PPA to continue with improvements
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Ports Authoirty (PPA) plans to continue to improve its services this year after being hailed as “freedom of information (FOI) champion” last year.
“This is a testament that the authority is really keen on making the PPA accessible to the very public that it serves,” PPA general manager Jay Santiago said, after the agency was recognized as the 2019 FOI Champion for government-owned and controlled corporations by the Presidential Communications Operations Office.
“The PPA’s interactive and centralized FOI portal gives the public uninterrupted access to the agency, thus enhancing the authority’s integrity, transparency and accountability,” he said.
This year, Santiago said the agency plans to put up easy-access kiosks in its entire operational areas.
The agency is also accelerating the hiring of new personnel, particularly in the port management offices (PMOs) as they are undermanned.
The PPA has filled up at least 600 of its vacant plantilla positions, representing approximately 42 percent of its 1,404 open positions at the start of 2019.
“With the additional 600 newly-hired personnel, we were able to double the existing workforce of PMOs to be deployed in some unmanned ports,” Santiago said.
- Latest
- Trending
