Pockets of attacks during her 10-year stay in Israel seemed to be normal for caregiver Jesyl Lucas but when hundreds of Hamas gunmen were able to penetrate on Oct. 7, that was the sign for her to go home. “War has been part of the history of Israel but this was the first time that there were...
The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) is expecting the arrival of 64 overseas Filipino workers from Israel this week as part of the government repatriation amid the ongoing conflict in the Middle East country. DMW officer-in-charge Undersecretary Hans Leo Cacdac said the first batch is expected...
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) has issued a reminder to departing international passengers to check in at least 3 hours prior to their flight. *(File photo) * BI Commissioner Norman Tansingco issued the reminder in response to a viral complaint from a male passenger who claimed that he missed his...
Some 30 Filipinos awaiting repatriation to the Philippines are currently stuck at the Port of Sudan as flights became unavailable due to the Hajj pilgrimage, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Thursday, July 13. Foreign Affairs Assistant Secretary Paul Cortes (right) talks about the...
Senators on Wednesday, June 21 called for a tougher policy on air passengers rights to address the abuses, cancellations and delays in flights besetting travelers. Sen. Maria Lourdes Nancy Binay (Senate PRIB Photo) The call was raised during the Senate Committee on...
The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) announced on Friday, May 5, that the corrective maintenance activity to fix the country's air traffic system be shortened. (Photo: CAAP) After a series of process reviews and simulations, the maintenance activity for the Air Traffic Management...
The Philippine government has started the evacuation of Filipinos stranded in Sudan amid clashes between its military and paramilitary forces. Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) spokesperson Ma. Teresita Daza said that 50 Filipinos joined the first batch of individuals who were pulled out from...
Three Filipinos have already been evacuated from Sudan and over a hundred will follow after internal clashes among its troops erupted, an official of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Monday, April 24. DFA Undersecretary Eduardo Jose de Vega said three female Filipinos already left the...
Eighteen distressed Filipino workers from Lebanon were repatriated last week by the Philippine Embassy in Lebanon, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Monday, April 3. In a statement through the DFA, the embassy reported that it sent home 18 distressed Filipino workers on March 29 and...
AirAsia Philippines this Wednesday, Feb. 1, opened its Tokyo via Narita route, with an 84 percent load factor on its maiden flight. The flight took off from the NAIA Terminal 3 at 4:15 am and arrived at Narita International Airport at 9:45 am (Japan Standard Time). Its return flight departed Narita...
House Committee on Transportation Chairman Antipolo City 2nd district Rep. Romeo Acop couldn't help but think of worst-case scenarios involving the aviation sector after experts failed to categorically rule out cyber attack as a possible cause of the Jan. 1 Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA)...
Ten flight attendants of the Philippine Airlines (PAL) are now in hot water after they allegedly tried to sneak onions and fruits on their way back to the country from a Middle East flight. In a statement, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) said the agricultural products were found inside the luggage of...
