PTAA presses airlines to ease passengers burden due to Middle East tensions
The Philippine Travel Agencies Association (PTAA) is seeking fare waivers and stronger passenger assistance from Middle Eastern airlines as regional tensions disrupt flight routes and send international ticket prices sharply higher.
Thai stevia firm eyes Philippine investment
A Thai stevia processing company is studying a potential USD30-million investment in the Philippines, signaling growing investor interest in the country’s role in the fast-expanding natural sweetener market.
Charter flights bring home OFWs amid Middle East tension
The Philippine government has begun repatriating overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from several Middle East countries through chartered and commercial flights as tensions in the region continue to disrupt travel routes.
MORE Power bill heads to Senate
The House of Representatives has approved on third and final reading a measure expanding the franchise area of More Electric and Power Corporation (MORE Power), sending the bill to the Senate for further deliberation and moving a step closer to widening electricity distribution coverage in Iloilo province.
DENR issues notice of violation over motocross track project in El Nido
The regional office of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in MIMAROPA Region has issued a Notice of Violation to the developer...
