The New NAIA Infrastructure Corp. (NNIC) is launching a long-overdue cleanup operation at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), targeting 27 abandoned aircraft that have clogged the general aviation area for years.
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has dismissed three personnel from the Office of Transportation Security (OTS) over their alleged involvement in the "tanim-bala" or bullet-planting incident at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) on 6 March.
The New NAIA Infra Corp. (NNIC) has joined forces with Collins Aerospace to overhaul Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), aiming to create a world-class travel experience. The modernization, which will begin in May and culminate by September this year, includes advanced self-service kiosks, biometric screening, and real-time flight updates.
The government is preparing the terms of reference for the plan to bid out to the private sector the operations of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport, the main gateway to the Philippines.
The Sandiganbayan, the Philippines’ anti-graft court, on Friday issued arrest warrants for Senator Jinggoy Estrada, former Public Works Secretary Emmanuel Bonoan, and several DPWH engineers over alleged plunder and graft linked to illegal insertions in the 2025 infrastructure budget in exchange for kickbacks totaling P573 million. The orders followed charges filed by the Ombudsman. While graft cases are generally bailable, plunder usually is not unless evidence is weak. Estrada, who plans to post bail, is a sitting senator, who will serve as a judge in Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial.
The government’s Green Lane initiative is accelerating major renewable energy investments, with the Board of Investments stepping up efforts to fast-track four offshore and onshore wind projects worth a combined P360.67 billion.
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. secured P56.3 billion in investment expansion commitments from four major Japanese firms during business meetings on the sidelines of his State Visit to Japan, promising roughly 10,300 direct and indirect jobs for Filipinos.
Megaworld Corp., along with Travellers International Hotel Group, Inc. (TIHGI) and Southwoods Mall, Inc. (SMI), has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with listed real estate investment trust MREIT, Inc. to pursue a strategic property-for-share swap.