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PROBE NEW YEAR’S DAY AIRSPACE SHUTDOWN – REVILLA

Senator Bong Revilla, Jr. filed PS Resolution 391 directing the Senate Committee on Public Services to conduct an investigation into the shutdown of the country’s airspace on New Year’s Day resulting from what the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) is calling a technical glitch that started in the country’s busiest airport, the Ninoy […]

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IMPROVE SERVICE, FIX CONGESTION AT AIRPORTS – POE

Senator Grace Poe exhorted the government to implement a string of measures to ease congestion and improve the services at the country’s airports. Poe made the call amid the expected influx of passengers using the Philippines’ various gateways, including the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) to travel for the holidays. “Space is becoming increasingly scarce […]

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PH RED CROSS SETS UP NAIA COVID-19 TESTING BOOTH

To serve our country-bound balikbayans and returning overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), the Philippine Red Cross (PRC), through the directive of Senator Dick Gordon, mobilized PRC staff and volunteers to set up COVID-19 test booking booth at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminals 1, 2, and 3. Manila International Airport Authority general manager Eddie Monreal […]

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TAGUIG’S WIDENED LAWTON AVE SOON TO OPEN – VILLAR

Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark Villar, Taguig Mayor Lino Cayetano, Taguig Representative Lani Cayetano recently led the inaugural ceremony for the completion of Phase 1 of the road widening project at Fort Bonifacio – Nichols Field Road, most commonly known as Lawton Avenue, in Taguig City. “We are glad to inform the motoring public […]

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LIFTING OF US PUBLIC NOTICE ON NAIA SECURITY A WELCOME DEVELOPMENT – ROMULO-PUYAT

The Department of Tourism (DOT) welcomes the move by the United States Department of Homeland Security to lift its notice on the security conditions at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), saying this sits well with the Philippine government’s bid to attract more tourists to the country. “We, at DOT, are very elated and encouraged […]

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GATCHALIAN: STUDY TRANSFER OF FLIGHTS TO SANGLEY AIRPORT

Senator Win Gatchalian urged the Department of Transportation (DOTr) to study carefully the transfer of commercial flights from the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) to the Sangley airport in Cavite. Gatchalian said he shares the reservations aired by Philippine Airlines and AirAsia in transferring their commercial flights to Sangley without a detailed study on the […]

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DA’S QUARANTINE GROUP AT NAIA SACKED – PIÑOL

Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol relieved the whole quarantine group of the Department of Agriculture at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) for failure to implement measures to block the entry of pork products coming from countries affected by the African Swine Fever or ASF. “I will issue the order even as I am here in […]

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CARRIERS MUST COMPLY WITH THE AIR PASSENGER BILL OF RIGHTS – ANGARA

Senator Sonny Angara has called on airport authorities to look into the compliance of air carriers with the air passenger bill of rights which guarantees compensation for cancelled flights following the Xiamen Airways plane mishap at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) runway. “While our primary goal is to prevent such NAIA runway incident from […]

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INJECT IMPROVEMENTS TO AIRPORT EMERGENCY RESPONSE, CRISIS MANAGEMENT – GORDON

Senator Dick Gordon questioned the time it took the Department of Transportation (DOTr) to address the crisis at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) caused by a Xiamen Air jet that skidded off the main runway recently. Gordon said if the emergency response to the crisis did not conform with international standards, there may be […]

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FAST-TRACK REOPENING OF SUBIC AIRPORT – GORDON

Senator Dick Gordon said the latest incident at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) which caused delay and cancellation of flights merely drove home the need to fast-track the reopening of the Subic Bay International Airport (SBIA). “Airports are the country’s doorway to tourism, trade and investment. Thus, when flights are delayed or cancelled, it […]