(From left) Rey Lugtu; Kay Lugtu; Eddie Monreal, general manager of the Manila International Airport Authority; Jay Daniel Santiago, general manager of the Philippine Ports Authority; Christian Martin Gonzalez, global corporate head of the International Container Terminal Services Inc.; Patrick Ronas, president of the Association of Shipping Lines Inc.; Rina Papa, vice president (external) of the Alliance of Concerned Truck Operators and Organizations; and Dante ‘Klink’ Ang 2nd, president and CEO of The Manila Times, pose for a photo during The Manila Times Shipping and Logistics Outlook: Spurring Philippine Economic Growth forum at The Manila Hotel in Manila on Monday. PHOTO BY DJ DIOSINA
Unsolicited proposals to develop Visayas and Mindanao may gain before the year ends as the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) targets to ramp up negotiations with the proponents.