Clark International Airport's city check-in facility at SM City Clark (LIPAD photo) Passengers departing from Clark International Airport can opt to complete their check-in process at nearby SM City Clark beginning next month. Luzon International Premier Airport Development (LIPAD), the Clark...
Mindanao Container Terminal (MCT), a business unit of Razon-led International Container Terminal Services Inc. (ICTSI), has shifted its operations during daylight hours to solar power. The MCT, a key gateway in Northern Mindanao, started sourcing solar power on Feb. 14 under a retail supply...
Two Bureau of Customs (BOC) operations in the Bicol region led to the seizure of unmarked fuel and a tank truck worth over ₱3.2 million, allegedly involved in illegal sales. According to the BOC, the crackdown recovered nearly 31,000 liters of fuel and a fuel truck under the government’s Fuel...
New inter-terminal shuttle buses were deployed at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), as the country’s primary gateway moves to improve passenger mobility in anticipation of stronger air travel demand. The airport’s private operator New NAIA Infra Corp. (NNIC) announced on Monday, Feb....
Cebu Pacific, the country’s leading budget carrier, is set to launch direct flights between Cebu and Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam in April. In a statement on Thursday, Feb. 20, Cebu Pacific said flights will begin on April 7 and shall be available thrice a week—every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday....
LYON, France (AP) — Just five years before the opening ceremony, French organizers of the 2030 Winter Games put on a united front Tuesday, Feb. 18, to unveil the team given the tightest schedule of any modern Olympics. Head of 2030 Olympic Winter Games, Edgar Grospiron, delivers a speech during a...
The US dollar's strength is expected to linger for the rest of the year, potentially hiking borrowing costs for emerging markets like the Philippines, according to the Washington-based Institute of International Finance (IIF). "A strong US dollar will be a key feature of 2025 and beyond. While...
2025 MB Newsmakers of the Year honorees Aira Villegas and Nesthy Petecio at the awarding ceremony with MB Executive Editor Pinky Colmenares (left), ICTSI Executive Director Filip Laurena, and ICTSI Foundation Program Operations Manager Francis J. Algernon Bartolome. International Container Terminal...
A statue depicting the late Syrian President Hafez Assad is seen on the top of a mount in Dayr Atiyah, Syria, Jan. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed, File) BERLIN (AP) — Many countries had their worst showing in more than a decade in an index released Tuesday that serves as a barometer of...
State-run Clark International Airport Corp. (CIAC) is expected to unveil the country’s highest air traffic control (ATC) tower in the Philippines by the second quarter of the year. CIAC, which oversees prime government land surrounding the Clark International Airport, envisions the 18-story tower...
Campaigning for those running for senator and party-list group representatives officially begins Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025. In preparation for the posting of election materials, Comelec Chairman George Erwin Garcia stressed the need to adhere to the usage of common poster areas. He also emphasized the...
Budget carrier Cebu Pacific flew over 5.6 million passengers to and from Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA) in 2024, accounting for nearly 50 percent of the airport’s total passenger traffic. MCIA saw 11.3 million passengers in 2024, a 13 percent markup from the previous year’s 10.03...
