Global air passenger traffic continues to recover as the effect of the Ukraine conflict remains limited and Omicron-related impact on travel is confined largely to Asian domestic markets, according to the latest International Air Transport Association (IATA) data. Asia-Pacific accounts for 27.6...
The Department of Finance (DOF) wants large foreign digital service providers (DSP) to remit to the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) the value-added tax (VAT) in transactions that go through their platforms. Finance Director Euvimil Nina R. Asuncion said the DOF supports House Bill (HB) No. 7425...
ILOILO CITY -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD-6) has once again clarified that politicians in Western Visayas region cannot remove beneficiaries from any of its programs. A family in Anini-y town, Antique province is benefitting from the government’s Pantawid Pamilyang...
Air travel posted a strong rebound in February 2022 as the impact of the Covid-19 variant Omicron moderated outside of Asia, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced Wednesday night, April 6. media On the other hand, the war in Ukraine, which began February 24, did not have any...
A total of 2,583 Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) personnel were promoted to various posts on Wednesday, March 23. BJMP chief Jail Director Allan Iral administered the simultaneous oath-taking of the 2,528 Jail Non-Officer Rank (JNOR) and 55 BJMP Jail Officer Rank (JOR) through...
The International Air Transport Association(IATA), in a statement on Thursday, March 17, welcomed the world's increasing momentum towards re-opening of borders and easing of travel restrictions as Covid-19 moves into the endemic phase - although Asia lags behind. An IATA survey of travel...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government-Cordillera Administrative Region (DILG-CAR) urged its local government units (LGUs) to reactivate their respective Local Price Coordinating Council (LPCC) to prevent any businessmen from taking advantage of the oil price hikes to the prices of...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government-Cordillera Administrative (DILG-CAR) warned the public and local government units (LGUs) on Monday, March 14 against groups posing as accredited organizations by the department to collect fees. "The department has never allowed or granted...
media IATA: Omicron restrictions dampen demand By EMMIE V. ABADILLA Travel restrictions in the wake of the Omicron variant hampered recovery in both domestic and international air travel in the first month of 2022, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA)'s latest data. Total...
QU Dongyu U.N. Director-General The current nutrition situation in Asia and the Pacific is difficult in many areas across the region. About 40 percent of its inhabitants cannot afford a healthy diet, and in some areas the fight against hunger has seen reversals rather than advances. Progress toward...
69529 The safety performance of commercial airlines showed "strong improvement in several areas", with zero fatal accidents last year and no runway or taxiway excursion accidents, for the first time in at least 15 years. This was according to the just- released 2021 report of the International Air...
69304 Air traveler numbers will reach four billion in 2024 (counting multi-sector connecting trips as one passenger), up 103 percent over 2019 pre-COVID-19 levels, simply because "people want to travel", according to latest projections from the International Air Transport Association (IATA). "There...
