Pasig shuts down KFC branch over environmental concerns
“I love KFC, but I share this as a warning to other establishments,” Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto says after local authorities shut down a KFC branch for polluting a nearby creek.
Day: January 12, 2023
May basbas ni Marcos! NAIA privatization eyed
The Marcos administration plans to privatize the operations of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista said Thursday (January 12).
For safety, nat’l security: Win Gatchalian wants probe on aviation security gaps
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Thursday said there is a need to look into the vulnerabilities of the Philippine airport infrastructure system to avoid a similar technical glitch that shut down the country’s air space that left thousands of stranded passengers on New Year’s Day.
About time! Galvez backs AFP modernization program
To address challenges to the country’s territorial integrity, newly-appointed Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. said he fully supports the ongoing Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Modernization Program.
Sumosobra na! DA spox runs to NBI to report bashers
Department of Agriculture (DA) Assistant Secretary and spokesperson Kristine Evangelista has sought the National Bureau of Investigation’s (NBI) help about the alleged harassment she’s experiencing due to bashers.
Saan galing P13B? Art Tugade denies diversion of funds for air traffic system
Former Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade has denied allegations that he diverted P13 billion allotted for the upgrade of the country’s air traffic management system for non-essential cosmetic projects at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA).
WATCH | Marcos orders strict monitoring of flood-hit areas
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Wednesday ordered the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) to strictly monitor areas affected by floods and torrential rains.
Kung ‘di pa pumalya! CAAP planning to buy air traffic system backup
The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) is planning to acquire a backup system for its Communications, Navigation, Surveillance/Air Traffic Management (CNS/ATM) to prevent the New Year’s Day air traffic glitch from happening again.
CAAP can’t be trusted: Hontiveros wants another gov’t agency to probe Jan 1 air traffic fiasco
Senator Risa Hontiveros expressed her opposition Thursday (January 11) to having the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) lead the investigation on the January 1 shutdown of Philippine airspace as a result of equipment malfunction.
Para may pambili ng sibuyas! Bato goes seaweed farming
Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa has ventured into seaweed farming, joking that he wanted to earn money to afford the high priced onions in the country.
