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MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines’ diverse tourism offerings will once again be showcased internationally as the country is set to participate at the ASEAN Tourism Forum (ATF) 2024 in Lao PDR.
THE local chain of the coffee shop Starbucks has suspended its illegal move to limit the 20 percent discount and exemption from the 12 percent value added tax of senior citizens and persons with disabilities (PWDs) as a committee of the House of Representatives opened its investigation into the failure of business establishments to comply with existing laws mandating the grant of discounts to the elderly and disabled.
MANILA, Philippines — Philippine Airlines (PAL) and Cebu Pacific flights to and from Manila and Cebu to Butuan were canceled yesterday due to a runway lighting problem at the Butuan Bancasi Airport.
As reported by the BusinessMirror, BSP Governor Eli Remolona [link] gave a speech at the Manila Polo Club to a meeting of Rotary Club members where he noted the problem of insider trading, citing the specific example of how “nothing moves” when listed companies report overwhelmingly positive earnings because those trades were placed ahead of the announced earnings. There are no transcripts of the speech that I can find so it’s not possible at this time to get a feel for the context of these statements from the BSP governor.
NEW YORK, United States — Boeing Chief Executive Dave Calhoun took responsibility on Tuesday for a near-catastrophic Alaska Airlines incident last week, vowing "complete transparency" as the aviation giant tries to pivot from its latest crisis.
TOKYO, Japan — Five people on a coast guard plane died after it was hit by a Japan Airlines Airbus A350 coming in to land, but all 379 people on the airliner were evacuated.
MANILA, Philippines — All flights to and from Haneda airport returned to normal at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) yesterday following the collision involving Japan Airlines flight 516 and a departing Japanese Coast Guard plane at the Tokyo airport.
Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, January 3) — Flag carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) has resumed flights between Manila and Tokyo's Haneda Airport after two Japanese planes collided Tuesday night.