MANILA — Air passengers should expect more flights to be affected on Nov. 15-20, as arriving flights will be reduced by four per hour, Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) spokesperson Eric Apolonio. In an interview with Philippine News Agency (PNA) on Thursday, Apolonio said, this is part of the safety measure needed as CAAP improves […]
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DICT defends integrity of 3rd telco selection process
MANILA (November 8)– The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) defended the validity and integrity of the bidding process, which resulted in the provisional awarding of the third telco slot to a consortium between Davao City-based holding company Udenna Corporation and Chinese state-owned firm China Telecommunications Corporation last Wednesday. Mislatel Consortium, led by local […]
Compostela Valley is second richest province in Ph
DAVAO CITY (November 5) — Compostela Valley here emerged second richest province in the country in terms of assets, says the Commission on Audit (COA) on its 2017 annual financial report. The province accounts to P18.95 billion assets in 2017, showing 406 percent increase compared to its 2016 record of P3.74 billion. Comval was never […]
Gov’t revives barter trade in Mindanao, East ASEAN Growth Area
DAVAO CITY (November 3) – President Rodrigo Duterte is bent on reviving the barter trade in Mindanao with neighbors in the Brunei Darussalam-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines East ASEAN Growth Area. “Barter is an ancient commercial practice among our people in the southern Philippines, which continues to thrive and evolve as a living tradition until the present day,” Duterte […]
Duterte swears in Lapeña, Guerrero
LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu – President Rodrigo Duterte has sworn in Rey Leonardo “Jagger” Guerrero as the new chief of the Bureau of Customs (BOC) and Isidro “Sid” Lapeña as Director-General of Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA). President Duterte administered the oath of office to Lapeña at Philippine Air Force Brigadier General Benito N. […]
PRRD confers quality management award on DOST-9
ZAMBOANGA CITY –– President Rodrigo Duterte recently conferred the Philippine Quality Award (PQA) Recognition for Proficiency in Quality Management (Level 2) on the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) 9 (Zamboanga Peninsula), making it the country’s lone national line agency to have been presented such recognition. DOST-9 Director Martin Wee said Tuesday they received the […]
Oil firms lower pump prices ahead of holidays
MANILA (October 29)— Motorists can expect lower prices of petroleum products ahead of the Nov.1 and Nov. 2 holidays, as oil firms will implement a big-time rollback on pump prices on Monday morning. In separate text messages, oil companies will cut prices of gasoline by PHP1.50 per liter, PHP0.60 per liter for diesel, and PHP0.65 per […]
Cathay Pacific offers direct Davao City-Hongkong flights
DAVAO CITY (October 29)- Good news for travelers as they can directly fly from Davao City to Hong Kong with Cathay Pacific. The Hong Kong flag carrier through its regional airline, Cathay Dragon, has launched a four-times-weekly service to Davao City on Sunday, October 28. The flights which will be serviced by Airbus A320 aircraft […]
11 dead, 4 injured in GenSan highway collision
GENERAL SANTOS CITY — At least 11 people, including an infant and two children, died while four others were injured after a passenger van and a jeepney collided head-on along the national highway in Barangay Batomelong here Monday afternoon. Chief Insp. Yol Hilado, chief of the city police station number 8, said the Toyota commuter […]
Central Bank to order all banks to report tech glitches w/in 2 hrs
DAVAO CITY (OCTOBER 22)— The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) will order all banks to submit report concerning cybersecurity issues in their system within two hours of its discovery. Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Deputy Governor Chuchi Fonacier said the Monetary Board, the central bank’s policy-making has approved the stricter measure during their weekly meeting […]
Cotabato among PH’s most business-friendly cities for 2018
COTABATO CITY – This city has been recognized by the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) as among the Top 10 Most Business-Friendly Cities in the Philippines for 2018, and for being the only first-class city to receive a special citation this year. “The city was given a special citation for assuring business sector […]
Chocolate Festival opens in Davao
DAVAO CITY–It’s a chocolatey weekend in the city after local cacao growers, processors and artisans opened the 5th Chocolate Festival at SM City Annex on Friday. The festival, which runs from October 19 to 21, serves as a venue for cacao growers and chocolate processors to showcase and promote their products. This year’s festival features […]
PAL’s nonstop Manila-New York flights begin Oct. 29
MANILA — Flag carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) on Wednesday announced that its direct flights between Manila and New York will begin on October 29. “Tourists and balikbayans based in the New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut states will now find it easier and more convenient to visit the Philippines,” spokesperson Cielo Villaluna said on a […]