ILOILO CITY – Construction is set to begin for the country’s largest desalination plant in Metro Iloilo. BUSINESSMAN Manny Pangilinan graces the groundbreaking of the country’s biggest desalination plant in Iloilo City on Friday, Feb. 21. (Tara Yap) Secretary Jonvic Remulla of...
Cebu Pacific, the country’s leading budget carrier, is set to launch direct flights between Cebu and Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam in April. In a statement on Thursday, Feb. 20, Cebu Pacific said flights will begin on April 7 and shall be available thrice a week—every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday....
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) announced on Saturday, Feb. 15, that the implementation of cashless toll collection on major tollways in Luzon will start next month, specifically on March 15. Citing information from the Toll Regulatory Board (TRB), the DOTr said this means that all...
Cebu Pacific logged a 33.4 percent growth in its passenger traffic for the first month of 2025, powered by strong demand over the New Year holiday season. In a statement on Friday, Feb. 14, the budget carrier said it carried 2.6 million passengers with seat capacity soaring by 31.2 percent due to...
Budget carrier Cebu Pacific is set to launch direct flights between Iloilo and Bangkok, Thailand next month, with a ₱1 one-way base fare available for booking this week. In a statement, Cebu Pacific said its flights will begin on March 31 and shall be available three times a week—Monday,...
The Ayala Group continues to dispose of non-core businesses with the sale of its telehealth provider KonsultaMD to Metro Pacific Health Tech Corporation (mWell) so it can better focus on more promising endeavors. The move comes after the sale of a portion of its stake in GCash to Mitsubishi and the...
Some say the perfect test for knowing how compatible you are with your partner is to travel long distances with them. By traveling, you get a feel of how their personality can be the longer you spend time with them. You also get to make new memories by forming special bonds in all the adventures...
The Philippines and Canada are in the final stages of negotiations for the Status of Visiting Forces Agreement (SoVFA), a pact that will allow them to send troops to each other’s soil, the Canadian Embassy in Manila said. Canadian Ambassador to the Philippines David Hartman (Photo from...
The port visit of the Royal Canadian Navy’s His Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) Ottawa to Manila was proof of the strength of the Philippines’ and Canada’s ties and demonstrated Canada’s commitment to regional security and the rule of law in the Indo-Pacific region. HMCS Ottawa...
Budget carrier Cebu Pacific flew over 5.6 million passengers to and from Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA) in 2024, accounting for nearly 50 percent of the airport’s total passenger traffic. MCIA saw 11.3 million passengers in 2024, a 13 percent markup from the previous year’s 10.03...
Metro Pacific Investments Corporation’s (MPIC) digital healthcare arm mWell is pioneering the use of drones for the delivery of medicine in Southeast Asia in order to reach hard-to-access areas in the Philippines. In a statement, the firm said the service is designed to complement the...
The Philippines and the United Kingdom are working to conclude new agreements in maritime, defense, and trade, among others, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Undersecretary for Bilateral Relations and ASEAN Affairs Ma. Theresa Lazaro said. UK Foreign Office Minister for the Indo-Pacific...
