Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) Chairman Butch Ramirez and weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz during the 2019 Southeast Asian Games here. (PSC Instagram) The cash incentives continue to come to Hidilyn Diaz's way. The 30-year-old weightlifter is set to receive an additional P5 million from the Philippine...
Philippine Airlines (PAL) now flies to alternate gateways, like Subic, Laoag and Davao, to bring home more Overseas Filipino Workers ( OFWs) and skirt imposed limits on arrivals at the Manila airport. The government continues to limit arrivals at Manila to 2,000 passengers per day, shared among...
The State of Hawaii has accredited Philippine Airlines (PAL) as a Trusted Testing and Travel Partner under its Safe Travel quarantine reduction program, the first Asian carrier under its list. This means that Hawaii-bound travelers flying on PAL are now exempted from arrival quarantine requirements...
In compliance with restrictions imposed by Saudi Arabia, Philippine Airlines (PAL) canceled its flights between Manila, Riyadh and Damman from today, July 9, to Tuesday next week, July 13. "These cancellations are beyond PAL's control and are most regrettable because they prevent us from serving...
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) last night (July 8) announced the launch of a global Mobility Aids Action Group, the first of its kind, to improve the transport of mobility aids, including wheelchairs, for travelers with disabilities. Globally, over 1 billion people, or 15...
The Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) has ordered the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) and the Bureau of Customs (BOC) to refund to the Philippine Airlines (PAL) the more than P402 million in specific taxes that it paid in protest for importing aviation gas. (Photo from PAL Facebook page) The court en...
The government has facilitated the repatriation of more than 300 distressed Filipinos from Saudi Arabia amid the adverse impact of the raging pandemic. President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/Malacañang) According to the Palace, the latest batch of 347 repatriates will each be given P10,000 in cash...
The Department of Finance (DOF) assured that the national government will to assist local airliners reeling from the prolonged coronavirus pandemic. Amid mounting financial losses of airlines due to COVID-19 headwinds, Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III said that two state-run lenders have...
PAL Holdings Inc. (PHI) Thursday, (June 17) reported a net comprehensive loss of P73 billion on total revenues of P55.3 billion and total expenses of P81.8 billion for the 2020 calendar year. PAL Holdings managed to reduce its expenses by 46 percent versus 2019. However, this was offset by a 64...
There’s a looming issue brewing between our flag carrier, Philippine Airlines (PAL), and the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). The issue revolves around the unilateral step taken by LAX to transfer the PAL flights to the newly built Midfield Satellite Concourse (MSC) of the Tom Bradley...
The Filipino - American community appealed to the Los Angeles (LA) City Council to intervene in LAWA (Los Angeles Worlds Airport)'s move to transfer the Philippine Airlines (PAL) Gates from the main terminal of LA International Airport (LAX) to the Midfield Satellite Concourse, at least 20 minutes...
An expired reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test prevented a Canadian national from boarding his scheduled Korean Airlines flight on Sunday night, May 30 at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 1. 'CUFF ME--Jim Robert offers to get handcuffed after creating a...
