LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – Two members of the New People's Army (NPA) were killed in an encounter in Purok 6, Barangay Bascaran, Daraga, Albay, three kilometers away from Bicol International Airport (BIA) on Tuesday afternoon, October 3. Police identified the slain rebels as Rizaldy Perdigon, alias...
Philippine Air Force Cessna 208B EX Grand Caravan (File photo by PAF) A Philippine Air Force (PAF) surveillance aircraft made an emergency landing in Cebu on Wednesday, Oct. 4, after encountering an engine problem. A PAF Cessna 208B EX Grand Caravan experienced an engine fire shortly after take off...
At least 11 flights were affected by what airport authorities described as a bomb joke at the Bicol International Airport(BIA) in Albay on Monday morning, Oct. 2. Eric Apolonio, spokesperson of the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP), said a bomb joke was made by one of the...
Twelve flights were affected by a bomb threat at the Bicol International Airport (BIA) on Monday, October 2, the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) reported. Cebu Pacific (CEB) flight 5J 326, with 130 passengers, failed to take off at 10:45 a.m. after it requested security...
Victoria International Container Terminal (VICT), a subsidiary of billionaire Enrique K. Razon Jr.'s International Terminal Services Inc. (ICTSI) in Australia, will soon be handling the largest boxships to arrive in Australia after the recent delivery of two new ship-to-shore (STS)...
BUTUAN CITY – Preparations are underway for the 2023 Siargao International Surfing Tournament, dubbed as the most exciting and thrilling sea sporting event of the year, at Cloud 9 in the country’s surfing capital, General Luna, Siargao Island, Surigao del Norte, from October 25 to 31. General...
Happy International Coffee Day, fellow coffee lovers! It was back in October 2015 when the International Coffee Organization in Milan first launched this celebration. Since then, coffee addicts worldwide have been commemorating this special day. Some enjoy their cup of coffee black and cold, while...
Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo on Thursday, Sept. 28, called for the “responsible use of our oceans” and the implementation of sustainable practices to fight avoid maritime pollution and environmental degradation. A pod of dolphins in the seas off Cateel town in Davao Oriental. (Photo...
Sen. Grace Poe said she believes that the next person to lead the Office for Transportation Security (OTS) should have an immense political will to overhaul the agency. She issued the statement on Wednesday, Sept. 27 after the courtesy resignation of OTS Administrator Undersecretary Ma. O Aplasca...
International Container Terminal Services Inc.’s (ICTSI) Ecuadorian business unit Contecon Guayaquil S.A. (CGSA) has handled 135 million tons of cargo since starting operations at the Port of Guayaquil 16 years ago. The milestone was recently marked by CGSA which operates the Libertador Simon...
Department of Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista (Courtesy of DOTr) The Philippines is seeking for a re-election in the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Council to further advance and protect the country's marine industry, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) said Wednesday, Sept....
The government of Denmark will be actively helping the renewable energy (RE) sector of the Philippines for the upskilling and reskilling of at least 50,000 Filipino workers who can then be employed not just domestically but also for overseas energy markets; and that is in line with the greater goal...
