(Photo courtesy of MIAA) An airport staff found two pairs of socks containing US dollar bills amounting to P1.1 million at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) on Thursday, June 20. Rosalinda Cellero, a building attendant at NAIA, was cleaning around NAIA Terminal 3 as part of her chores...
The next round of maintenance activities for the upgrade of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3 electrical systems will not occur during peak hours to ensure continuous operations. In a statement, the Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) said that upgrade works will...
Tycoon Andrew Tan’s Travellers International Hotel Group (TIHGI), owner and operator of Newport World Resorts (NWR), has named Laurence Hawke as its new Chief Financial Officer effective July 2024. In a statement, TIHGI said Hawke joins the Philippines’ pioneer and largest integrated resort’s...
Philippine Ambassador to The Netherlands Eduardo Malaya urged member-states to use the Permanent Court of Arbitration’s (PCA) dispute settlement facilities to preserve and maintain peace, stability, and rule of law amid the challenges facing the world’s regions. (From left) Solicitor...
Singaporean low-cost carrier Jetstar Asia plans to increase its flight offerings between Clark International Airport and Singapore Changi Airport by October. After restarting operations at Clark, Jetstar announced its intention to ramp up to five return services per week, up from the initial...
The Japanese men’s volleyball team is looking to put on a show for the adoring Filipino fans as it returns for the Philippine leg of the Volleyball Nations League (VNL) final elimination round on Tuesday, June 18, at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City. Photo from Ran Takahashi on...
The International Finance Corp. (IFC) has acquired a stake in fintech company First Circle for $7 million (about P410 million), to help boost lending to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the Philippines. A June 15 disclosure showed that the IFC board approved on June 13 its equity investment...
Motorists will have a punishing drive to the gas pumps this week as the price of all fuel commodities will be on significant uptick, based on the pricing advisories of the oil companies. As announced by the industry players, there will be hefty price hike of P1.75 per liter for diesel products;...
Deputy Majority Leader Tingog Party-list Rep. Jude Acidre (PPAB) Deputy Majority Leader Tingog Party-list Rep. Jude Acidre has promised a better labor situation in the Philippines that leans toward the workers themselves. Acidre,...
Dr. Reghis M. Romero II, chairman of the board of RMR Capital, Inc./R-II Builders, Inc., received the FIABCI "Property Man of the Year" trophy. He was joined by FIABCI-PH vice chairman Dr. Eduardo G. Ong, FIABCI International World president Budiarsa Sastrawinata, FIABCI-Ph president Architect...
FILE - Bruce Hickey, 70, walks along the waterfront, now littered with debris including shrimp boats, in the mobile home park where he and his wife, Kathy, have a winter home on San Carlos Island, Fort Myers Beach, Fla., on Oct. 5, 2022, one week after the passage of Hurricane Ian. The National...
The government has approved the financing of ¥64.38 billion or P24.57 billion for the design, construction, and delivery of five units of 97-meter multi-role response vessels from Japan. Department of Finance (DOF) Secretary Ralph G. Recto and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Chief...
