aaaThe Manila International Airport Authority, operator of Ninoy Aquino International Airport is now coordinating with the Department of Health for the strict implementation of quarantine measures to prevent the entry of the novel coronavirus (nCoV) from China. MIAA public affairs chief Connie Bungag said the DOH's Bureau of Quarantine is the one i...
aaaTwo Hong Kong and two Chinese nationals were barred from boarding their connecting flights bound to Canada for using fraudulent travel documents by immigration officials at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport [NAIA]. Manila International Airport Authority [MIAA] General Manager Ed Monreal identified the four passengers as Lam Mik Ho and Mak ...
aaaOperations at all Ninoy Aquino International Airports (NAIA) terminals will be suspended from 11:00 am to 11:00 pm today (Dec. 3) due to the expected onslaught of Typhoon Tisoy. In an advisory, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) said flight suspension was deemed prudent and necessary due to the expected strong winds as the typhoon nears Man...
aaaMANILA---The police arrested a taxi driver who robbed an overseas Filipino worker (OFW) from Hong Kong after she arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA). Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) general manager Ed Monreal identified the suspect as Orestes Quizon, 48, and a driver of the Shammah taxi, with plate number UVV 5...
aaa The government has decided to extend the closure of Clark International Airport (CIA) due to the damage caused by the magnitude 6.1 earthquake that struck in Zambales late Monday afternoon. Transport Secretary Arthur Tugade said this morning that the airport could be opened either tomorrow (April 24) or on Thursday. “Based on the ...
aaa Airport police arrested a 27-year-old man who stole at least P168,000 from a Filipino domestic worker from Kuwait at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA). NAIA General Manager Ed Monreal presented to the media and identified the suspect as Rey John J. Manglay, alias “Arjhay Valdez”, a native of Isabela. Monreal said the...
aaa Germany has increased of the minimum wage for Filipino workers who will be recruited under a project with the Philippine government, the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) said. The POEA said nurses who were interviewed and have signed employment contracts under the Triple Win Project as of January 1 will receive 2.00...
aaaMANILA---Three Filipino domestic workers from Kuwait were surprised when they each received P50,000 when they arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) this afternoon (December 27). Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello lll said domestic workers Aurora Abelle Casino, a native of Leyte; Aisa Ismail Husain, of Isabela, Basilan; and Annabe...
aaaMANILA---The Bureau of Immigration (BI) stopped more than 28,000 passengers from going abroad as the Philippine government intensified its anti-human trafficking campaign. BI Port Operations Divisions chief Grifton Medina said a total of 28,467 travelers were barred from leaving the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) and from th...
aaaMANILA---The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) this morning (December 18) said drunkards, drug addicts and others with “pernicious habits” need not apply for the English teaching jobs in China. In a statement, the DOLE said the recruitment and deployment of Filipino English teachers for tertiary educational institutions (TEIs) or col...