Filipinos planning to book their next local or foreign getaway can expect lower airfares starting next month, as the government reduced the fuel surcharge to its lowest level yet since the conflict in the Middle East erupted. In an advisory dated June 26, the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) said it...
The government is going all out on the development of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) through agreements with a local alliance promoting the decarbonization of the aviation sector, as it looks to position the country as a hub for renewable fuel. The Board of Investments (BOI) said in a statement...
The Civil Service Commission (CSC) has approved a preference rating system that allows qualified overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who fall short of the 80-percent passing mark in the Career Service Examination (CSE) to receive additional points. Under CSC Resolution No. 2600596, the commission...
The cost of flying will continue to ease until the end of June after the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) lowered the fuel surcharge included in airfares by a notch to Level 12, coinciding with the easing of jet fuel costs. The CAB announced on Thursday, June 11, that the new surcharge level would be...
The Philippines can play a leading role in the global nuclear energy renaissance if it succeeds in developing a skilled workforce capable of supporting a safe, secure, and modern nuclear sector, a United States (US) Embassy official said on Thursday, June 11. During the Nuclear Workforce...
Members of the new Senate majority bloc have announced measures to support communities affected by the magnitude-7.8 earthquake that struck parts of Mindanao on Monday, while also calling on minority senators to join their relief initiative. In a statement, the group expressed solidarity with...
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...
