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CAAP URGED: MAINTAIN, IMPROVE AIRPORT FACILITIES

Senator Grace Poe said recommendations made by the Senate public services committee on the air traffic system conditions of the country’s airports should serve as impetus to accelerate improvement of equipment and systems in the country’s gateways. Senators approved the panel report on the New Year’s Day Philippine airspace shutdown inquiry which Poe sponsored in […]

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PROMOTE CASHLESS PAYMENTS IN PH AIRPORTS  – POE

Senator Grace Poe said stores in the country’s airports should be ready to cater to customers who prefer cashless payments in their transactions. “More tourists and travelers are coming for the holidays. One way to enhance their airport experience would be the availability of cashless payment platforms that stores can offer for better convenience,” Poe […]

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UPGRADES FOR TACLOBAN, ANTIQUE, BUKIDNON AIRPORTS

In a bid to boost air travel, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) is investing P2.5 billion to upgrade three airports so that they can accommodate more flights and passengers, Makati City Representative Luis Campos Jr. said. Under the DOTr’s P2.5-billion Aviation Infrastructure Program in the 2023 national budget, Tacloban City Airport, also known as Daniel […]

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PH AIR, SEAPORTS TO HAVE ‘FILIPINO BRAND’ – DOT

Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco eyes bringing improvements to the country’s air and seaports to encapsulate the “Filipino Brand” and give tourists a good first and last impression when they visit the Philippines. In a meeting with Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Jaime J. Bautista, Frasco noted that as the primary gateway […]

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SURIGAO DEL NORTE AIRPORTS TO OPEN STARTING DEC. 1

All major airports in Surigao del Norte will be opened for commercial flights starting December 1 this year.This after Governor Francisco Matugas issued an executive order that aims to balance the province’s economic recovery and preventing the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). “The move is also in line with the National Action Plan […]

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OPEN CLARK, SUBIC, MACTAN AIRPORTS TO ALLOW MORE UAE OFWS TO COME HOME – GORDON

Empathizing with the plight of hundreds of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in the United Arab Emirates, most of whom are already unemployed and stranded there for months, Senator Dick Gordon is pushing for more passenger flights to bring them home. Gordon, chairman and CEO of the Philippine Red Cross wrote to the Inter-Agency Task Force […]

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IMPOSE TEMPORARY, PARTIAL LOCKDOWN IN AIR AND SEA PORTS – GORDON

Following reports that the Wuhan virus or the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) could be transmitted even while the carrier is still asymptomatic, Senator Dick Gordon, chairman and CEO of the Philippine Red Cross (PRC), called for intensified screening of all travelers entering through the country’s air and seaports. Gordon said that while the country should remain […]

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CREATE SEPARATE LANES FOR TRAVELERS FROM CHINA – GORDON

Amid reports that the novel coronavirus (2019-nCOV) is now in the country, Senator Dick Gordon has proposed that separate lanes be made in all ports for travelers who are coming in from China for them to be properly screened for possible infection with the deadly virus. “Dapat ‘yung ating airports, kapag napadaan ka o galing […]

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DOT, DOTR SIGN PACT TO DEVELOP, UPGRADE AIRPORTS – ROMULO-PUYAT

The Department of Tourism (DOT) is now working closely with the Department of Transportation (DOTr) on the possibility of funding the development of several airports in the country by equipping them with night-rating capabilities. DOT Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat said the department, through the Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority (TIEZA), is set to approve in […]

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DON’T BRING CANNED PORK TO PHILIPPINES – PIÑOL

The African Swine Fever (ASF) virus has been detected in cans of Sky Dragon luncheon meat which were brought in from Hong Kong last March 25 and were confiscated at the Clark International Airport in Clark field, Pampanga from a returning Filipino.  According to Dr. Rachel R. Azul, Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) of the […]