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PPA-run seaport eyed in Negros town

Published Nov 22, 2023 01:17 am

BACOLOD CITY - The local government of E.B. Magalona in Negros Occidental is eyeing to develop a seaport in Barangay Tuburan which will be managed by the national government.

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Mayor Marvin Malacon and Engr. Rodel Lagmay, acting port manager of the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) Port Management Office (PMO) Negros Occidental, sign a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) at the Asenso Hall at the Public Plaza on Friday, Nov. 17, for the development of the proposed Saravia Municipal Port in Barangay Tuburan, E.B. Magalona, Negros Occidental. (Photo courtesy of E.B. Magalona PIO)

Mayor Marvin Malacon and Engr. Rodel Lagmay, acting port manager of the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) Port Management Office (PMO) Negros Occidental, who represented PPA General Manager Atty. Jay Daniel Santiago initially signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) at the Asenso Hall at the Public Plaza on Friday, Nov. 17, for the construction, management, and operations of the proposed Saravia Municipal Port.

This, after the Municipal Council led by Vice Mayor Eric Matulac, unanimously passed Resolution No. 2023- 170 on November 13, 2023, authorizing Malacon to sign the MOA with the PPA on the management and operation of the Saravia Municipal Port.

Malacon, in his message, said that it has been his vision since his administration started in 2016 to revive the old port in Barangay Tuburan. 

During the signing ceremony, Malacon endorsed the port operations to the PPA and transferred the jurisdiction of the Saravia Municipal Port from the municipal government to the PPA that shall then “manage, operate, develop, administer, and maintain the said port.”

He thanked the PPA for supporting his vision and to make this dream of every Saraviahanon come true. 

The Saravia Municipal Port will be the first in E.B. Magalona that will be operated by the national government, as the seaport in Barangay Manta-angan is being operated by a private company. 

This means the municipality will soon become a busy gateway to Negros Island for those coming from Panay Island, Malacon said.

The mayor said that the Saravia Municipal Port is expected to bring more economic opportunities and will have a ripple effect in terms of growth and development of the town.

For his part, Lagmay said they will endorse the MOA to the PPA Board of Directors for technical evaluation and for funding next year. 

Lagmay said the new port will provide alternate route for travel between Panay and Negros islands, and will serve as a “catalyst for change” in economic trade in the region. 
 

 


 


 

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