Despite the war in Ukraine and travel restrictions in China, international demand for air travel continues to fuel the sector's strong recovery, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA) “With the lifting of many border restrictions, we are seeing the long-expected surge in...
Demand for global air cargo dropped and capacity contracted due to the effects of Omicron in Asia and the Russia–Ukraine war, according to the latest figures the International Air Transport Association (IATA) released last night (June 8). “Air cargo demand fell by 11.2 percent in April and...
BRAD, Globe Telecom Group's on-demand logistics business, is now gearing up to expand nationwide within the year. BRAD, established amid high demand for delivery services during the pandemic, is a shared services provider under the Asticom Group of Companies, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Globe...
Senator Imee Marcos said her mother, former First Lady Imelda Marcos, has denied receiving a demand letter from the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) asking her to settle the Marcos family’s supposed P203-billion estate tax liability. Nevertheless, the Marcos family’s lawyers are now...
media IATA: Omicron restrictions dampen demand By EMMIE V. ABADILLA Travel restrictions in the wake of the Omicron variant hampered recovery in both domestic and international air travel in the first month of 2022, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA)'s latest data. Total...
Overall travel demand strengthened in 2021 despite travel restrictions due to Omicron but it is far from normal in many parts of the world and the challenge for 2022 is to "normalize travel", according to International Air Transport Association (IATA) Director General Willie Walsh. media "Last...
While the ongoing COVID-19 crisis still affects the deployment of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), the current demand for sea-based workers is almost up to the pre-pandemic levels, the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) said. (Photo from Unsplash) OWWA Administrator Hans Leo Cacdac...
Grab-IFM Grab users can now send gifts on-demand to six Southeast Asian countries - the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore and Thailand with the platform’s new cross-border gifting capabilities. The new tech innovation extends Grab’s on-demand gifting capabilities beyond local...
Eligible employees who are doing on-site work in areas with sufficient supplies of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines will be required to get fully vaccinated starting Dec. 1, 2021, Malacañang announced. A health worker preparing the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine (NTF Against COVID-19)...
'The Great Christmas Cookie Bake-Off' The Great Christmas Cookie Bake-Off, a musical comedy written by Rick Hip-Flores, will stream on Broadway On Demand, as presented by Repertory Theater for Young Audiences, starting Nov. 12 up to Dec. 12. For director Joy Virata, she’s so happy and proud to be...
iata-2 Global air travel showed a "moderate" rebound in September versus August as domestic markets, China in particular, recovered, but international demand "slipped slightly". This was according to the latest data from the International Air Transport Association (IATA). “September’s...
With recovery in oil demand, the country’s total oil import bill in the first half this year significantly climbed by 55.9-percent to $4.795 billion from a leaner $3.075 billion in the same period in 2020. In a report released by the Department of Energy (DOE), it specified that one key factor...
