(NAR) VOL. 9 NO. 3 / JULY - SEPTEMBER 1998
Pursuant to PPA Board Ex-Com Resolution No. 98-560, the following ports were granted upward adjustments in cargo handling charges in order to cushion the impact of the present economic crisis brought about by the devaluation of the Philippine peso and the subsequent increases in wages:
Percentage
Increase
Approved
I. PDO Luzon
| 1. Terminal Port — Calapan | 15% |
| 2. Baseport — Batangas | 15% |
| 3. Baseport — Legazpi | 12% |
| 4. Terminal Port — Tabaco | 12.5% |
| 5. Terminal Port — Brooke's Point | 10% |
| 6. Terminal Port — Coron | 15% |
| 7. Baseport — Puerto Princesa | 15% |
| 8. Terminal Port — Pasacao | 20% |
II. PDO Visayas1. Baseport — Dumaguete | 15% |
2. Baseport — Iloilo
| 15% |
3. Baseport — Tagbilaran | 15% |
4. Baseport — Tacloban | 15% |
III. PDO Southern Mindanao1. Baseport — Davao | 15% |
2. Baseport — Polloc
| 15% |
3. Baseport — Zamboanga | 15% |
4. Baseport — General Santos | 20% |
IV. PDO Northern Mindanao1. Baseport — Surigao | 20% |
V. Ro-ro rates under existing contracts, PPA Administrative Order No. 05-95 and other PPA issuances (except Batangas and Calapan) were, likewise, allowed a 20% increase.
VI. Ro-ro rates for new contracts will incorporate above increases only for cargoes that are handled by CH operators. Terminal charges for vehicles boarding ro-ro vessels shall be inclusive of cargo carried thereon.
The above increases in cargo handling charges shall be published in the national/local newspapers once a week for two (2) consecutive weeks at the expense of the cargo handling operators concerned and shall be effective on June 16, 1998.
VII. EFFECTIVITY — This Circular shall take effect immediately.
Adopted: 06 May 1998
(SGD.) CARLOS L. AGUSTIN
General Manager