A device worth just P10,000 ended up causing P100 million in damages on New Year’s day when the operations of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) was paralyzed by a "trip" within its Communications, Navigation and Surveillance Systems for Air Traffic Management (CNS/ATM). (Noel...
The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) didn't set any timetable for the completion of the "forensic investigation" on the Communications, Navigation and Surveillance Systems for Air Traffic Management (CNS/ATM) of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA). NAIA This was...
It seems like Kathryn Bernardo and her family will soon be moving into their dream house. Just recently, the actress shared updates on the ongoing construction of the abode. There, she and her loved ones could be seen roaming around the soon-to-be-finished residence. "Final push! (flexed biceps and...
Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) General Manager Cesar Chiong offered his "sincere apology" on Tuesday, Jan. 10 to the thousands of passengers who were affected by the New Year flight cancellations at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA). The scene at the Ninoy Aquino...
Is there a "cartel" in the local onion industry? Onions in a Quezon City supermarket, and Marikina City 2nd district Rep. Stella Quimbo (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) This is the question Marikina City 2nd district Rep. Stella Quimbo wants answered in House Resolution (HR) No. 681, which she...
A measure pending before the House Committee on Local Government seeks to highlight the importance of the barangay as the basic political unit. Bataan 1st district Rep. Geraldine Roman (Facebook) Filed by Bataan 1st district Rep. Geraldine Roman, House Bill (HB) No.228 is the proposed Act to...
A Quezon City congressman is pursuing the enactment of a measure that would grant a fully paid, week-long bereavement leave to all employees in the event of an immediate family member’s death. (Jarl Schmidt/ Unsplash) For this purpose, Rep. Marvin Rillo of the city's 4th district penned and filed...
PEACE-MAKER Former Speaker of the House Jose C. De Venecia Jr. We joined the 1.36 billion Roman Catholics around the world in mourning the passing of the 95-year-old Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, who was laid to rest inside the Vatican City grounds three days ago. Considered as one of the greatest...
A neophyte congressman wants government officials who are allegedly involved in agricultural smuggling probed and subsequently punished if proven guilty. AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee (Facebook) "Kailangan ding imbestigahan at mapanagot ang mga nasa pamahalaan na may mga link sa...
WASHINGTON, United States -- Republican favorite Kevin McCarthy was named speaker of the US House of Representatives on Saturday as he quelled a fierce rebellion among his party's ranks that had paralyzed the lower chamber of Congress for days. McCarthy was always the frontrunner to lead the...
Militant congressmen are calling on the Committee on Agriculture and Food to conduct an inquiry, in aid of legislation, on what they described as the "potential overpricing and price manipulation of onions in the market". (Unsplash) Makabayan bloc members ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro,...
If San Jose del Monte City lone district Rep. Florida "Rida" Robes would have her way, she would ask the head of the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) to resign over the disastrous Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) power outage that pestered some 65,000 passengers. San Jose...