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Delivery service booming amid pandemic
Delivery service companies in the country have been riding high since the onset of the pandemic, expanding their services and operations to meet the growing demand of customers and businesses. → Read More
Easytrip offers pre-booking scheme for RFID
Easytrip Corp. is launching a scheme called Online RFID Reservation and Appointment System , to provide users of the Metro Pacific Tollways Corp.MPTC)’s expressway network an alternative and pre-booked way to get their RFID sticker. → Read More
DOTr: Cashless toll system to push through December 1
Implementing contactless toll payments along expressways is “a matter of extreme importance” in the midst of the pandemic and cannot be deferred beyond Dec. 1, the Department of Transportation said the other day. → Read More
MVP: Cignal assessing ABS-CBN proposal to rent channel
Business tycoon Manuel V. Pangilinan, who heads the Group of Companies, said his group is assessing an offer made by broadcast giant ABS-CBN Corp. to rent a channel on Cignal TV for the airing of its programs. → Read More
International flights at NAIA start tomorrow
For a month starting tomorrow, all inbound charter and commercial international flights to Manila will be able to land at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport only on their assigned days. → Read More
Tugade, Dominguez, PSG chief test negative
Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade tested negative for the coronavirus disease 2019 , his department announced yesterday. → Read More
PLDT nears deals with 5G suppliers
Telco giant PLDT Inc. is moving closer to selecting suppliers for the commercial rollout of its 5G next year. → Read More
SCTEX to hike toll by P0.51/km effective June 14
Motorists using the Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway (SCTEX) will pay higher toll fees starting Friday. → Read More
Phone unlocking now mandatory — NTC
The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) has issued the guidelines on the mandatory unlocking of mobile phones and devices after their “lock-in” period, enabling subscribers to have greater freedom and flexibility to switch providers on their wireless devices. → Read More
Issues on common tower policy remain unresolved
Issues surrounding the common tower policy remain unresolved, which continues to delay the release of the draft. → Read More
No air fare hike in next 2 months — Civil Aeronautics Board
Air fares will not increase anytime soon amid the recent spike in jet fuel prices as the applicable fuel surcharge level allowed to be imposed by airlines will stay the same in the next two months, according to the Civil Aeronautics Board. → Read More
Beware of fake advertisements online – Philippine Airlines
Flag carrier Philippine Airlines has warned the public against fake advertisements online offering free PAL business class tickets. → Read More
Vigan airport upgrade starts
The government has started upgrading the Vigan airport in Ilocos Sur to meet growing passenger demand and ensure that it can cater to bigger aircraft. → Read More
‘Degraded’ MRT-3 closed for entire Holy Week
The “degraded condition” of the Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT-3) calls for a longer than usual maintenance shutdown this Holy Week, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) said yesterday. → Read More
NLEX to charge lower flat rates under open system
Lower additional flat rates will be collected by NLEX Corp. for the expressway sections covered under its open system to cushion the impact of the recently approved toll adjustments, the firm announced yesterday. → Read More
Port congestion easing, say Customs and PPA
Congestion at the ports of Manila are easing and expected to continue to improve in the coming months after the problem resurfaced and hampered commerce since late last year, officials from the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) and the Bureau of Customs (BOC) said. → Read More
New ICT roadmap launched
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) and global non-profit organization Internet Society came up with the country’s information and communications technology roadmap which will guide the development of the Philippine digital ecosystem → Read More
Ayala Land marks banner year in 2018
Property giant Ayala Land Inc. (ALI) is preparing to spend another record high capital expenditures this year as it completed a banner year in 2018. → Read More
Soldiers, cops, PCG get bus fare discount
Personnel of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), Philippine National Police (PNP) and Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) will now enjoy a 20-percent discount on bus fares. → Read More
Mislatel ready to become ‘best telco provider’ in the Philippines
The consortium of Davao-based businessman Dennis Uy and state-owned China Telecom said it is ready to be the country’s best telecommunications provider even as it continues to hurdle issues concerning its entry into the sector. → Read More