PORT RUMORS: At the North Harbor, while the business community has hailed the entry of Metro Pacific Investments Corp. and Harbour Centre in the modernizing and managing of the port, efforts continue to sabotage the awarding of the contract.
Some parties are spreading rumors, for instance, that when the decrepit World War I-vintage port is modernized, large numbers of workers would be laid off and fees and charges would be raised.
Under the contract of the consortium led by MPIC, no worker would be dismissed. In fact, an additional 20,000 skilled workers would be hired for the modernization of facilities and the upgrading of services under the P14.5-billion contract.
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CROWN JEWEL: Once touted as the crown jewel of the Philippine transport industry, North Harbor is now so decayed and filthy that it cannot even compare with, say, the port of Batangas City.
Modernization will replace the eight old piers with modern structures similar to those of Rotterdam, Singapore and Hong Kong. It will facilitate the movement of more people and cargo, spur commerce and boost government revenues from the port.
The government stands to gain P6.8 billion over 25 years. In its first-year operation, the Philippine Ports Authority is expected to earn some P160 million, increasing every year thereafter. –Philippine Star
June 2025
Philippine Environment Month!
“Action for Nature, for the Future!”
Invoke Article 33 of the ILO Constitution
against the military junta in Myanmar
to carry out the 2021 ILO Commission of Inquiry recommendations
against serious violations of
Forced Labour and Freedom of Association protocols.
Accept National Unity Government (NUG)
of Myanmar. Reject Military!
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Monthly Observances:
1 Jun – World Day of Parents
5 Jun – World Environment Day
7 Jun – World Food Safety Day
8 Jun – World Oceans Day
12 Jun – World Day Against Child Labour
15 Jun – World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
16 Jun – International Day of Family Remittances
17 Jun – World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought
20 Jun – World Refugee Day
25 Jun – Day of the Seafarer
27 Jun – Micro-, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Day
Daily Observances:
June 6: Migrant Workers Day
June 19: Filipino Youth Day
June 25: Day of the Filipino Seafarer
