MANILA: Gokongwei-led airline Cebu Pacific (CEB) will resume direct services between Hong Kong and Iloilo beginning October 27.

The airline had to halt this route in March 2020 because of the pandemic.

“With the resumption of flights to Hong Kong, C…

MANILA: The Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) on Monday clarified that there is no definite plan yet to close the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal.

MIAA acting General Manager Eric Ines told the Philippine News Agency th…

MANILA: Local pump prices are set to decrease by less than PHP1 on Tuesday morning.

In separate advisories, Caltex, Cleanfuel, Petro Gazz, PTT, Seaoil, and Shell announced a 75-centavo per liter rollback on gasoline prices and an 85-centavo price cut…

MANILA: The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Monday signed an agreement with the Philippine Association of Law Schools (PALS) that would expand access to free legal services.

Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla and PALS president Teodoro Pastran si…

MANILA: The schools that postponed the opening of classes for school year (SY) 2024-2025 are only around two percent of the total number of basic education schools in the country, Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Sonny Angara said Monday.

Ac…

TACLOBAN CITY: Of the nearly 2,000 learners who flocked on Monday to the Northern Tacloban City High School campus for the new school year, someone caught everyone’s attention: 52-year-old grandmother Rowena Taboso.

Taboso, a Grade 12 student enrolle…

MANILA: Travel magazine Lonely Planet has named Siargao Island the number one spot in the list of best places to visit in Southeast Asia.

In its July article, the travel magazine described Siargao as a tropical paradise known for “quality surfing wit…

PARIS: Olympic medalists Nesthy Petecio and Eumir Marcial will kick off their Paris 2024 campaigns on Tuesday, aiming to surpass their previous Olympic achievements.

Petecio, the Tokyo Olympics silver medalist, faces India’s Jaismine Lamboria in the …