaster response over submarines — Escudero

Beatrice Pinlac 05/09/2023

MANILA, Philippines — Senator Francis Escudero on Tuesday said that the government must  set aside its plan to purchase submarines and instead augment the country’s inventory of boats for disaster response and relief. Escudero made the remark…

Siargao Island-hopping: Tourists deplete boat supply

Inquirer Mindanao 04/08/2023

ILIGAN CITY — Nature-loving tourists on Siargao Island on Good Friday faced a shortage of boats for island-hopping adventures, leading Mayor Sol Matugas of General Luna to apologize for the long wait times. “Thank you for loving…

Lapu-Lapu passengers given more ferry boat choices with new Topline Express route

Norman V. Mendoza 01/08/2020

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — More boats will now be available for passengers taking the ferry from Pier 3 in Cebu City to Muelle Osmeña wharf in Barangay Poblacion in Lapu-Lapu City after Topline Express opened a ferry…

Two ferry boats to decongest Lapu-Lapu City traffic

Fe Marie D. Dumaboc 08/08/2018

The Lapu-Lapu City Government is anticipating the decongestion of traffic with the commencement of operations of the Island Express, which will ferry passengers to Cebu City starting August 28. Erik Lim, Vice President of Topline Marina, said…

Ordinance vs overloading of pump boats urged

Jessa Mae O. Sotto 07/05/2018

ALEGRIA Mayor Verna Magallon wants an ordinance that would strictly implement the carrying capacity of motorized bangkas and has asked the town council to craft an ordinance to this effect during their session next week. “Next week…

Two boats in Bohol incident held

Benjie B. Talisic 02/14/2018

THE two motor bancas, which were used in an attempt to ferry 15 Chinese nationals from Cabul-an Island in Buenavista town in Bohol Province to Cebu City as Storm Basyang was passing Central Visayas, were held by…

10 motorized boats ferry stranded passengers to Olango Island

Norman V. Mendoza 01/05/2018

Hundreds of passengers, who were stranded since Thursday (Jan. 4, 2018) at the Hilton wharf in Barangay Punta Engaño and Angasil wharf in Barangay Mactan in Lapu-Lapu City, were able to cross the Hilutungan Channel to Olango…

STRANDED IN CEBU

DORIS BONGCAC, Doris Mae C. Mondragon, Morexette Marie B. Erram, Steffi Kyle Nolido 12/14/2017

  Hundreds of passengers bound for Cebu’s northern tip and its neighboring island-provinces were left stranded after small seacrafts were prevented from leaving the ports of Cebu yesterday amid foul weather spawned by Tropical Storm Urduja. The…

10 boats secure Mactan channel, says Coast Guard official

Fe Marie D. Dumaboc 07/04/2017

WITH nearly 5,000 police officers securing the Asean Senior Economic Officials Meetings in land, at least 10 vessels from the ASEAN Task Unit Maritime, which is led by the Philippine Coast Guard and the Philippine Navy, are…

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