ILOILO CITY – The monkeypox outbreak is hindering the planned resumption of international flights at the Iloilo Airport. INBOUND passengers arrive at the Iloilo Airport. (Tara Yap) “We have to wait. The monkeypox is a new development,” said Iloilo Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. The threat of...
The United States Transport Security Administration (TSA) paid Philippine airport authorities a courtesy call Thursday, August 11, as it began a seven-day joint security assessment of airlines with flights to Washington and Manila airports. (Photo courtesy of Manila International Airport Authority)...
ZAMBOANGA CITY- Some P3.4-million worth of illegal drugs were intercepted at the Zamboanga International Airport (ZIA) by airport authorities on Monday, August 8. A K-9 dog reportedly sat on the package at the cargo section upon inspection, prompting agents from the Philippine Drug Enforcement...
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is not on a “veto spree” after he rejected five bills that were supposed to lapse into laws since he took over as the country’s chief executive last June 30, Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles said on Wednesday, Aug. 3. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. delivers...
T’way Air and Royal Air Philippines are resuming their flights from Clark International Airport (CRK) to Busan and Incheon, South Korea, this week. CRK Starting today, Thursday, July 28, Royal Air will resume its RW 307 and RW 308 flights to Busan. The flights are on Thursdays and Sundays....
CEBU CITY – A 27-year-old man was arrested after a pack of suspected shabu was discovered in his possession at the Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA) Monday, July 25. The suspect, Vincent Obong, was supposed to board a Leyte-bound aircraft when airport personnel caught him at Terminal...
LOAKAN Airport runway. BAGUIO CITY – Mayor Benjamin Magalong is keen on the reopening of the Loakan Airport here as an all-weather commercial airport after the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) and the Department of Transportation (DOTr) informed him that funding for its...
Opposition Senator Risa Hontiveros on Thursday, July 7 thumbed down proposals to rename the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), as the terminal was named after a democracy icon to remind the Filipinos of the 1986 People Power Revolution. “Hindi na kailangang palitan ang pangalan ng NAIA...
Malacañang is not keen on making any comments on the proposal to rename the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) as the bill suggesting such a move is still in its early stages. The Ninoy Aquino International Airport, the country’s main gateway. (Photo from PNA) Communications Secretary...
Malacañang stood by the decision of President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. to veto House Bill 7575, saying the Chief Executive's move was within the bounds of the Constitution. Communications Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles (RTVM Screenshot) Communications Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles said...
Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno said the proposed Bulacan Airport City Special Economic Zone and Freeport had carried substantial fiscal risks to the government. In an interview with ANC on Wednesday, July 6, Diokno affirmed former Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III’s call to the...
ILOILO CITY — With the exception of those going to Boracay Island, inbound travelers to any other part of Aklan no longer need to present a quick response (QR) code to gain entry. “The QR code requirment for all returning Aklanons and travellers is hereby lifted,” said newly installed Aklan...
