CONGESTION at the Cebu International Port (CIP) is starting to become “absurd,” and could soon adversely affect import-export activities, according to Presidential Assistant for Visayas Michael Lloyd L. Dino. “Our existing container port is situated in a congested corridor of the city center,” Mr. Dino said in a recent event in Talisay City, Cebu, where a new container port will be built starting next year by a private company, with target completion in three years. “You can see for yourself how clogged our existing port is,” he said, “Pier 1 to 6 for domestic vessels are co-located with the Cebu International Port. He added, “I do not know if you agree with me that such situation is becoming absurd, especially now that we need to be globally competitive.” Mr. Dino said that if Cebu does not develop a container port outside of Cebu City, like what is planned in Talisay City, the import and export industries “will surely be stalled.” — The Freeman

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