AC Logistics Holdings Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of Ayala Corporation, is acquiring a controlling 60 percent stake in the Air 21 Group from Alberto D. Lina for an undisclosed sum. In a statement, AC Logistics said it has signed an Investment Agreement with Lina, Air 21 Holdings Inc. (AHI),...
Air pollution in the Philippines is responsible for the premature deaths of at least 66,000 people every year and the loss in the country's economic growth, a joint report released by a climate think tank and a climate research organization showed. According to the report published by Institute for...
The Philippines' negligence of air quality is causing more deaths and losses of about $87.6 billion annually, according to the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA) and the Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities (ICSC). 45000 “Air quality is not an abstract issue. Air pollution...
Five brand new S-70i Black Hawk helicopters were delivered to the Philippine Air Force (PAF) as part of the Armed Forces of the Philippines’ (AFP) continuing modernization program, it was announced Tuesday, Nov. 9. The Philippine Air Force welcomes the arrival of five S-70i Black Hawk helicopters...
AirAsia AirAsia Philippines will resume its Singapore and Hong Kong flights in December to service Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) coming home for the Christmas break. Some 165,000 OFWs are in Hong Kong and 30,000 are in Singapore. Beginning Dec. 4, AirAsia’s weekly Manila-Singapore flight Z2-825...
AirAsia_2020_01_22_12_45_27 AirAsia Philippines remains "cautiously optimistic" on the strong return of the demand for air travel despite the discovery of a new strain of the more contagious COVID-19 Delta variant. “Although the discovery of the more contagious variant of Delta is definitely not...
The Industrial Technology Development Institute of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-ITDI) has developed air biofilters for the control of ammonia, especially in poultry houses. (Photo by William Moreland on Unsplash) DOST Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T. de la Peña said a poultry...
A new international air travel policy will be implemented in the United States starting Nov. 8, moving away from the country-by-country restrictions previously applied in the foreign land, the US Embassy in the Philippines said. (Jansen Romero/MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) Through a series of tweets...
Surigao del Sur Rep. Johnny Pimentel on Sunday, October 24, advised the Department of National Defense (DND) to tap commercial airlines to fly soldiers pending the acquisition of five new C-130J Super Hercules aircraft for the Philippine Air Force (PAF). “Assuming Camp Aguinaldo is in a rush to...
The Makati City local government issued a warning on Monday after a mall in Saudi Arabia is seen selling footwear that resemble the city's AB 3.0 (Air Binay 3.0) rubber shoes. (Photo from Makati PIO) The AB 3.0 footwear was launched by the local government unit (LGU) for Makati’s public school...
The Philippine Air Force (PAF) announced Friday, Oct. 15, that it has formally accepted five new S-70i Black Hawk helicopters and four Scan Eagle unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) which are expected to boost the capabilities of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). Five new S-70i Black Hawk...
Four drones worth P200 million have been provided by the United States (US) to the Philippine Air Force (PAF) to boost the country's capabilities in surveillance as well as in disaster relief missions. SURVEILLANCE BOOST-- The United States has turned over four unmanned aerial systems to the...
