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PH Economy Remains Optimistic Amid Global Slowdown
The country is one of the fastest growing economies in East Asia and the Pacific according to the World Bank, foreseeing robust growth despite global economic slowdown. In the latest World Bank Global Economic Outlook report released on Tuesday, the Philippines is expected to maintain its economic growth rate in 2024 at 5.8%, slightly higher […].....»»
PH has funds to deal with new COVID-19 variants – DOH
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines has enough funds to respond against the new COVID-19 variants, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Wednesday. According to DOH Undersecretary Achilles Bravo, the DOH has a surplus of funds with which it can accommodate purchases for responses against the COVID-19 variants specially the FLiRT variant. READ: PH airports,.....»»
Government to relocate 4 provincial airports
The government is planning to relocate four provincial gateways to ensure that additional space can be provided for future demand......»»
‘Central Luzon airports can co-exist’
Will the Clark International Airport manage to survive and thrive once the largest gateway in the Philippines located in nearby Bulacan is built? Its operator believes that yes, it will persist......»»
EDITORIAL - Degrading searches
If the Department of Justice wants to stop “degrading” body searches conducted on visitors in the national prisons, it should provide the necessary equipment to carry out no-contact searches. Such scanners have been in use for a long time in airports around the world......»»
Single e-Travel QR code takes off
The e-Travel System will be implemented today at international airports nationwide by the Bureau of Customs and the Department of Information and Communications Technology......»»
Vulnerable individuals urged to avoid airport welcome, send-offs at airports
The Manila International Airport Authority called on friends and family members of departing and arriving passengers to reconsider bringing vulnerable individuals such as children, senior citizens and pregnant women as well as those with medical conditions, to the Ninoy Aquino International Airport for farewell and greetings amid the heat being experienced in the country......»»
Airports and trains
Over breakfast some years back, in one of those times I had the opportunity to sit down with tycoon Ramon S. Ang or RSA, together with a small group of fellow journalists, he talked about the importance of having an airport express similar to Hong Kong’s much-touted MTR which connects the airport to the rest of the city. .....»»
P146 billion airport contracts set for signing this year
The Department of Transportation will sign this year more than P146 billion worth of contracts for the privatization of four airports, freeing up fiscal space for the government and building up the public-private partnership landscape......»»
Flight attendants participate in nationwide Day of Action protest at LAX – The Daily Guardian
Flight attendants at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and several other airports nationwide gathered on Tuesday as part of a Worldwide Flight Attendant Day of.....»»
Philippines bars entry of 3,359 foreigners in 2023
MANILA, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) -- The Philippines has barred entry into the country of 3,359 foreigners in 2023, the Philippines' Bureau of Immigration (BI) said on Wednesday. BI Commissioner Norman Tansingco said immigration agents at different airports in Metro Manila, in Pampanga province, north of Manila, and Cebu province in the central Philippines stopped the foreigners of different nationalities because they we.....»»
Philippines bars entry of 3,359 foreigners in 2023
MANILA, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) -- The Philippines has barred entry into the country of 3,359 foreigners in 2023, the Philippines' Bureau of Immigration (BI) said on Wednesday. BI Commissioner Norman Tansingco said immigration agents at different airports in Metro Manila, in Pampanga province, north of Manila, and Cebu province in the central Philippines stopped the foreigners of different nationalities because they we.....»»
Anticipation builds for China s approach to global security in Shangri-La Dialogue
SINGAPORE, May 30 (Xinhua) -- China's Global Security Initiative (GSI) can not only play a role in promoting more multipolar global governance but also serve as a framework for conflict mediation and dispute resolution, experts said ahead of the 21st Shangri-La Dialogue scheduled from Friday to Sunday in Singapore. Bringing together defense ministers, senior officials, business leaders and security experts world.....»»
SWS poll says 44% of Filipinos see better lives
This figure is down from 48% in the survey conducted in September 2023. .....»»
DOTr: 2.2 million more plastic cards to be delivered
Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista inspected yesterday the one million delivered plastic cards to be used for the printing of driver’s licenses, at the Land Transportation Office central office in Quezon City......»»
DOTr needs P12.5 billion to build 200 ports
The Department of Transportation said it needs at least P12.5 billion to build 200 more ports under the Marcos administration, underscoring the need to improve connectivity in remote islands......»»
DOTr: Speedy ROW resolution key to NSCR timetable
The speedy resolution of rights-of-way concerns and the resettlement of informal settlers living along the planned route of the North South Commuter Railway are crucial components for the on-time completion of the vital transportation infrastructure, the Department of Transportation said......»»
DOTr: NSCR to make rail transport ‘more efficient’
The government has to make the existing train systems “more efficient” with the North-South Commuter Railway project expected to go into full swing, according to a Department of Transportation official......»»
Subway project 55% cleared for ROW – DOTr
The Department of Transportation is facing challenges in acquiring the right of way for the subway, delaying the award for the remaining contract packages of the project......»»
Businessmen pushing for holistic traffic management plan
Businesses is urging the Department of Transportation (DOTr) to implement a holistic traffic management plan to provide soonest relief to commuters and motorists......»»