PPA Eyes Completion of 20 Projects This Year

The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) aims to deliver 20 projects this year involving the upgrade of cargo and passenger terminals across the country to support inter-island trade and travel.

- By ELIJAH FELICE ROSALES

Based on its annual report, the PPA spent P5.23 billion in 2024 to undertake 81 new and existing projects, of which 33 are in Luzon, 26 in the Visayas and 22 in Mindanao.

From this, the PPA managed to complete 15 of them—six in Luzon, two in Visayas and seven in Mindanao—and is working on finishing the remainder in the pipeline.

For 2025, the PPA said it is pursuing 20 new projects—10 in Luzon, five in Visayas, four in Mindanao and one covering all offices. The agency is also bidding out 10 ports for turnover to the private sector under the Port Terminal Management Regulatory Framework.