Senate President Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri on Thursday, January 12 questioned officials of the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) over their lack of security measures, particularly the absence of closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras in the areas that housed the supposed...
TACLOBAN CITY – Hundreds of families fled their homes and work and classes remain suspended in some areas in Eastern Visayas due to incessant rain and flood on Wednesday, Jan. 11. Eastern Samar Gov. Ben Evardone appealed to the Department of Agriculture to provide rice-certified seeds to...
Senator Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito on Tuesday, January 10 said officials who would be found responsible for the system glitch that hit the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) on New Year’s Day should be held accountable. Ejercito made the call ahead of the Senate Committee on Public...
Air travel recovery continues, according to the latest statistics of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) posted Monday, Jan. 9. “Traffic results in November reinforce that consumers are thoroughly enjoying the freedom to travel," said Willie Walsh, IATA’s Director General....
The Pasig City local government is intensifying its efforts in apprehending drivers who are using motor vehicles without license plates or conduction stickers in the city. Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto, issued on Jan. 3 Executive Order No. PCG-01 series of 2023, "reiterating the mandatory use of...
The Department of Public Works and Highways said on Saturday, Jan. 7, that clearing operations are under way on roads in Aurora affected by landslides triggered by heavy rains. According to the Aurora District Engineering Office, the Nueva Ecija-Aurora Road is one lane passable in the following...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. apologized to passengers affected by the air traffic system outage at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) on New Year's day. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. inspects the Terminal 3 of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport five days...
BACOLOD CITY – Crimes and traffic accidents here slightly decreased in 2022. The Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) reported that there were only 1360 accidents in the year just past, 79 lesser than 1439 incidents recorded in 2021. For peace and order, a total of 1,079 crime incidents were...
Senator Joseph Victor ”JV” Ejercito on Thursday, January 5 expressed his disappointment at the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines’ (CAAP) failure to back up the air traffic management system (ATMS) of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) despite being granted sufficient...
CAMP PRESIDENT QUIRINO, Ilocos Sur – A 25-year-old laborer and a 24-year-old man died in motorcycle accidents in San Juan, this province, on Monday, Jan. 2. Police said Muhammad Rakim, 24, died while his back rider, Christian Kim Vaquilar, 20, was injured when the motorcycle they were riding...
PUGO, La Union – Three persons died while five others were injured in a provincial bus crash at the intersection of the Aspiras Highway in Barangay Cares here on Tuesday, Jan. 3. THREE persons died while five others were injured in a bus crash in Barangay Cares, Pugo, La Union on Tuesday,...
The Communication, Navigation and Surveillance for Air Traffic Management (CNS/ATM) system at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) was disabled by a power outage at around 9:50 a.m. on New Year’s Day, Jan. 1, triggering the cancellation of some 300 flights affecting around 56,000...
