The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) has warned the public against the illegal collection of “insurance fee” at ports following reports that passengers are being required to pay the fee prior to vessel boarding. Know more:
The Philippine Ports Authority has warned the public against the illegal collection of “insurance fee” at ports following reports that passengers are being required to pay the fee prior to vessel boarding.
According to existing rules and regulations, all passengers boarding the ships are already covered by the insurance policy of the ship in case of occurrence of any untoward incident while they are on board, thus, collection of mandatory passenger insurance that only entails additional expenses to the riding-public is no longer needed.
“Heads will roll once proven guilty of unauthorized collection of fees inside the port, including this mandatory passenger insurance. The PPA management is taking this matter very seriously as we are after the welfare and comfort of our passengers,” said Santiago. Meanwhile, per Republic Act No. 9295 or the “Domestic Shipping Development Act of 2004,” ship owners are mandated to have insurance allotted for each passenger with an equivalent value of at least P200,000 for usage in the event of any accident during their sea travel.
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