2 private firms collab to boost passenger experience in Cebu airport

CEBU: A private firm has partnered with an airline company in setting strategic plans to bolster passenger experience at the second busiest airport in the country, the Mactan Cebu International Airport (MCIA).

In a statement, the Aboitiz InfraCapital…

LTFRB clarifies Grab still awaiting license for motorcycle taxi pilot

MANILA: The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) on Wednesday clarified that Grab Philippines, Inc. has been included in the motorcycle taxi pilot study but has yet to receive a license to begin their motorcycle taxi (MC taxi) …

PBBM: Simultaneous Cha-cha plebiscite, 2025 polls ‘practical’

MANILA: The simultaneous conduct of the 2025 midterm elections and the plebiscite on Charter change (Cha-cha) is the ‘practical thing’ to do, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said Wednesday.

In an interview before going to Canberra, Australia, Marco…

SEC suspends sign-up of 2.3K firms in Bicol

LEGAZPI: The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) suspended more than 2,000 corporations in Bicol for failing to submit their annual reports.

In an interview on Wednesday, Arlyn Joy Alarcon, SEC-Bicol information officer, said based on the suspen…

DOLE, BI ink pact on sharing of foreign workers’ data

MANILA: The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) and the Bureau of Immigration (BI) have forged a data-sharing agreement (DSA) to facilitate information exchange on foreigners working in the Philippines.

Labor Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma and B…

E-bikes, e-trikes banned on nat’l roads starting April

MANILA: The Metro Manila Council (MMC) has approved a resolution to ban the use of e-bikes, e-trikes, and other electric motor vehicles on major roads across the National Capital Region (NCR) starting April.

During a press conference following an MMC…

Gov’t to defend PH maritime territory, help Filipino fisherfolk – PBBM

MANILA: The government will continue defending the Philippines’ maritime territory and helping the Filipino fishermen, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said Wednesday.

Marcos issued the statement, in response to recent developments in the West Phili…