Demand for first-class seats rising among Filipino jetsetters
[Inquirer.net] - 12/7/2024
More Filipino travelers are willing to pay more for the enhanced experience of flying in first-class seats. With Filipinos’ purchasing power on the rise, Emirates says in a report that it flew 3,166 first-class passengers in the first 10 months of 2024. The airline is confident that it will (…)
In Philippine newspapers
Firecrackers: DOH-7 director warns risks of using them for New Year
CEBU CITY, Philippines — The regional director of the Department of Health Central Visayas (DOH-7) has urged the (…)
[Cebu Daily Mail] - 25/12/2024
Dispatch from South Korea (3)
There is a startling similarity between the session halls of the South Korean National Assembly (built in 1975 under (…)
[Inquirer.net] - 24/12/2024
Investors swoop in to save German flying taxi startup
Frankfurt, Germany — A German flying taxi firm was Tuesday saved from collapse after investors swooped in to take it (…)
[Inquirer.net] - 25/12/2024
Pandi mayor’s rape trial suspended for 30 days
PANDI, BULACAN — A Caloocan City court has suspended for 30 days the trial of Pandi, Bulacan Mayor Enrico Roque, (…)
[Inquirer.net] - 24/12/2024
PhilHealth hikes benefit packages for members with heart ailments
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) has substantially increased the benefit (…)
[Cebu Daily Mail] - 25/12/2024
Economist sees inflation settling at 2.6% in December
MANILA, Philippines – Headline inflation will likely settle at 2.6 percent this month, well within the government’s (…)
[Inquirer.net] - 25/12/2024
Cardinal David: No world peace amid 'walls of division' around Bethlehem
MANILA, Philippines — There might not be world peace as long as the “walls of division” around Bethlehem remain. (…)
[Inquirer.net] - 25/12/2024
Phivolcs detects more quakes in Taal Volcano; gas emission level drops
LUCENA CITY — At least 11 volcanic earthquakes in Taal Volcano in Batangas province were detected over the last 24 (…)
[Inquirer.net] - 25/12/2024
Christmas gifts and wishes
I will be asleep when this column appears online. Still nursing indigestion from “noche buena” or Christmas Eve (…)
[Inquirer.net] - 24/12/2024
WBO’s ‘No Ducking Rule’ fuels Regie Suganob’s world title bid
CEBU CITY, Philippines — PMI Bohol Boxing Promotions’ top honcho, Floriezyl Echavez Podot, remains resolute in his (…)
[Cebu Daily Mail] - 24/12/2024
31 injured in bus-car crash in Philippines
MANILA, Dec. 24 (Xinhua) -- Thirty-one people, including elderly women and children, were injured on Tuesday morning (…)
[Philippine Times] - 24/12/2024