bicol1 Cebu Pacific (CEB) started domestic operations at the new Bicol International Airport (BIA) on Friday, Oct. 8, 2021, a day after the gateway's inauguration. BIA, which has a capacity of two million passengers per year, replaced the existing Legazpi Domestic Airport. CEB has been mounting...
It took a president from Mindanao to help finish the crown jewel of transportation in Bicol. President Rodrigo Duterte (center) gets a quick tour of the Bicol International Airport during the facility's inauguration on Oct. 7, 2021 (Screenshot from Facebook live) President Duterte led the...
bicol1 The P5-billion Bicol International Airport (BIA) in Daraga, Albay starts receiving commercial domestic flights this Thursday, Oct. 7, 2021, on schedule, and will be ready for international flights a month later. “Construction works for the BIA were delayed for 11 years. It went through 3...
The P20-B airport project is chosen as finalist in the Prix Versailles World Selection For the longest time, Filipinos are dreaming to have world-class airport that can compete with world renown terminals such as Hamad International Airport of Qatar, Changi Airport of Singapore, and Incheon...
San Miguel Corporation (SMC)'s P740-billion New Manila International Airport in Bulacan will be the first "pacesetter for green cities" in the country, addressing social and environmental concerns to be both sustainable and equitable, according to top urban planner Felino “Jun” Palafox Jr....
Sixteen more Filipinos have left Kabul via military flight and are now in the United Kingdom while 13 other repatriates who previously exited the Afghan capital are now in Oslo, Norway, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) confirmed Sunday. Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) The DFA also...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has disclosed that the Philippines attempted to make two evacuation flights for the remaining Filipinos in Afghanistan Wednesday night but were unsuccessful due to the cancellation of all commercial flights in Kabul. In a status update on Thursday, the DFA...
The Philippine Embassy in Islamabad has already advised the remaining Filipinos in Kabul to be ready to move “when the opportune time to leave arises” while coordination for a flight out of Afghanistan is being arranged, the Department of Foreign Affairs said Thursday. Scene at the Kabul...
Clark International Airport in Pampanga has been selected as a finalist for the prestigious international award Prix Versailles, which recognizes the best architecture and design projects in the world, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) announced. Clark International Airport (Photo from BCDA)...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Wednesday said it is working to secure the safe passage of Filipinos and making other forms of coordination as needed to overcome challenges posed by the “uncertain situation” following the takeover of Afghanistan by the Taliban. In a statement, the...
Transportation Secretary Arthur P. Tugade landed on the Bicol International Airport (BIA) in Daraga, Albay from Manila on Friday, July 30, ahead of its target completion in September this year. Tugade landed on the BIA runway on Friday morning aboard Gulfstream 150 to check the ongoing progress of...
The P5-bIllion, 25-years delayed Bicol International Airport (BAI) is on track for this year's opening and to prove it, Transportation Secretary Art Tugade will land on its runway today, July 30. The Department of Transportation (DOTr) last night stated he "intends to land on the airport whether it...
