Tag: inspection

Japan begins on-site inspection to Toyota unit Daihatsu

TOKYO, Dec 21, 2023 (AFP) – Japanese officials on Thursday started an on-site inspection at the headquarters of Toyota subsidiary Daihatsu, the transport ministry said, after an investigation found it had rigged safety tests and was forced to suspend all shipments of its vehicles. The independent probe found the malpractice dated back to 1989 and led Toyota to express its “sincere apologies” and pledge to carry out “a fundamental reform”. The panel was set up […]

BOC finds some 44,000 sacks of imported sugar in Pampanga, Bulacan warehouses suspected of hoarding

Authorities suspect P22-M worth of sugar supplies were being hoarded to manipulate sugar prices   (Eagle News) – The Bureau of Customs found and seized some 44,000 sacks of imported sugar worth some P22 million in separate “raids” in warehouses in Pampanga and Bulacan on Thursday, August 18, 2022, suspected of being hoarded by traders to create a supply shortage. “The raids were in accordance with the marching orders of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. […]

Boeing urges grounding of over a hundred 777s after engine fire

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The US Federal Aviation Administration ordered extra inspections Sunday of some Boeing 777 passenger jets, after a United Airlines flight suffered engine failure a day earlier, scattering debris across a Colorado community. FAA Administrator Steve Dickson said the order meant some 777s would “likely” be removed from service. He said he had consulted with his team of aviation safety experts following Saturday’s engine failure aboard a Boeing 777 airplane shortly […]

Nissan to recall 150,000 cars due to improper checks

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Nissan Friday announced plans to recall approximately 150,000 vehicles owing to improper tests on new units, dealing a fresh blow to the Japanese car giant following the shock arrest of former chairman Carlos Ghosn. “Nissan has recently found several non-conformities that may have caused inaccurate pass/fail judgments during the inspection process,” the company said in a statement, adding it would “promptly” recall as many as 150,000 units in Japan. It confirmed […]

MPD HQ at ilang police station sa Maynila ininspeksyon ng NCRPO

(Eagle News) — Sinupresa ni National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) Chief Guillermo Eleazar ang facility center ng manila police district headquarters sa United Nations, Maynila Miyerkules ng gabi. Ito’y matapos ang natatanggap nilang impormasyon na malayang nakakalabas ng kulungan ang nakadetine ditong si PO1 Eduardo Valencia na sangkot sa kasong rape. Nasa maayos naman ang kulungan pati ang mga inmate na nakakulong sa nasabing facility pero napuna ni Eleazar ang masikip at tila siksikang […]

PNP chief conducts early inspection of bus terminals; says PNP on full alert this vacation season

    (Eagle News) – Philippine National Police chief Director General Ronald Dela Rosa inspected bus terminals on Friday morning, March 23, in preparation for the surge of passengers who will travel to the provinces for the long vacation next week. The PNP chief said that there will also be physical check-up of in the various terminals, and that security will be tightened even for those entering malls and churches. “Magkakaroon rin ng intelligence operations […]

Dela Rosa scolds two QC policemen over dirty police station

  By Mar Gabriel Eagle News Service Philippine National Police Chief Ronald Dela Rosa admonished two Quezon City policemen after he found garbage piled in front of their station on Friday. Dela Rosa’s convoy stopped in front of Station 10 as he made his way back to Camp Crame from his surprise rounds in bus terminals in time for the long holiday. “Everytime na dumadaan ako dito nakikita ko marumi..Visible pa naman sa Edsa,” he said, […]

Philippine Airlines: Electronic devices to be subjected to additional screening

Effective July 19, 2017, all portable electronic devices (PED) – larger than a cellphone or smartphone – of passengers bound for the United States will be subjected to additional airport screening. This move is in line with the new set of security directives issued by the United States Department of Homeland Security requiring airlines flying from last point of departure to the US. The new US security directive, which will be in effect until 30 […]