PPA probes unauthorized charging of insurance in ports

The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) has started investigating incidents where passengers were charged with additional fees for insurance in ports, PPA spokesperson Eunice Samonte said Thursday.

“Actually, meron na tayong mga kaso na under investigation dahil ito nga ‘yung mga nabalitaan natin. Base na rin sa sumbong ng ating mga kababayan at doon sa mga Facebook page natin,” she said during the public briefing.

(Actually, we have cases under investigation because of what we’re hearing. This is based on the complaints of the public and on our Facebook page.)

Samonte reminded the public that there are no charges for the insurance as it is already included in what the passengers paid for.

“So nasa barko na po itong insurance na ito at dapat walang sinisingil dito sa ating mga kababayan (So the insurance is already included and no more fees should be charged),” she said.

She also urged the public to immediately report such cases to the port police.

“Kapag may naningil sa kanila na mga port insurance ay isumbong kaagad sa ating mga police (If someone asks them to pay for port insurance, they should immediately inform our police officers),” she said.—AOL, GMA Integrated News