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MANILA, Philippines — A new security measure at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) will be greeting Philippine Airlines passengers bound for the US, as the Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) installed an x-ray machine at the lobby of Terminal 1.
MANILA, Philippines — A former Cabinet official facilitated the grant of gaming licenses to Philippine offshore gaming operators (POGOs), according to the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp.
In exactly a week, Sofitel Philippine Plaza will close its doors after nearly 50 years as one of our country’s most luxurious hotels. When news outlets reported months ago that the hotel would close on July 1, I — like so many others — hoped to visit the beloved hotel one last time. My mom, journalist Jullie Yap Daza, called one day to say that she was having lunch at the Sofitel one Saturday in May, and that I was welcome to join her. Sadly, though, I was unable to.
As soon as I opened my car window when I reached the driveway of the main lobby of the newly opened Solaire Resort North to ask the hotel staff where to park, I caught a whiff of Solaire Resort’s signature scent, a citrus fragrance of sorts.
MANILA, Philippines — The Supreme Court has required the Department of Transportation (DOTr) to comment on the petition filed by progressive transport group Pagkakaisa ng mga Samahan ng Tsuper at Operator Nationwide (PISTON), assailing the constitutionality of the public utility vehicle modernization program (PUVMP).
MANILA, Philippines — The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ (BSP) Monetary Board (MB) decided to retain its target reverse repurchase rate at 6.5%.
MANILA, Philippines — Teachers groups Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) and Teachers’ Dignity Coalition (TDC) welcomed a reconciled bill by the Senate and the House of Representatives that would gradually increase the teaching allowance of public school teachers starting school year 2025-2026.
A powerful US congressional committee has passed a bill that would remove TikTok from app stores unless its Chinese owner divests the video-sharing platform, brushing off a lobbying campaign that had enlisted thousands of its users.
Senator Alan Peter Cayetano on Wednesday slammed the country's push for a 'balanced approach' on the tobacco industry, saying the reality is that Filipino tobacco farmers earn a tiny fraction compared with what the tobacco moguls get.