Category: Tourism/Travel
To bridge or not to bridge …
A year ago the whispers about a bridge from Malay (northern Panay) to Boracay island started to filter into the press. On May 2, 2013, the Philstar wrote: The local government of Malay, to which...
Asian Aerospace – Air Charter and more
Yesterday evening we got an e-mail from Asian Aerospace Corp. They wrote that they were interested to be listed in our Air Charter page. Within minutes after request, they sent us a copy of their...
A Blog you should read
I believe this is the hottest reading recommendation I have ever shared: Nathan Allen’s “I Dreamed Of This”. Click the banner above to go to one of the best readings about the Philippines. Nathan...
Brown-out !
A brownout is an intentional or unintentional drop in voltage in an electrical power supply system. Intentional brownouts are used for load reduction in an emergency. The reduction lasts for minutes or hours, as opposed to short-term voltage sag (or dip). The term...
New Arrival and Departure Cards
The new Arrival and Departure cards of the Philippines Bureau of Immigration have been introduced yesterday, March 1, 2014. The Arrival Card Arriving Filipinos no longer have to fill out the new immigration arrival...
All Xi’An MA-60 grounded
Xi’an Aircraft Industry Co has applied to the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) to suspend operations of the MA-60 turboprops across the country. On 4 February 2014, the landing gear of an MA-60...
No Power in Mindanao
Last night, around 03:00 a.m. it started to get warm in the bedroom. The fan didn’t work anymore. Reason: Brownout. The whole Mindanao Power Grid failed. Mindanao and associated islands were simply a black...
New License Plates in April
The Land Transportation Office (LTO) will start issuing new license plates for registered motor vehicles and motorcycles this April. The release of the new plates will phase out the nine different license plate editions...
The new maps are on-line
Comparing maps is mostly useful – but it is, no has been, a silly job. We have created a new page called Philippines Maps. On-line map providers have different data sources and styles. They also...
The Cebu Tiger – Customers pay the bill
Has the big cleanup begun in the Philippines airline industry? A few hours after the CAB, the Civil Aeronautics Board, had approved the take-over of Tiger Air Philippines by Cebu Pacific Air, the industry reacts...
NAIA eyes paperless, even ‘queueless’ system
NEW by March 1, 2014: Arriving Filipinos no longer have to fill out the new immigration arrival cards while foreigners, including Philippine passport holders with existing immigrant status, will be required to fill out...
Tourists get value for money
ABS-CBN titles in today’s business section: Tourists get value for money in the Philippines. According to an online survey by Huffington Post Travel 2014, the Philippines is a top pick for “bargain hunters, outdoorsy types...
New certified air charter company
We are pleased to inform you that we could accept a new certified air charter company in our list. Far East Aviation Services is an air charter company in Mactan Cebu. With their 8...
Airbus in the mud
Saturday morning an Airbus A319 of Cebu Pacific Air got stuck in mud at the edge of the runaway at the Butuan Bancasi Airport (BXU/RPME). Flight 5J-220 failed to take off because its front...
CAAP – FAILED !
CAAP, the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines, failed again to bring the country’s aviation out of FAA Category 2. Last week, we had the feeling that something went wrong again. Now we have...
White Elephants and Black Holes
Last Thursday we wrote about the crippled airport project in Laguindingan. Today our friends in Panay found another outstanding project near Kalibo, the “Pook Ecological Tourism Development Project“. Hundred thousands of tourists land every year...
Have you packed your luggage, Mr. Andrews?
Last year, CAAP deputy director general, John Andrews, said that he would “resign” should the FAA upgrade to “Category 1” not come to pass by the end of 2013. “If this does not happen before the end of the...
Laguindingan airport – a crippled project
Laguindingan Internatinal Airport between Cagayn de Oro and Iligan got a new name: “Di Malandingan”. This local word means in plain English “Not clear for landing”. The CGY airport operates since its opening last year...
Weather got better – Fishermen are out in the Sea
Weather got much better today. Only a short rain in the morning and then dry. The waves are moderate and there is only one cloud layer left. The perfect weather for fishing. Our neighbor...
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