LA UNION | Ports and Shipping

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Another ship is approaching Poro Point

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Friday 4th of May 2012

SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union, May 4 (PIA) -- The Poro Point Management Corporation (PPMC) inked on Saturday, April 28, a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) to repair and rehabilitate the Poro Point’s iconic lighthouse and ensure economic and tourism development where the lighthouse stands in the Poro Point Freeport Zone (PPFZ).

The MOA allows the PPMC to make vital development efforts of the Poro Point Lighthouse which is part of the PCG’s ‘Adopt-a-Lighthouse’ program that encourages third party participation in the preservation and maintenance of culturally valuable lighthouses in the country.

The agreement stated that PPMC will not only make necessary repairs and rehabilitation of the said lighthouse, but rather, it has to prepare a program of work for the project, and also rehabilitate the shotgun house used by the keeper of the lighthouse turning it into a museum. As planned, the works should be completed in time for the next ‘Sillag Festival’ in 2013.

The development aims to draw investors and tourists in the area who wish to witness the 76 feet high lighthouse erected by the PCG way back in the 1970’s. At present, it is one of the oldest yet functional lighthouses in the country.

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photo by: Jongjong Espanto

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All the following photos are by: Jongjong Espanto

Seaport Shipside Yard Entrance


Petron Corporation Oil Depot

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View from Pier 1

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Philex Mines Pier

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View of San Fernando City from the Pier

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Pilipinas Chevron



Philex Mines Poro Point Installation

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View of the City seen from the Filipino-Chinese Pagoda




Photo from: akoaygrateful@blogspot.com

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Photo by: Jongjong Espanto

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By Czeriza Valencia (The Philippine Star) Updated June 20, 2012 12:00 AM

MANILA, Philippines - Turkish businesses have expressed interested in putting up operations in the Clark Freeport Zone, Poro Point Freeport Zone and Bonifacio Global City, according to the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA).

In a phone interview, BCDA president and CEO Arnel Paciano Cassanova said Turkish businesses are considering the Philippines as a base in the Asia Pacific region for the production and distribution of construction materials and furniture among other products.

Other areas of interest include healthcare, education, food and medicine.

Turkish businesses are currently expanding their operations outside of their traditional markets of European Union, Middle East and Africa.

Making the Philippines their production and distribution base will enable them to expand their reach to the rest of Southeast Asia.

Cassanova said Turkish businesses are considering the Clark Freeport Zone as a destination for their production and distribution activities.

They are also observing the shipping operations at Poro Point Free Port because they are considering it as a shipping point.

The Poro Point Freeport Zone, which is located at Poro Point, San Fernando City, La Union, provides easy access to thriving economies in Southeast Asia. It is only 1.5 hours away from Hong Kong, Vietnam, and Taipei; 3.5 hours away from Japan, Singapore, and Korea; and four hours away from Malaysia, Thailand, and Indonesia.

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featuring the Seaport



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Sea Level Daily Update at San Fernando Seaport here: http://www.namria.gov.ph/tidesSfl.asp

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San Fernando City Seaport
August 12, 2012



Photo by: Jongjong Espanto and posted at Natives of La union facebook

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