The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) urged the persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) to register for next year’s Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections (BSKE). BJMP Director Allan Iral made the call as the voter registration resumes on Dec. 12 after the previously scheduled BSKE...
Roman Catholics will commemorate on Saturday, Dec. 3, the memory of Saint Francis Xavier (San Francisco Javier), the patron saint of foreign missions and co-founder with Saint Ignatius de Loyola of the Society of Jesus (Jesuit Order). St. Francis Xavier (Catholic Online) Novaliches Bishop Roberto...
Philippine Airlines (PAL) is moving its flights to and from Canada, USA (including Guam) and the Middle East to Terminal 1 of Manila’s Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), effective December 1, 2022. The move is in line with operational requirements in preparation for the busy holiday...
The conduct of the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections set on Dec. 5 this year appears to be still in limbo. This, after Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benhur Abalos gave no categorical answer if the said polls will proceed as scheduled or not. He...
By EMMIE V. Abadilla As the air cargo business boomed and passenger traffic gradually improved, the pressure on the global airline industry’s operating profitability eased in the third quarter of last year, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA)'s December 2021 to January...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) urged Filipinos to emulate Dr. Jose Rizal and practice self-discipline especially in times of great danger and challenges as the country observed the 125th year martyrdom of the national hero on Thursday, December 30. Secretary Eduardo Año...
Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) spokesperson Noel Ferrer insists the yearly shindig is doing relatively well despite reports of supposed low turnout during its opening day. Taking to Facebook, Noel cited cinema operators as stating the Dec. 25 opening of the festival has been their highest...
CALAX-SUBS5-SILANG-4 MPCALA Holdings Inc., (MHI) has activated its "Oplan Biyaheng Ayos" in its Cavite-Laguna Expressway (CALAX) as it expects 10 percent traffic surge from December 23, 2021 to January 4, 2022. The toll road operator placed CALAX's operation on heightened alert status to guarantee...
PSX_20211129_155428 To cope with the holiday travel surge, Philippine Airlines (PAL) expands its domestic services further by tripling daily flights between Manila and Iloilo and mounting sixteen weekly flights between Manila and Bacolod starting December 16, 2021. PAL will also operate four...
PSX_20211129_155455 Philippine Airlines (PAL) is boosting flights across its domestic route network this month to cater to increasing demand. PAL Spokesperson Cielo Villaluna told Manila Bulletin that in Luzon, the flag carrier is gradually reopening flights its Basco service via four flights this...
Malacañang is yet to make official the declaration of Nov. 29, 2021 and Dec. 1, 2021 as special working days ahead of a planned three-day nationwide vaccination drive. (Ali Vicoy/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) Despite this, Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles found it best to explain to Filipinos how...
PAL-Aircraft_316x210px-1 The opening of more domestic gateways and increases in arrival limits for Manila will enable Philippine Airlines (PAL) to add more international flights starting this month, leading up to the peak holiday season. Transport authorities have raised the cap for Manila arrivals...