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For Carlo Aquino, Charlie Dizon is ‘The One’

But no, they’re not engaged. Not yet......»»

Category: entertainmentSource: philstar philstarFeb 17th, 2024

4 dead, 1 hurt in fire in Philippines

MANILA, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- A fire gutted at least 15 houses in a residential area in Lucena City in Quezon province, southeast of Manila, early Friday, killing four people and injuring one, police said. In a spot report, Lucena city police identified the four fatalities, including one 72-year-old and one 65-year-old, and two others aged 18 and 8, who were all living together in one of the burned houses......»»

Category: newsSource:  manilanewsRelated NewsJan 26th, 2024

NAIA project eyed to jumpstart P40 billion Maharlika investments

The Maharlika Investment Corp. is setting its sights on the recently awarded Ninoy Aquino International Airport rehabilitation as one of about 10 projects where it intends to invest the MIC’s P40-billion funding this year......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsFeb 20th, 2024

The lords of NAIA

From The Philippine STAR’s new office in Parañaque, a stone’s throw away from the Ninoy Aquino International Airport, one could see hulking airplanes flying out of Manila or about to land......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsFeb 6th, 2024

Marcial to train in the United States for upcoming pro bout

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Tokyo Olympics bronze medalist Eumir Marcial will spend his training camp in the United States for his homecoming professional bout tentatively slated in March at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium in Malate, Manila. The 28-year-old boxer, probably the lone middleweight prospect in the Philippines, flew to the United States on Friday, January.....»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsJan 19th, 2024

BDO readies SMC financial war chest for NAIA

The country’s largest bank is preparing the financing package that will fund the P122.3-billion rehabilitation of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), with San Miguel Corp. (SMC) just weeks away from signing the concession for the project on March 18......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsMar 1st, 2024

Customs revives declaration forms for arriving international passengers at NAIA

THE filled out Customs declaration forms for arriving international passengers at the NAIA Terminals is being revived by the Bureau of Customs (BOC) at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) and is now under pilot testing. BOC-NAIA district collector Atty Yasmin Mapa said that international passengers arriving in the country are now obliged to submit […].....»»

Category: newsSource:  journalRelated NewsFeb 13th, 2024

From shame to fame

Whispers and huffs and puffs of frustration and disappointment from losing bidders – coincidentally during a week dedicated to love and lovestruck lovers – made the rounds in the business grapevine but nothing could stop the inevitable. At the end of the work week, the government chose the best offer it received for the upgrade of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsFeb 18th, 2024

BAI: Gamefowls from US negative for bird flu

The Bureau of Animal Industry has released the 378 gamefowls held at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport after the birds tested negative for avian influenza......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsFeb 27th, 2024

Losing NAIA bidders concede, vow to support airport upgrade

The losing bidders for the 15-year contract to rehabilitate the Ninoy Aquino International Airport have committed to support the modernization of the airport, which the Marcos administration awarded to a consortium led by diversified conglomerate San Miguel Corp. Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista told The STAR over the weekend......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsFeb 19th, 2024

NEDA welcomes award of NAIA PPP

The award of the contract for the P170.6-billion project to rehabilitate the Ninoy Aquino International Airport highlights the emphasis of the Marcos administration in providing world-class air transportation infrastructure to achieve the government’s economic transformation agenda, according to the National Economic and Development Authority......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsFeb 17th, 2024

Woman poses as Interpol agent for overseas job

The Bureau of Immigration (BI) intercepted at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) a woman who pretended to be an Interpol agent in order to leave the country for a job as a household service worker in Thailand......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsMar 10th, 2024

EDITORIAL — The fourth worst

Here’s another problem that turns off foreign investors, and its solution does not call for amending the Constitution. Business class travelers – people with the type of money that can provide job-generating enterprises in the Philippines – have ranked the Ninoy Aquino International Airport as the fourth worst gateway in Asia and the Middle East......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsFeb 23rd, 2024

Tough task ahead

Finance Secretary Ralph Recto has welcomed the Manila International Airport Authority board’s move to award to the San Miguel Corp-SAC and Co. consortium the contract for the rehabilitation of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport, the largest solicited public-private partnership project under the administration of President Marcos......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsFeb 17th, 2024

SMC to manage NAIA

Today, the administration of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. will award the management for 15 years of the decrepit main Philippine gateway, the Ninoy Aquino International Airport, to the winner of the bidding conducted last December by the Department of Transportation and Communications under Secretary Jaime Bautista......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsFeb 14th, 2024

Light at the end of the runway

During the peak of the Holy Week exodus, the Ninoy Aquino International Airport once again grabbed public attention for all the wrong reasons......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsApr 3rd, 2024

EDSA busway privatization next in DOTr’s to do list

After signing the concession agreement for the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), the Department of Transportation (DOTr) is set to embark on the privatization of another big-ticket infrastructure: the busway in the busiest thoroughfare in Metro Manila......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsApr 1st, 2024

Chinese fugitive, who became Vanuatu citizen, arrested

Despite changing his citizenship, a Chinese man wanted for various economic crimes was arrested at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport on Feb. 21 as he was about to board a flight for Singapore......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsFeb 25th, 2024

New NAIA terminal eyed at Nayon site

A new passenger terminal will rise at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport in three years, as part of the project of the new concessionaire led by San Miguel Corp. to expand the country’s premier gateway to accommodate the growing demand for air travel......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsMar 18th, 2024

NAIA takes flight with SMC’s modernization

The very first thing tourists see when they land in the country is the airport. This is why a much-anticipated development of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport now set to undergo privatization and modernization, heralds a promising era poised to propel further economic growth and elevate the Philippines as a premier destination for tourism and investment......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsMar 13th, 2024

The best is yet to come

With the situation turning from bad to worse at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), it’s not surprising that there is growing anticipation for the takeover by the San Miguel Corp. (SMC) group of NAIA’s rehabilitation and operation......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsMar 8th, 2024