Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) general manager Jay Santiago assured the public Monday that the country has not been experiencing congestion in any of its ports.
”Sa part ng PPA po, gusto lamang naming i-assure ang sambayanan na wala po tayong currently nae-experience na port congestion sa ating mga pantalan,” Santiago said during a Palace press briefing.
(In the part of PPA, we want to assure the public that we have not experienced any congestion in our ports.)
This despite the nearly a thousand container vans, filled with imported rice, which have been sitting in Manila ports for months.
The PPA earlier said there are more than 888 shipping vans, which contain approximately 20 million kilograms of rice in the container yards of Manila ports.
Santiago expressed confidence that the ”overstaying containers” in ports would be lessened by the end of the month.
”We look forward na sa darating pa pong mga araw hanggang katapusan po ng buwang ito ay tuluyan pa pong mababawasan ‘yung mga overstaying containers natin diyan na naglalaman ng bigas,” Santiago said.
(We look forward that in the coming days until the end of the month, the number of overstaying containers will lessen.)
Earlier, Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel called on the PPA to prioritize the movement of these rice stocks ”to help increase supply for this essential food staple and potentially lower retail prices.” — Anna Felicia Bajo/RSJ, GMA Integrated News
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