The progress rate of building the P5-bIllion Bicol International Airport (BIA), the completion of which had been reset from 2016 to 2020, is now at 72.2 per cent. The BIA project started in 1996 (pre-feasibility study) and the government issued the Notice to Proceed in July, 2009. It was supposed...
An airport is just that, a place to pass through to go to a plane that would take us to our intended destinations. But with travel far from being normal, we are excited with any travel-related updates, especially with the announcement from the Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) and the...
San Miguel Corporation (SMC) will commence building its P740-billion Manila International Airport project in Bulacan in the first quarter of 2021. The conglomerate has awarded the US$1.73-billion contract for land development works of the airport to Dutch firm Royal Boskalis Westminster...
The Airports Council International (ACI) has accredited the Clark International Airport (CRK) as a safe and secure place for the traveling public. The CRK was the first airport in the Philippines to receive the global accreditation. The ACI Airport Health Accreditation Programme is an initiative of...
The Clark International Airport (CRK) expansion has been completed end-September, ahead of its original October target completion date. Its new Passenger Terminal Building (PTB) starts commercial operations on January 2021. Once operational, its passenger capacity will triple from the current 4.2...
The government is fast-tracking the upgrade of the P14 Billion Zamboanga International Airport (ZIA) and has rehabilitated 93.25 percent of its Passenger Terminal Building (PTB), the Department of Transportation (DOTr) today reported. Mindanao's third busiest airport covers a total land area of 270...
FedEx Express, a subsidiary of the world’s leading logistics company FedEx Corp., on Tuesday unveiled its $30 million gateway facility in Clark, 11 years after it abandoned its regional hub in Subic Freeport for China. The unveiling of its latest investment marked the company’s 36th year of...
San Miguel Corporation (SMC) has launched its free livelihood and skills training program for Bulacan residents in cooperation with the Technical Education Skills and Development Authority (TESDA). This is in preparation for the construction of the diversified conglomerate’s P734 billion Manila...
Kathryn Bernardo badly misses home. Because of travel restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as her heavy workload, she has not been able to go home to her beloved Cabanatuan since the start of the lockdowns. “Nitong past few months nung start ng lockdown, hindi na talaga ako...
San Miguel Corporation (SMC) assured that the design for its Bulacan international airport project includes measures to deal with risks such as flooding as was raised during the Senate hearing on the proposed franchise for the facility. SMC president and COO Ramon S. Ang “We would like to assure...
San Miguel Corporation (SMC) is investing in massive dredging of garbage to contribute to Metro Manila’s flood mitigation efforts ahead of the construction of its P734-billion Manila International Airport, which is feared to worsen Bulacan’s flood woes. SMC president and chief operating officer...
Kapuso actress Sanya Lopez has said that she is growing accustomed to the new normal. “Hindi pa rin ako gaanong nakakalabas dahil puro work from home lang ang ginagawa ko na binibigay sa akin ng GMA and endorsements. If I may count it mga three times lang akong nakalabas, yung nagtaping ako for...