Travelers to pay more as CAAP raises passenger service fees

Tyrone Jasper C. Piad - @inquirerdotnet 04/21/2025

MANILA, Philippines – Airline passengers are set to pay higher service charges, according to a memorandum issued by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) ahead of the summer season when travel demand usually picks up.…

506 passengers rescued after ferry runs aground in Bohol

By Morexette Marie B. Erram 04/20/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Around 500 passengers were rescued when a roll-on-roll-off ferry ran aground near the Port or Jagna in Bohol, authorities confirmed. The Philippine Coast Guard in Central Visayas (PCG-7) responded to a distress call…

Holy Week 2025: Passenger volume at Cebu ports reaches 231,751

Pia Piquero 04/17/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines — More than 230,000 passengers passed through Cebu ports in the first four days of Holy Week 2025 and summer travel season, the Cebu Port Authority (CPA) reported. From April 13 to 16, the…

NAIA: Holy Week passengers could surpass last year’s numbers

Faith Argosino 04/14/2025

MANILA, Philippines —  A total of 150,511 passengers were monitored at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Naia) terminals on Palm Sunday, according to an official of the Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA). With this figure, MIAA Head…

PCG logs over 22,000 seaport passengers on Palm Sunday

Faith Argosino 04/13/2025

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) monitored 22,422 passengers traveling through seaports nationwide on Palm Sunday, April 13. In an advisory, PCG said 12,899  passengers were traveling outbound, while 9,523 were inbound. The agency has…

PPA: 600,000 port passengers expected from Jan. 3 to Jan. 5

Raymond Carl Dela Cruz - Philippine News Agency 01/03/2025

MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) is expecting over 600,000 port passengers from Friday to Sunday in all ports nationwide as part of the expected influx of travelers coming home from the holiday break. In…

PCG: Almost 39,000 passengers crowd PH ports on Dec. 22

Faith Argosino 12/22/2024

MANILA, Philippines —  The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has so far monitored almost 39,000 inbound and outbound passengers in ports nationwide on Sunday, December 22. In a report, the PCG said 20,470 were outbound passengers and 18,516…

Cebu North Bus Terminal: 6,000 passengers noted in 2 days, more expected in next 2 days

Emmariel Ares 10/28/2023

CEBU CITY. Philippines — An estimated 6,000 individuals have went to the Cebu North Bus Terminal since Friday, October 27 until Saturday morning, October 28, to head home to their respective provinces for the long weekend. Two…

Lawmaker wants bridge built to link Luzon, Visayas

Joey Gabieta 09/01/2023

TACLOBAN CITY—A lawmaker is pushing for the construction of a bridge that will connect Luzon and the Visayas to ease seaport congestion and address the problem of passengers being stranded during typhoons. House Minority Floor Leader Marcelino…

In photos: Ship catches fire off Panglao, 72 passengers, crew rescued

CDN Digital 06/18/2023

CEBU CITY — A passenger cargo vessel caught fire off the coast of Panglao town in Bohol province early this morning, June 18, 2023. According to the Bohol Provincial Risk Reduction and Management Office (BPRRMO) in a…

Bongbong Marcos unveils P1B Pier 88, promises faster transit in Visayas

Philippine Daily Inquirer 05/27/2023

LILOAN, Cebu — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Saturday led the grand launching of Pier 88 in this municipality, which offers a faster transport alternative for passengers and for cargo in Cebu and other provinces of the…

CPA reports 21 percent increase in Holy Week 2023 travelers

Wenilyn Sabalo 04/09/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu Port Authority (CPA) accommodated a total of 394,136 Holy Week travelers at the different passenger terminals here in the last seven days, from April 2 to 8, 2023. Of the number,…

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