The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP), in a statement issued Tuesday, Jan. 2, said the three-year old P11-billion Air Traffic Management (ATM) system plus the backup, which both failed on New Year's Day 2023, stranding hundreds of flights and thousands of passengers, is "already...
The breakdown of the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP)'s old Air Traffic Management (ATM) system plus its backup on New Year's day affected 244 flights and 24,000 passengers of the Philippine Airlines PAL Group alone. The 244 flights affected comprise 60 percent of PAL's total...
SPEAKING OUT Ignacio R. Bunye For this New Year’s issue, I lend my space to readers to enable them to express their wishes and hopes for 2023. The comments are presented in no particular order and were only slightly edited for brevity. Much happiness in 2023. — Personal caregiver Jean Susi....
FROM THE MARGINS New Year’s Day is the most celebrated holiday. But it is also a day of introspection. On this day, people remember the achievements and challenges of the outgoing year, and look forward to new beginnings promised by the new year. As 2022 closes, I also found myself reflecting on...
(Photo from Philippine Red Cross) The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) immediately responded to four fire incidents that occurred almost simultaneously in Metro Manila minutes after the country welcomed the first hours of 2023. After its Operations Center received the reports, the PRC deployed its...
The Department of Health (DOH) on Sunday, Jan. 1, assured that the country’s healthcare system is “ready” should there be an increase in Covid-19 cases after the holiday season. Families welcome the new year as fireworks light up the sky at ACEA beach resort in Subic Bay Freeport Zone,...
2023 budget to address immediate concerns—DBM By Chino S. Leyco The spending priorities of the Marcos administration’s first national budget for the new year, amounting to P5.268 trillion, is the starting point of the eight-point socioeconomic agenda in the near term. This aims to address the...
The Department of Health (DOH) on Sunday, Jan. 1, said that there are 137 reported cases of fireworks-related injuries (FWRI) mostly coming from Metro Manila. A teenager fires a 'boga' which is an improvised cannon made of cans and PVC pipe at Brgy. Culiat in Quezon City on Dec. 29, 2022. The...
Most parts of the country are expected to experience cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers and thunderstorms caused by weather systems, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said on Sunday, Jan. 1. (MB Visual Content Group) In an advisory, PAGASA...
Five persons were injured by firecrackers in Muntinlupa despite a total ban in the city amid the revelry to welcome the New Year on Dec. 31 and Jan. 1. Muntinlupa has an ordinance that totally banned the use and sale of firecrackers and pyrotechnic devices. Muntinlupa police chief...
House Committee on Ways and Means chairman Joey Sarte Salceda on Sunday, January 1 expressed his belief the Philippines will compete with Vietnam and India for the fastest growing major economy in Asia-Pacific this year, 2023. The Albay 2nd District Representative said he is optimistic about the...
Size does matter, especially in this season of oversized everything THE VERY EXTRA ZIPPER Louis Vuitton's spring summer 2023 collection (Isidore Montag/Go Runway) In 2023, everything will be massive, judging from how Gen-Z has categorically dumped the skinny jean into the closet of oblivion (for...
