IMPROVED BOHOL PORTS. President Rodrigo Duterte and Transportation Secretary Art Tugade (3rd and 4th from left) lead the simultaneous inauguration of seven improved Bohol seaports in Tagbilaran City on Friday (Oct. 29. 2021). Duterte said the seven ports will secure opportunities for tourism and the economy. (Photo courtesy of Art Tugade Facebook) MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday said the completion of seven seaport development projects in Bohol will boost economic activities in the province. In a speech delivered in Tagbilaran City on Friday, Duterte said the projects mark another milestone in the administration's "Build, Build, Build" infrastructure program, making Bohol ready and responsive to the needs of the local and international trade and tourism markets. "I am also confident that these ports will strengthen the capacity of Bohol as a catalyst of economic growth in Central Visayas," Duterte said during the simultaneous inauguration of the sev
IMPROVED BOHOL PORTS. President Rodrigo Duterte and Transportation Secretary Art Tugade (3rd and 4th from left) lead the simultaneous inauguration of seven improved Bohol seaports in Tagbilaran City on Friday (Oct. 29. 2021). Duterte said the seven ports will secure opportunities for tourism and the economy. (Photo courtesy of Art Tugade Facebook) MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday said the completion of seven seaport development projects in Bohol will boost economic activities in the province. In a speech delivered in Tagbilaran City on Friday, Duterte said the projects mark another milestone in the administration's "Build, Build, Build" infrastructure program, making Bohol ready and responsive to the needs of the local and international trade and tourism markets. "I am also confident that these ports will strengthen the capacity of Bohol as a catalyst of economic growth in Central Visayas," Duterte said during the simultaneous inauguration of the sev
President Rodrigo Roa Duterte and Transportation Secretary Art Tugade (File photo) BOHOL - President Rodrigo Roa Duterte, together with Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Art Tugade and Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) General Manager Jay Daniel Santiago, is set to lead the simultaneous inauguration of seven completed seaport projects in Bohol on Friday. The inauguration of the seven seaport projects in Bohol wraps up the two-day visit of team DOTr in the Visayas region following the inauguration of the completed corporate building of the Mactan-Cebu International Airport on Thursday. The seven seaport projects were completed in Tagbilaran, Jagna, Ubay, Tapal, Talibon, Loon, and Maribojoc Ports. In the Port of Tagbilaran, which serves as Bohol's main gateway to the rest of the Visayas and Mindanao, the construction of additional fast-craft berth has been completed in June 2021. The project is expected to facilitate the movement of vessels and decongest traffic at its exi