The Navotas City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (DRRMO) will begin soil-cover operations on Monday, April 13, to block oxygen and suppress the underground fire at the closed Navotas Sanitary Landfill Facility. The blaze remains contained but continues to smolder beneath the surface....
Filipinos will soon be able to fly directly from Manila to Chicago after the United States (US) government approved flag carrier Philippine Airlines’ (PAL) request to operate the new transpacific service. In a notice of action dated April 9, seen by Manila Bulletin, the US Department of...
The Manila City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Department is advising residents to wear face masks when going outside as a precautionary measure while air quality in the capital continues to be closely monitored. Based on the Air Quality Index (AQI) readings under the city’s Hinga...
Thick smoke from the ongoing fire at the Navotas Sanitary Landfill spread across parts of Metro Manila on Saturday, April 11, as the blaze continued to emit smoke and affected air quality in several areas. The fire, which broke out around 8 p.m. on April 10, continued to send smoke across multiple...
Flag carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) will soon mount direct flights to Chicago after Delta Air Lines Inc., the lone opposition to its proposed service, withdrew its appeal before the United States (US) government. Delta said in an April 3 regulatory filing, seen by Manila Bulletin, that it is...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the United States military launched expanded joint military exercises with ground and air drills unfolding simultaneously in Luzon in a major step in strengthening alliance readiness amid worsening tensions in the Middle East and, as an effect, the...
As the temperature starts to reach its peak, travelers’ wanderlust is also beginning to rise. While many are dreaming of vacations in cooler spots, for many travelers, the summer season calls for a fun day at the beach. And being an archipelago, the Philippines is blessed to have tropical havens...
Bagong Henerasyon (BH) Party-list Rep. Robert Nazal has filed a measure that would establish clear, enforceable rights for passengers—from booking to boarding, and from delays to claims for compensation. For this purpose, Nazal filed House Bill (HB) No. 245, or the proposed “Air Passengers Bill...
BEIJING (AP) — China’s flag carrier resumed direct flights between Beijing and North Korea’s capital of Pyongyang on Monday not long after the restoration of passenger train services between the capitals. The Air China flight was welcomed by the Chinese ambassador to North Korea, Wang Yajun,...
Residents in parts of Mindanao are advised to stay on alert as scattered rain showers and thunderstorms may trigger flash floods and landslides, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said Thursday, March 26. PAGASA weather specialist Loriedin de...
NEW YORK (AP) — A flight attendant still strapped in her seat survived being thrown from an Air Canada plane that collided with a fire truck at New York 's LaGuardia Airport, her daughter said Monday. It 's a "total miracle,” Sarah Lepine told Canadian news station TVA Nouvelles. She...
What was supposed to be a routine maritime domain awareness (MDA) flight turned into a high-stakes encounter when a Chinese military aircraft and warship challenged a Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) patrol plane at Bajo de Masinloc (Scarborough or Panatag Shoal) in the West Philippine Sea on...
