Manila, Philippines—Bureau of Immigration (BI) has fielded 155 additional immigration officers to service arriving and departing passengers during the holy week.
In a statement, BI Commissioner Norman Tansingco said that he ordered BI Terminal Heads to ensure that all counters are fully manned dur...
Manila, Philippines - The Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) has announced on Sunday the new terminal assignments at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) amid the second phase of its Schedule & Terminal Assignment Rationalization (STAR) program. In a statement, MIAA said that under the STAR program, international flights ...
Migrant Workers Secretary Susan Ople said two overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) suffered minor injuries after a seven-storey apartment building collapsed Wednesday in Doha, Qatar. The two OFWs, whose names are being withheld, suffered bruises and have been discharged from the Hamad General Hospital. Meanwhile, three other OFWs residing in the ...
A question was raised by Hon. Luk Chung-hung regarding the supply of sports venues under the Leisure and Culture Services Department (LCSD) fell short of demand and that some hirers tout their booked sessions for using the venues for profits (touting). Still, the LCSD introduced a number of new measures between May and November 2022 to further c...
Manila, Philippines - The Supreme Court (SC) has declared that marital infidelity is psychological violence under the Anti-Violence Against Women and their Children Act of 2004 (Anti-VAWC Act).
“Marital infidelity is one of the forms of psychological violence,” read a 12-page decision of the SC ...
Manila, Philippines - Officials of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) are preparing for the expected influx of passengers this Holy Week who will go home to their provinces and leave the country.
In the Laging Handa public briefing, NAIA Senior Assistant General Manager Bryan Co said that...
A question was raised by Hon. Leung Man-kwong at the Legislative Council on March 22 regarding the safety of children at home. Last February 2023, two incidents occurred where young children fell due to heights. One was a girl who died and the other was a Filipino boy who was injured. The 3-year-old boy was sent to the hospital and suffered a ...
El Nido Palawan was chosen as the fourth among the 100 best beaches on Earth this year by worldbeachguide.com. "El Nido is an unspoilt tropical paradise often referred to as the Philippines' last frontier. Situated towards the northern tip of Palawan island, El Nido is much more than just a single beach. In fact it comprises around 50 beaches se...
Manila, Philippines - A magnitude 5.6 earthquake has rocked Cagayan province on Thursday morning, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. The tectonic quake, which is 15 kilometers deep, struck 17 kilometers northwest of Dalupiri Island in Calayan at 7:31 a.m. It was 15 km deep. Intensity V was felt in Calayan,...
Bureau of Immigration spokesperson Dana Sandoval said on Tuesday that the immigration officer who allegedly asked a passenger to show her yearbook has been relieved from his post. “Because of this incident, he has been relieved from his post. So he has been reassigned to a back-end office as a result of this incident,” Sandoval said in an in...
