69169 Even before the government lowered alert levels, AirAsia Philippines already recorded 145,978 seats sold for travels from March 1 to 31, 2022 alone, up 131 percent from the same period last year. “We attribute this significant increase to revenge traveling with relaxed travel protocols...
The Filipinas Heritage Library is conducting an online session about the impact of World War II on local cinema In the latest instalment of “Liberation Talks,” webinars by Filipinas Heritage Library (FHL), independent filmmaker and UP professor Nick Deocampo will discuss the legacies left...
The Muntinlupa City government inaugurated on Tuesday, March 1, its world-class Muntinlupa Aquatic Center which has an Olympic-size swimming pool that can host competitions. Muntinlupa celebrates its 27th cityhood anniversary on March 1 and the inauguration of the Aquatic Center was one of the...
CEB expands international network By EMMIE V. ABADILLA 66215 Cebu Pacific (CEB) has resumed its thrice weekly flights to Bangkok, plus weekly flights to Fukuoka and Jakarta, after the government eased arrival quarantine restrictions and reopened borders for tourists this February. Next month, CEB...
Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo on Monday, Feb. 14, recognized the contributions and “color” given by the LGBTQIA+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender/Transsexual, Queer/Questioning, Intersex, Asexual/Allies, Nonbinary/Genderqueer+) community to her presidential campaign....
The Civil Service Commission (CSC) reminded on Friday, Nov. 5, registered examinees of the March 15, 2020 Career Service Examination-Pen and Paper Test to claim their refund. The exam last year in March was cancelled due to the onset of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic and that examinees...
The registered examinees of the cancelled March 15, 2020 Career Service Examination-Pen and Paper Test (CSE-PPT) in the National Capital Region (NCR) have until October 31 to file their Request for Refund Form (RRF), and that the payout will be conducted until Dec. 31 this year. Civil Service...
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año urged protesters Monday, July 26, to follow health protocols after hundreds of them were seen violating the rules on coronavirus safety during the conduct of their rally on Monday morning, July 26. “Ang guideline ko ay...
We asked Filipino advocates and action leaders from the LGBTQIA+ Community on what they are marching for this Pride Month #SulongVAKLASH! June 26, 1994 was a historic day for the LGBTQIA+ community in the Philippines. It was the time when members of the community came out of the shadows of...
Global travel remains largely shutdown although domestic demand is perking up, according to latest statistics from the International Air Transport Association (IATA). Passenger traffic fell in March 2021 compared to pre-COVID levels (March 2019) but rose versus the immediate month prior (February...
FDA grants EUA to six COVID-19 vaccines By LESLIE ANN G. AQUINO & JHON ALDRIN CASINAS ON THE JAB COVID-19 vaccination of senior citizens residing in Barangay San Antonio and Barangay Ugong, Pasig at The Medical City (TMC) Ortigas (Photo by Kevin Tristan Espiritu) The Philippines,...
The Philippine’s fixed broadband average download speed continued to improve as of March 2021, according to the latest Ookla Speedtest Global Index report. The country registered a 7.79 Mbps or 20.25 percent increase in speed from the recorded 38.46 Mbps on February, jumping to 46.25...
