The 20 kilogram baggage limit on some domestic flights in the Philippines can create awful headaches. And worse, one cannot buy additional baggage allowance. Here are some hints. Why is there an absolute baggage limit...
Only 2 weeks left for your old Philippine Pesos banknotes. From January 1 to December 31, 2016 you only can change these old banknotes in authorized agent banks and the BSP Cash Department. From...
Typhoon MELOR/Nona has been upgraded to Category 4 and is moving towards Samar-Sorsogon. The cyclone is now getting a bit weaker. The central pressure has slightly increased in the last 6 hours from 940 to...
Cyclone MELOR/Nona is now a Tropical Storm moving towards Bicol region and is intensifying. The cyclone should arrive early Tuesday morning in Catanduanes. It is expected to be a Typhoon Category 2. The forward speed (35 km/h) of the cyclone...
Bicol Express – someones get hungry and others get nostalgic. PNR, the Philippine National Railways on September 19, 2005 has reopened a section of the famous Bicol Express between Naga CIty and Legazpi City in...
Cyclone IN-FA has gained strength and is now a Typhoon Category 1. Fortunately the track of this storm has already started to veer to northwest and it will even bend more northwards in the...
Tropical Storm IN-FA is moving west. This storm is still far away from the Philippines but has the potential to amplify to a Typhoon Cat. 3. Currently the storm is located over Micronesia south of...
Whale sharks in Black Forest – we are so lucky here in Camiguin. And just the night before the first sighting of a Butading in Black Forest, the sea had been full of Bioluminescent Plankton....
All cancelled flights by airline – The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) has released a Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) indicating a no-fly zone over the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) on November 18, 2015 (1:00PM...
Yesterday we wrote about the fire that destroyed the Enigmata Camiguin Treehouse. We promised a look back on their activity. Here it is: All together against Plastics – 2009. Enigmata Creative Circle, Inc. was...
A big loss for Camiguin’s cultural life happened early this morning. The Enigmata Treehouse Ecolodge burned down at around 1 a.m. Neighbors say that no lives were lost. A friend informed us on Facebook: ENIGMATA ECO...
Too slow! Typhoon KOPPU/Lando moves only very slowly northwest. Forward speeds are between 3 and 9 km/h! The Typhoon continues to bring heavy rainfall and very strong winds to northern Luzon provinces. I happens only...
Great Danger in Aurora – Typhoon KOPPU/Lando has now developed an eye and has been upgraded to Category 4. PAGASA has hoisted Storm SIgnal #4 over Aurora. The cyclones forward speed is very low,...
Tropical Storm KOPPU/Lando continues on its westward track. It has slightly slowed down the forward speed from 25 to 20 km/h. It has maintained wind speed (strength). Forecast Tropical Storm KOPPU/Lando will continue to...
Two Tropical Depressions in a row are approaching the Philippines. The nearer one at 142° E, is moving westward at 15 km/h. The second one at 161° E, moves northwest at 10 km/h. Up...
With the theme, “Kinaiyahan Atong Amping Kalamboan Alang Sa Tanan”, meaning “Take care of our nature, our future depends on it”, the Camiguin Lanzones Festival 2015 will formally kick off on October 18, 2015 but there are...
Camiguin Ferries do have a simple principle – either they sail or they do not. Now it seems that the Philippine Coast Guard has intensified their supervision of the ferry operations. The result should...
International airline passengers need no longer scramble for pens to fill up immigration cards at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) with the Bureau of Immigration setting up e-counters to speed up the process next...
ABS-CBN reported early this morning that the Bureau of Customs on Monday had seized 571 card skimming devices from a checked-in baggage at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA). The bureau said the skimming devices were...
Philippines’ negative image got worse this week. After last week’s abduction of three foreign tourists on Samal island, the “Planted Bullets scam” made it through the press worldwide. And now an Australian surf professional...
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