CAMP LT. ROSAURO TODA JR., City of Ilagan, Isabela – Police in this province are on heightened alert to ensure the safety and security of the people this Holy Week. Isabela police chief Police Col. Lee Allen B. Bauding said police presence has been intensified in churches, parks, malls,...
Clark International Airport (CIA) will soon welcome the expansion of United Parcel Service, Inc. (UPS), making Clark a premier logistics hub for global brands. The Luzon International Premiere Airport Development Corp. (LIPAD) recently signed a partnership agreement to upgrade UPS’ operations in...
DAVAO CITY – The Bureau of Immigration opened its first anti-fraud section laboratory in Mindanao at the Davao International Airport here on Thursday, March 21. AN immigration officer demonstrates the Video Spectral Comparator to Bureau of Immigration Commissioner Norman Tansingco and...
The Department of Finance (DOF) is now supporting the creation of the Bulacan Special Economic Zone and Freeport (BuZ) next to the new airport being built by San Miguel Corp. (SMC). Finance Secretary Ralph G. Recto told Manila Bulletin that he sees no drawbacks in Senate Bill No. 2572, aiming to...
Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) House Speaker Martin Romualdez expressed optimism Monday, March 18 for what he called "a new era of progress and efficiency" for the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA). Romualdez, Leyte's...
Finance Secretary Ralph G. Recto assured that the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) will finally offer world-class service following the signing of a concession agreement for the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) project. “Our people must receive full VIP airport treatment—no hassles, no...
President Marcos welcomed the signing of the concession agreement for the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Public-Private Partnership (PPP), saying the long overdue rehabilitation of the country's main gateway not only contributes to the government's coffers but to the comfort of its...
In the urban landscape of Metro Manila, where available land is increasingly scarce, the Department of Finance is suggesting the development of new modern business districts on two large state-owned lands that could replicate the success of Bonifacio Global City (BGC). Finance Secretary Ralph G....
To address the government's growing debt, Finance Secretary Ralph G. Recto suggested the possibility of selling the land currently housing the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) in Parañaque City. Recto estimated that leveraging the 600-hectare NAIA property, equivalent to six million...
CEBU CITY – A Japanese was arrested for allegedly committing lewd acts inside an airplane bound for Cebu. The incident happened inside an aircraft from Manila on Thursday, March 8, said Police Lt. Col. Christian Torres, spokesperson of the Lapu-Lapu City Police Office. The complainant was a...
The Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) has pitched eight Clark development projects to US companies in a bid to attract investments and elevate the Philippines as a top investment hotspot. In a statement, Delfin N. Lorenzana, BCDA chairman, said that he presented projects valued at...
Police arrested a 63-year-old Swiss man for allegedly cracking a bomb joke at the Siargao Domestic Airport on Tuesday, March 5. The suspect, Pet, who was about to leave the island after a vacation, uttered a bomb joke twice while at the airport in Barangay Sayak, Del Carmen, Surigao del Norte. He...