Day: December 16, 2025

Manila: The Philippine Airlines (PAL) has announced a recent collaboration with Xavier School to launch an educational travel initiative aimed at enhancing the travel experience for students and faculty. According to Philippines News Agency, the program is crafted to make school-related travel more seamless and enriching. PAL Express president Rabbi Vincent Ang emphasized the airline’s commitment to ensuring safety, comfort, and care in every journey undertaken by the Xavier School community. The initiative promises the school special travel privileges, simplified booking processes, and opportunities for experiential learning. The Tan-led airline outlined the program’s objective to streamline travel arrangements for educational

Manila: Over 130,000 students and senior citizens took advantage of the free rides offered during the initial two days of the ’12 Days of Christmas Libreng Sakay’ at the Light Rail Transit Line 2 (LRT-2) and Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT-3). According to Philippines News Agency, the MRT-3 reported that on the first day of the program, Sunday, 11,985 senior citizens availed themselves of the free rides. On Monday, the initiative extended its offer to students, with 35,872 enjoying complimentary rides on the MRT-3. In parallel, the Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA), responsible for the LRT-2’s operations and maintenance,

Manila: Select municipal police stations under the Antique Police Provincial Office (APPO) have received an allocation of 12 new patrol cars and 19 pieces of Information Technology (IT) equipment. According to Philippines News Agency, the assets were distributed during a ceremony held at the provincial headquarters in San Jose de Buenavista. The municipal police stations benefiting from these new resources include Barbaza, Bugasong, Belison, Caluya, Hamtic, Patnongon, Sebaste, Sibalom, Tibiao, Tobias Fornier, Valderrama, and Libertad. APPO Director Col. Lea Rose Pe±a conveyed that these patrol cars and IT equipment, provided by the Philippine National Police (PNP) national headquarters, are expected

Pasay city: Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) Director General Tereso Panga has expressed optimism about hitting the agency’s PHP300-billion investments approval target for 2025. After the Board’s meeting last December 12, PEZA-approved investments for the year amounted to PHP238 billion, Panga revealed to journalists during the agency’s 30th anniversary celebration in Pasay City on Monday night. According to Philippines News Agency, Panga noted that the agency is still receiving applications, with many investors eager to secure approvals by the next Board meeting scheduled for December 22. He mentioned that at least four of these applications involve big-ticket items, including an

Manila: The Philippines and Australia’s top diplomats have agreed to “keep each other closely informed” of any developments related to the probe into the Bondi Beach shooting, said the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Tuesday. Foreign Affairs Secretary Ma. Theresa Lazaro and Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong made the agreement during a phone call on Tuesday. According to Philippines News Agency, “The Philippines stands firmly in solidarity with Australia and underscores strong Philippine-Australia cooperation in security and law enforcement matters,” Lazaro stated on X. She further added, “We reaffirm our support for efforts that protect communities from intolerance, hatred,