A lower air fare should be expected when the Civil Aeronautics Board removed the fuel surcharge on domestic and international flights.
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Senator Angara pushes for 20% transport discount for students
Senator Sonny Angara is asking his colleagues to push the proposed law for 20% transportation discount for students in the light of the MRT/LRT fare hike.
President Aquino challenges fare hike protesters
President Aquino dismissed protesters of the MRT/LRT fare hike, saying that they only make noise but have no viable suggestions to solve the problem.
IMF sets aside funds for Ebola stricken countries
The International Monetary Fund is going to set up a fund worth 150 million dollars for the countries most heavily affected by Ebola – Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Guinea
French Special Envoy for the environment in the Philippines in January
The Special Envoy of the President of the French Republic for the Protection of the Planet, Nicolas Hulot, will be in the Philippines from January 20 to 25 to prepare the visit of French President François Hollande in the first half of 2015. In view of the 21st session of the Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP21) in Paris in December 2015, climate change ranks high in the agenda of Mr. […]
Smartmatic faces criticisms
With the renewal of contract between the Commission on Election with Smartmatic, said company readies itself with the numerous criticisms, with its president saying that their contract with the COMELEC is legal and promises to improve their services in the next election.
DFA asks Filipinos in Yemen to leave the country
The Department of Foreign Affairs is asking the Filipinos in Yemen to voluntarily repatriate from the said country due to the increasing disturbances in the said country. A total deployment ban to Yemen is also being implemented by the DFA.
Benguet experiences vegetable frost
In the province of Benguet, five towns experienced “vegetable frost” due to the continuous drop in temperature.
DENR optimistic to achieve ‘zero-illegal logging hotspot’ target by 2016
QUEZON CITY, Jan. 9 — The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is optimistic that the government’s target for a “zero-illegal logging hotspot” will be achieved by 2016 through continued imposition of the total log ban. DENR Secretary Ramon J.P. Paje reported that an evaluation on the progress of Executive Order No. 23, which declares a moratorium on the cutting and harvesting of timber in the natural and residual forests nationwide, indicate a positive […]
Yemen remains under alert level 3; PH Embassy in Riyadh reiterates its advice for Filipinos to leave
MANILA, Jan. 9 — The Philippine Embassy in Riyadh would like to reiterate its advice to all Filipinos to leave Yemen as soon as possible due to the continued deterioration of the political, security and peace and order situation in Yemen, the Department of Foreign Affairs said in a statement. Yemen remains under Alert Level 3 (Voluntary Repatriation). A total deployment ban is imposed and all travels to Yemen, including those who are on vacation […]
P7.2-B low cost carrier terminal to rise in Clark
MANILA, Jan. 9 — Clark International Airport Corporation (CIAC) President and CEO Atty. Emigdio Tanjuatco III assures the public that his agency as well as the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) are pushing for the development of the Clark International Airport (CRK) in Pampanga. “The truth is that we fully support the development of Clark Airport. In fact, the DOTC had already infused an initial P 1.2 Billion for the construction of our new […]
DOTC to set more fare hikes in metro trains
Department of Transportation and Communication Secretary Joseph Emilio Abaya was a no-show at a congressional hearing regarding the recent the fare increases at Metro Manila’s train lines, but his aides admitted the current increase would only be the first of many that could come every two years. “It is also deplorable that DOTC Sec. Joseph Abaya did not even show up at the hearing but is all over media defending the fare hike,” Colmenares said during a […]
