A "selective enforcement" on the law on smuggling. Onions at a Quezon City supermarket (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) That's how Anakalusugan Party-list Rep. Ray Reyes described the Bureau of Customs' (BOC) action against the flight attendants of the Philippine Airlines (PAL) who allegedly...
Department of Agriculture (DA) and Bureau of Customs (BOC) officials should give premium on arresting big-time smugglers and not punishing ordinary Filipinos grappling with the soaring prices of agricultural products in the Philippines. Senator Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito pointed this out on...
Ten flight attendants of the Philippine Airlines (PAL) are now in hot water after they allegedly tried to sneak onions and fruits on their way back to the country from a Middle East flight. In a statement, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) said the agricultural products were found inside the luggage of...
Philippine Airlines (PAL) re-opens direct flights between Manila and Guangzhou (Canton) this Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023, gearing up to resume its regular passenger services to Mainland China. The flag carrier will operate an initial once weekly flight every Saturday to Guangzhou’s Baiyun...
After the outage that delayed over 9,500 U.S. flights, Philippine Airlines (PAL) is proceeding with all its flights to and from the United States, the flag carrier stated in its late evening (10:27 pm) advisory on Wednesday, January 11. At the time, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)...
After the country's Air Traffic Management (ATM) system conked out, along with its backup, on New Year's Day, flight operations are returning to normal Tuesday, January 2, 2023, but airlines warned that it could take some time to fully restore normal schedules. This developed as local airlines...
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...
BORONGAN CITY - Cheers and excitement filled the Borongan City Airport as Philippine Airlines flight PR 2651 arrived from Cebu in what was the airlines’ initial flight to this City of Sunrise in Eastern Samar on Monday, Dec. 19. City Mayor Jose Ivan Dayan Agda who even kissed the tarmac upon...
Philippine Airlines (PAL) today, Monday, December 19, began serving Borongan City, the capital of Eastern Samar, with the launch of the first Cebu-Borongan flight. The inaugural PR 2651 service departed from Mactan-Cebu at 11:05 AM this morning, operated with 73 passengers on board a De Havilland...
MAYOR Benjamin Magalong (left) welcomes Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama to Baguio City. (JJ Landingin) BAGUIO CITY – The maiden flight of Philippine Airlines’ (PAL) Baguio City-Cebu City-Baguio City route landed here safely on Friday, Dec. 16. The PAL Express flight with 68 passengers and four...
TACLOBAN CITY – The city government of Borongan, Eastern Samar and Philippine Airlines have signed a Memorandum of Agreement for flights between Cebu City and Borongan. PHILIPPINE Airlines executives present an airplane model as token of appreciation to Borongan City officials following the...
The Philippine Airlines (PAL) said Friday, Nov. 25, that it will adhere to the Civil Aeronautics Board's (CAB) adjusted matrix for fuel surcharge (FSC) for tickets purchased in December. Courtesy of Philippine Airlines PAL spokesperson Cielo Villaluna said the airline company will comply with the...
