The wreckage of a Boeing 737-800 plane operated by South Korean budget airline Jeju Air lies at Muan International Airport in Muan, South Korea, on Dec. 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, File) SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The first report on last month’s Jeju Air crash in South...
Rescue workers search the accident site at Muan International Airport in South Jeolla Province, Jan. 14, the 17th day since the Jeju Air passenger plane disaster. (Yonhap) The ill-fated Jeju Air plane in last month's deadly crash received a warning from air traffic control about bird...
BOLINAO, Pangasinan – A 42-year-old woman was allegedly shot dead by her drunk neighbor during a confrontation in Barangay Cabuyao here on Thursday, Jan. 23. Police identified the victim as Merlisa Caigas Castil. Investigation said Castil accosted the suspect, Danilo Ebelte Escala, 57, for...
Cebu Pacific, the country’s leading budget carrier, has officially launched direct flights from Manila to Sapporo, Japan, becoming the only Philippine carrier to offer this route. The new service commenced on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. Cebu Pacific’s the direct flights between Manila and Sapporo...
Gokongwei-led Cebu Pacific was able to fly more than one million passengers from and to Clark International Airport last year, marking a 36 percent jump from the total number of passengers flown in 2023. The increase was supported by a 102-percent jump in the average monthly seat, as well as...
Philippine Air Force (PAF) Commanding General, Lt. Gen. Arthur Cordura (right) passes the 15th Strike Wing's unit color to Brig. Gen. Gerold Gagan in a change of command ceremony held at the Villamor Air Base in Pasay City on Jan. 13, 2025. Gagan replaces Brig. Gen Juliano Llarenas (partially...
This image provided by Drift in Air Plants shows a Tillandsia xerographica air plant in Bakersfield, California. (Jennifer Tuttle/Drift in Air Plants via AP) If you're looking for a houseplant that's as unique as it is low-maintenance, let me introduce you to air plants, members of the Tillandsia...
Mervin Guarte (Courtesy of Philippine Air Force) The Philippine Air Force (PAF) on Wednesday, Jan. 8, mourned the passing of national team athlete and Airman First Class (A1C) Mervin Guarte. The 33-year-old sprinter and obstacle course racer (OCR) died after being stabbed by an unknown assailant in...
Senator Loren Legarda has urged authorities to strictly implement the Clean Air Act after reports Metro Manila’s air quality had reached “very unhealthy” levels following New Year’s Day celebrations. “Excessive fireworks celebrations across Metro Manila pose lots of risks, not only...
The first sunrise on New Year's Day is seen near the site of a plane crash at Muan International Airport in Muan, South Korea, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. (Son Hyung-ju/Yonhap via AP) SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Grieving relatives of the victims of the South Korea plane crash gathered at...
The Philippine Embassy in Seoul has flown the Philippine flag at half-mast following the tragic incident that killed 179 of the 181 people aboard Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 that crashed over the weekend at the Muan International Airport. The Philippine flag is flown at half-mast in the...
The Philippine Air Force (PAF) officially retires its remaining units of the Bell AH-1S “Cobra” attack helicopter and North American Rockwell OV-10 “Bronco” multi-role attack aircraft in a ceremony at the Major Danilo Atienza Air Base in Sangley Point, Cavite City on Dec. 28, 2024. (Photo:...
