Passenger traffic in airports operated by the government plunged by 14.5 percent to just over 25 million in 2025 compared to the previous year amid a decline in aircraft movement, according to the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP). CAAP data showed that passenger volume across...
The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP), through the Philippine Aeronautical Rescue Coordination Center (PARCC), conducted the Philippine Search and Rescue Exercise (SAREX) 2026 at Dolomite Beach, Manila Bay, on Friday, May 15. The exercise simulated an aircraft ditching incident in...
BACOLOD CITY – A 25-year-old man was stopped from boarding a flight at Bacolod-Silay Airport in Silay City, Negros Occidental on Monday, May 11, after airport authorities found suspected drug paraphernalia in his luggage during routine screening. According to the Civil Aviation Authority of the...
All 175 passengers, including three infants, disembarked safely after PAL Express flight GAP 2544, operating from Dumaguete to Manila, was diverted to Iloilo International Airport on Sunday afternoon, April 19, due to a pressurization problem mid-flight, the Civil Aviation Authority of the...
Former House Deputy Speaker Mikee Romero recently made his history by receiving an honorary Army Aviation Service Insignia. Romero, a Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP)-rated helicopter pilot and three-term congessman under 1-Pacman Party-list, is the first recipient of the insignia...
The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) said it is awaiting a report from its search and rescue team, as operations continue for the pilot and lone passenger aboard a Cessna aircraft that reportedly crashed in a mountainous area of Dinagat Islands. CAAP spokesman Eric Apolonio said...
The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) has placed all 42 regional airports under its management on heightened alert for the Holy Week travel period as the agency prepares for a nearly nine percent surge in passenger traffic. In a statement, CAAP said it expects passenger volume for...
An official of the Puerto Princesa International Airport in Palawan was gunned down on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 18. The victim was identified as acting manager Joanna Jonson-Infante. Investigation said the victim was walking on Bayview Road in Barangay San Pedro, Puerto Princesa City at about 5:30 p.m....
The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) on Wednesday reported minimal damage in some airports in areas struck by typhoon ‘’Tino.’’ CAAP Director General Raul del Rosario said that based on initial situation reports, several airports experienced minor structural impacts, but...
The government is set to release its decision on the ₱31.55-billion unsolicited proposal of Uy-led ComClark Network and Technology Corp. to operate the country’s air navigation facilities next month, a top executive said. ComClark Chief Operating Officer Benedicto Bulatao said the company’s...
The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) reported that all airports under its supervision in Mindanao, including those in Davao Region, were operational following the magnitude 7.4 earthquake that struck Davao Oriental on Friday, Oct. 10. Initial assessments from CAAP area centers and...
IBA, Zambales – A flight instructor and three student pilots were injured in a plane crash here on Friday morning, July 11. Zambales Police Provincial Office Director Police Col. Benjamin Ariola identified the victims as Capt. Jacques Robert V. Papio, flight instructor, and student pilots Angelo...
