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The Bases Conversion and Development Authority has extended Poro Point Management Corp.’s role as interim operator of San Fernando International Seaport in La Union
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The approval recognizes PPMC’s ‘significant contribution to the seaport’s growth, highlighted by its strong revenue performance and efforts to boost job generation in the past six months’
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From December 2024 to May 2025, PPMC collected P50 million in seaport revenues
The Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) has approved the extension of Poro Point Management Corp.’s (PPMC) role as interim operator of San Fernando International Seaport in La Union.
The approval recognizes PPMC’s “significant contribution to the seaport’s growth, highlighted by its strong revenue performance and efforts to boost job generation in the past six months,” BCDA said in a statement.
A subsidiary of BCDA, PPMC operates and manages the 236.5-hectare Port Point Free Zone (PPFZ), where San Fernando Port is situated.
The BCDA Board last year authorized PPMC to take over interim seaport operations starting November 6, 2024 after previous operator Poro Point Industrial Corp. signified its intention to cease operations after their contract expired on October 31, 2024. Last January, BCDA said it signed a memorandum of agreement with PPMC for the temporary takeover.
From December 2024 to May 2025, BCDA said PPMC as interim operator of San Fernando port collected P50 million in seaport revenues coming from port leases, vessel and cargo fees, and government shares from port services.
BCDA said this “underscores Poro Point Freeport Zone’s potential as a strategic logistics and investment hub in Northern Luzon.”
The extension of PPMC’s role comes as the Regional Trial Court of San Fernando in La Union recently junked the petition for land registration filed by Shipside, Inc. over a parcel of land within PPFZ.
BCDA said the ruling strengthens its mandate over the property and “paves the way for the continued advancement of its strategic development initiatives in PPFZ properties.”
BCDA said PPFZ is poised to become a key hub for tourism, logistics, and investment, and central to this vision is the San Fernando seaport, which continued operation and planned upgrades “are vital to generating jobs, supporting livelihoods, and driving inclusive progress in the local community.”
