THE Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) has submitted the list of consignees with overstaying rice imports in two major ports in the country in a bid to compel them to pull out the container vans and eventually further stabilize the price of rice in the market.
Lowering the price of rice per kilo is one of the major campaign promises of President Marcos and ppa general manager Jay Daniel Santiago said the modus of some of the importers is not helping.
In a letter forwarded to Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel, Mr Santiago detailed the rice importation inventory as of September 30 for both the Manila South Harbour (MSH) and the Manila International Container Terminal (MICT), reports Manila Bulletin.
'We believe that having this information on a regular basis will help both PPA and DA identify trends, address any challenges promptly, and improve overall service delivery,' said Mr Santiago.
In the same letter, he said that a total of 819 TEU are currently in the two ports - 40 TEU exceeding 30 days at MICT and a rice shipment that remains unclaimed for 287 days despite a clearance from the Bureau of Customs (BOC) for pull out.
While the PPA has no jurisdiction over the consignees, Mr Santiago said there is a need to come up with a regular inventory of rice and other agricultural products to ensure the efficient management of rice shipments and enhance overall port operations.
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Lowering the price of rice per kilo is one of the major campaign promises of President Marcos and ppa general manager Jay Daniel Santiago said the modus of some of the importers is not helping.
In a letter forwarded to Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel, Mr Santiago detailed the rice importation inventory as of September 30 for both the Manila South Harbour (MSH) and the Manila International Container Terminal (MICT), reports Manila Bulletin.
'We believe that having this information on a regular basis will help both PPA and DA identify trends, address any challenges promptly, and improve overall service delivery,' said Mr Santiago.
In the same letter, he said that a total of 819 TEU are currently in the two ports - 40 TEU exceeding 30 days at MICT and a rice shipment that remains unclaimed for 287 days despite a clearance from the Bureau of Customs (BOC) for pull out.
While the PPA has no jurisdiction over the consignees, Mr Santiago said there is a need to come up with a regular inventory of rice and other agricultural products to ensure the efficient management of rice shipments and enhance overall port operations.
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