Budget carrier AirAsia Philippines has settled its outstanding financial obligations with the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP), averting a potential suspension of its domestic operations. CAAP confirmed in a statement that AirAsia Philippines paid off its remaining obligations on...
The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) has issued a June 6 deadline for the local unit of Malaysian budget carrier AirAsia Bhd. to settle its outstanding financial obligations or face a potential suspension of its domestic flight operations. The regulator described the payment...
Filipinos will have access to cheaper plane tickets starting next month as the government lowered the fuel surcharge that airlines may collect on top of the base fare, following the continued easing of jet fuel prices in the global market. In an advisory on Thursday, May 28, the Civil Aeronautics...
Philippine passenger air traffic expanded in the first quarter as stable ticket pricing sustained the post-pandemic travel boom, though a subsequent spike in jet fuel costs and record-high fuel surcharges threaten to cool momentum heading into the peak summer season. Data from the Civil Aeronautics...
The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) on Sunday, May 24, said it has been coordinating with local disaster officials as rescuers raced to locate dozens of workers feared trapped beneath a collapsed nine-story building under construction in Angeles City, Pampanga. OCD deputy spokesperson Diego Mariano...
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...
Travelers can breathe a slight sigh of relief when booking flights in the second half of May after the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) approved lowering the fuel surcharge that airlines collect on airfares by three notches to Level 15. In an advisory on Tuesday, May 12, the CAB approved bringing the...
The Civil Service Commission (CSC) on Tuesday, May 5, released the results of the March 2026 career service examination-pen and paper test and named the top performers in the professional and subprofessional levels. Jannah Arumpac Masbud topped the professional level with a rating of 98.60, while...
A ranking congresswoman wants to impose a civil penalty of up to P10 million against energy-producing companies that implement unreasonable price increases on crude oil and refined petroleum products. Manila Teachers Party-list Rep. Ma. Nina Francesca Lacson filed for this purpose House Bill (HB)...
The national government intensified its readiness for a prolonged relief operation in Albay as the number of residents affected by Mayon Volcano’s activity climbed toward the 200,000 mark, the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) said Tuesday, May 5. OCD spokesperson Junie Castillo confirmed that while...
Thick volcanic ash from Mayon Volcano’s recent eruptions began to strain local water resources in Albay, the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) said on Monday, May 4, as government agencies scrambled to deploy filtration systems to affected towns. The OCD said a total of 30,522 families or 102,406...
(UPDATED) The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) stepped up road clearing, water delivery, and mask distribution in Albay on Sunday, May 3, as ashfall from Mayon Volcano spread across 52 barangays, with authorities keeping Alert Level 3 in place and enforcing a six-kilometer Permanent Danger Zone (PDZ)...
