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Airport improvement crucial after runway closure

MANILA -- Many people are wondering how a single plane caused many flights to be cancelled, diverted and delayed. Thousands of passengers struggled, got hungry and were puzzled how they can...

Join the 2018 SINEBATA Festival

Calling all Filipino video content creators—professional, amateur and children— to join the 2018 SINEBATA Festival with the theme “Everyday Heroes”.  Winners will represent the Philippines in the 2nd Southeast Asian Prix...

Mother of 3 transforms sleepy Maguindanao town

DATU ABDULLAH SANGKI, Maguindanao — When Mariam Sangki-Mangudadatu won the elections as mayor of this town of 28,000 people in 2013, its state was so bad that seven out of 10 families...

Eid al-Adha: Muslim feast of sacrifice

MANILA -- Muslims worldwide start the celebration of Eid al-Adha on Tuesday, August 21. It is the most important festival in the Islamic calendar as Muslims gather to feast on halal dishes,...

Book launched to help farmers, fishermen in Capiz

MANILA -- Excellent and altruistic – these are the two qualities by which Suzette Vivar wanted other nationalities to describe Filipinos worldwide. “I have observed that Filipinos lately are getting all the flaks,...

Know your air passenger rights

MANILA — If a flight was cancelled, could passengers demand for hotel accommodation? If a passenger is sick and was denied to board the aircraft, could he or she sue the...

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