The Philippines ranked 79th out of 134 countries in IQAir’s 2023 World Air Quality Report, reaching a 13.5 micrograms per cubic meter (μg/m³) average of PM2.5. PM2.5 concentration indicates the amount of fine particulate matter suspended in the air up to 2.5 microns in diameter. It's...
(Noel B. Pabalate/Manila Bulletin) The intense heat is breaking records. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) on Saturday afternoon, April 27 logged the highest air temperature ever recorded in Metro Manila. Based on PAGASA’s monitoring, a...
AirAsia Philippines is implementing measures to cushion the effect of Fuel Surcharge and still make travel affordable and enjoyable especially during the final month of summer. For the past three consecutive months, Fuel Surcharge has remained at a high of Level 6 which adds PHP185 to PHP665 for...
A total of 700 personnel from the Philippine Air Force (PAF) and United States Air Force (USAF) joined forces to train under the first leg of the Cope Thunder-Philippines 2024 (CT PH 24-1) at the Basa Air Base in Floridablanca, Pampanga on Monday, April 8. The bilateral military exercise aims...
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said the maximum air temperature in Metro Manila reached 34°C on Monday, March 25. Pixabay PAGASA said key areas in the country including Baguio City may have an actual air temperature of...
When you wake up, do you feel sweaty? Or after a bath, do you feel hot? You might have checked the temperature on television or your phone and saw it was 36 degrees Celsius (°C)—that's just the "actual air temperature." The "heat index," on the other hand, will show that it is hotter...
Philippine Air Force (PAF) FA-50PH light fighters and Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) T-50B aircraft demonstrators participate in a friendship flight during the opening day of the Black EAgles Airshow and Friendship Flight at the Clark Air Base in Mabalacat City, Pampanga on March 3, 2024. The...
Pilots from the Republic of Korea Air Force's (ROKAF) 53rd Air Demonstration Group (Black Eagles) fly eight KAI T-50B Golden Eagle aircraft and perform acrobatic stunts during an airshow at Basa Airbase in Floridablanca, Pampanga on August 15, 2022. (Photo by Philippine Air Force) Supersonic jets...
FA-50 light fighter jets of the Philippine Air Force fly with a B-52H bomber aircraft of the United States Pacific Air Force for its first ever combined air patrol over the West Philippine Sea on February 19, 2024. (Photo by PAF) The Philippines, through the National Security Council (NSC),...
FA-50 light fighter jets of the Philippine Air Force fly with a B-52H bomber aircraft of the United States Pacific Air Force for its first ever combined air patrol over the West Philippine Sea on February 19, 2024. (Photo by PAF) Three FA-50 light jet fighters of the Philippine Air Force (PAF) and...
A water cannon salute is given to the Philippine Air Force's newest acquisition, a C-130H tactical transport aircraft, during its arrival at Clark Air Base in Mabalacat City, Pampanga on February 19, 2024. (Photo by PAF) The Philippine Air Force (PAF) welcomed its newest C-130H tactical transport...
Expect an improved travel experience at the country’s main airport, as the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said the private-sector-led rehabilitation will lead to reduced wait times and fewer flight delays. NEDA Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan said the launch of the P170.6...
