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Zamboanga port

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P35M smuggled cigarettes seized in Zamboanga port

Combined elements of the Bureau of Customs (BOC), Philippine Navy, and Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) recently seized smuggled cigarettes worth P35 million near the…
  • April 12, 2019
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Cebu, Zamboanga join ports overshooting 2018 collection targets

Two more Bureau of Customs (BOC) districts—the ports of Cebu and Zamboanga—have exceeded their 2018 revenue collection targets days before the year ends. BOC…
  • December 19, 2018
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PPA adds more ports to its integrated management network

The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) has rolled out its integrated management system (IMS) in more ports in the country to facilitate vessel entrance and…
  • June 11, 2018
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Coast Guard hands over to BOC rice confiscated at Zamboanga port

More than 60,000 sacks of smuggled rice seized in Zamboanga Sibugay have been officially turned over by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) District South…
  • January 12, 2018
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PPA rolls out integrated management system at Zamboanga, Ozamiz ports

The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) is now implementing its integrated management system (IMS) at the ports of Zamboanga and Ozamiz designed to facilitate vessel…
  • July 2, 2017
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Zamboanga sea port activity normalizes

OPERATIONS at Zamboanga City’s seaport have returned to normal following the military’s declaration that hostilities in the city are over, with a dusk-to-dawn curfew…
  • October 8, 2013
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Zamboanga port reopens to cargo ships, flights resume Thursday

PORT operations in Zamboanga City in southern Philippines resumed on Sept. 17, but were still under heavy guard, while the airport is opening to…
  • September 18, 2013
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Zamboanga port operations partially resume

THE Port of Zamboanga in southern Philippines has resumed about 30% of its operations but is still on the lookout in case fighting between…
  • September 16, 2013
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Zambo port operations halted, ships moved out after mortar attacks

ZAMBOANGA city remained closed to air and sea travel on Tuesday. Docked ships were moved to safer waters, as the rebel Moro National Liberation…
  • September 9, 2013
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6 key Philippine ports face expansion

The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) is bent on expanding six major ports any way it can — either on its own, through private sector…
  • December 9, 2011
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