Manila, Philippines - The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has advised overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to be cautious in selecting accredited cargo forwarders as they prepare their balikbayan boxes for shipment during the holiday season. BOC spokesperson Vincent Maronilla emphasized the importance of checking the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) w...
Manila, Philippines - Travelers should be prepared for an increase in the cost of plane tickets in September after the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) has raised fuel surcharge rates. The CAB maintained the surcharge at Level 4 for the past three months, but with the rising prices of jet fuel, it has now decided to adjust it to Level 6. Due to ...
Miss Universe 2018 Catriona Gray announced on her Instagram account that her wax figure, currently in Singapore, will be moved to Madame Tussauds in Hong Kong. Gray made the announcement on Aug. 16. August 17, 2023
Manila, Philippines - The Office of the Ombudsman has recently ordered the dismissal of Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) acting General Manager Cesar Chiong and acting Assistant General Manager Irene Montalbo. The two officials were put under preventive suspension in May and have now been found guilty of grave misconduct, abuse of a...
Manila, Philippines - The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) has warned that danger level heat index will continue in certain areas in Luzon. Marcelino Villafuerte II, the chief of PAGASA's Climate Impact Assessment and Application Climatology, stated in a public briefing on Tuesday that most ar...
Manila, Philippines -Vaccination certificates for inbound travelers will no longer have to be presented upon entry in the country. This was the announcement made by the Department of Transportation (DOTR) on Saturday (August 12) based on a Department of Health circular. The DOH-Bureau of Quarantine Memorandum Circular 2023-06 states that the ...
Manila, Philippines - The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) is calling for the voluntary repatriation of Filipinos in Libya. This is despite improvements in the political and security situation in the country. Previously, different alert levels were imposed, with certain areas under mandatory repatriation and others under restricted phase. ...
Manila, Philippines - Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) is ranked as the eighth worst airport in Asia for queueing times, according to a study conducted by Casago, an international vacation rental company.
The study analyzed passenger reviews from airlinequality.com, where travelers could ra...
Manila, Philippines - The Bureau of Immigration (BI) has issued a warning to Filipinos who plan to work overseas about the abusive situations faced by Filipino trafficking victims in Asian countries.
BI Commissioner Norman Tansingco stated that these victims are essentially enslaved, with limited phone access and lon...
Manila, Philippines - Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) in Myanmar may now go home to the Philippines for a vacation without worrying about their jobs, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) said. This was after the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has lowered the crisis alert level imposed in Myanmar from Alert Level 4 (evacuation) to Alert ...
