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DOH urges passengers of said flights to contact DOH, their LGUs if they experience symptoms after arrival in the PHL (Eagle News) – The Department of Health is “verifying the test results and health status of all passengers” of the flights where the 10 Returning Overseas Filipinos (ROFs) who recently tested positive for the Omicron variant. In a statement, the DOH said that this is “to determine if there are other confirmed cases or […]
(Eagle News) — Twenty-one passengers from a distressed vessel off Corregidor Island were rescued by authorities, the Philippine Coast Guard said on Saturday, July 17. According to the PCG, the rescued individuals were passengers of MBCA LADY TRICIA, which had capsized after being hit by big waves and encountering engine trouble. The owner and one of the passengers, 37-year-old Delfin Mabesa, told the PCG they were en route back to Rosario, Cavite from Corregidor Island […]
by Martin Abbugao / Haeril Halim in Jakarta SINGAPORE, Singapore (AFP) — Cabin crew in protective suits, health certifications for passengers, mandatory face masks, and longer check-in times. This is the new reality of mass air travel. As people dream of taking to the skies once more, they face the prospect that changes to curb the spread of coronavirus will be even more challenging than those brought in after the 2001 terror attacks in the […]
https://youtu.be/tUw1uH0FIGI (Eagle News) – Passengers in Philippine airports for international flights has dropped by 16 percent since the coronavirus outbreak, according to the recent monitoring of the Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA). From January 25 to Feb. 17 this year, there were fewer number of passengers for both international and domestic flights, said MIAA General Manager Ed Monreal in an economic briefing in Malacañang. “We have tracked down since January 25 up to two […]
(Eagle News)–A Jetstar Asia plane was stalled for hours at a Ninoy Aquino International Airport runway early Saturday, Dec. 14, after it overshot a turn and veered off. In a statement by the Manila International Airport Authority, runway 13-31 had to be closed for operations after the Airbus A320 jet made an excursion towards the Runway Safety Area while positioning for takeoff at 2:32 a.m. According to the statement, Jetstar Asia flight GK40 bound for […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine National Police is now on full alert in anticipation of the increased volume of people going to the provinces in the following days. Lt. Gen. Archie Gamboa, PNP chief, said the leaves of PNP personnel were also cancelled to ensure a 100 percent deployment. The PNP has said more than 35,000 personnel will be deployed in time for the holidays. The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority has already announced the suspension […]
(Eagle News) –The Manila International Airport Authority has reminded travelers to go to the airport early with the expected rise in the volume of passengers who plan to go on trips abroad or to the provinces this season. In a statement, MIAA said passengers should be at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport at least three hours before their international flights and two hours before their domestic flights. “Airlines were however not discouraged to impose longer […]
NEW DELHI, India (AFP) — Four people died in ‘unbearable’ heat while travelling by train in northern India, which has been in the grip of a heatwave for two weeks, officials and passengers said Tuesday. The four died Monday while travelling from Agra — the city of the Taj Mahal — to Coimbatore in the country’s south. “Heat seems to be a factor,” Indian Railways spokesman Ajit Kumar Singh told AFP, “it is really unfortunate”. […]
(Eagle News) — Metro Rail Transit-3 operations were briefly interrupted on Tuesday, March 5, after one of the trains suffered an electrical failure. Merrowen Mendoza, MRT-3 communications officer, said authorities were forced to remove a train from the main line following the electrical failure at the interstation of Quezon Avenue and North Ave. at 7:47 a.m. No passengers had to be offloaded. Operations resumed three minutes later, Mendoza said.
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte is expected to lead the inauguration of the country’s very first “eco-airport” on Tuesday, Nov. 27. The Department of Transportation made the announcement about the launch of the Bohol-Panglao International Airport in a statement on Monday, Nov. 26. According to the DOTr, the construction of the airport on a 220-hectare lot in Panglao was in cooperation with the Government of Japan and made possible by funding support from the […]
(Eagle News)–A Metro Rail Transit-3 train suffered electrical failure in its motor on Sunday, Sept. 29, prompting the offloading of around 400 passengers at the Ayala station. The MRT management said the incident took place at 8:18 a.m. The affected passengers boarded a train that arrived six minutes later.
(Eagle News)–Over 500 passengers were unloaded from a Metro Rail Transit 3 train on Thursday, Sept. 27, after it experienced electrical motor failure. In an advisory, the MRT3 management said the 540 passengers were unloaded from the train heading southbound at the Araneta Center Cubao station at 6:24 a.m. The motor failure was due to worn-out electrical sub-components, the MRT-3 said. The passengers were allowed to board the next train, which arrived five minutes later.
