Nomen est Omen
The Philippines and Dante – seems to be a love/hate relationship! Not a month ago, Francis Tolentino, chairman of Metro Manila Development Authority, got sick about Dan Browns last novel “Inferno” because Brown linked Manila...
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Low Pressure Area (Dante) upgraded to Tropical Depression
Floating northwards over the warm waters of the Philippine Sea the tropical depression 98W / Dante has powered up. It’s core pressure is now 1004 hPa. The Japan Meterological Agency (JMA) has analyzed this...
Milky Island – Camiguin
MAMBAJAO, Camiguin, June 7 (PIA) — Farmers as well as children will soon benefit from a new dairy farm, expected to open this month in the province of Camiguin. The first on the island...
Low Pressure Area has turned north to northwest
As predicted, the Low Pressure Area over the Philippine Sea has changed its moving direction and is now heading north to northwest at 15 km/h. Its current center position is 628 km East of Legazpi City. The central...
Low Pressure Area is growing and intensifying
The Low Pressure Area (LPA) called 97W is growing and intensifying. The pressure inside the system went down to 1006 hPa. The LPA is almost stationary. There seems to be a trend that its...
Philippines back to Category 1
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) of the USA will lift upwards the aviation rating of the country following successful audit from Geneva based International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). Photo courtesy of CAAP In a...
Weather could get nasty
A Low Pressure Area (LPA) called 97W has formed east of the Philippines. Its pressure is still high (1008 hPa) and it is not yet organized. But beginning circular movements are visible on the...
What is Mayon Volcano cooking?
In Daraga, Albay, on the foothills of Mount Mayon, small springs have dried up and the water supply from the Budiao spring has dropped as Mayon volcano started to act up again. When the...
Nice to look at, lovely to hold …
Nice to look at, lovely to hold, but if you break it, consider it sold. At Cebu pacific Air they should remember this often seen warning in porcelain shops. Actually it reads a bit different at Cebu Pacific...
Davao runway to be cleared tonight
The joint recovery team (Cebu Pacific Air & CAAP) could not get the Airbus A320 off the runway before 3 p.m. this afternoon. This deadline had been imposed by CAAP this morning. But the...
Davao airport still closed
The airport of Davao is still closed because the Cebu Pacific Air A-320 is still on the runway. Photo courtesy of CAAP Cebu Pacific has the principal responsibility of removing the plane from the...
Cheap flight lure to Philippines
Philippine Airlines is offering return fares to Manila from just $520 to launch its first service to Perth, which starts this morning. The fare is the latest in an expanding price war, with airlines...
Runway Excursion of a Cebu Pacific A-320 in Davao
Yesterday evening an A-320 of Cebu Pacific Air ran out of the runway in Davao in a heavy downpour. Fortunately nobody got injured. Difficult job for the emergency response team in the dark. On the...
Mayon alert level raised to 1
PHIVOLCS has raised Mayon Volcano’s alert level to Level 1 as bluish steam emissions and crater glow were spotted. PHIVOLCS’ resident volcanologist said the level one alert was hoisted on Friday afternoon after PHIVOLCS instruments noted a...
CNN may contribute to Boracay’s Decline
Boracay is overcrowded – this is a fact especially during the peak season. But there had always been an escape: Puka Shell Beach in the north of the island. This retreat is now menaced....
Not only in the air
The Philippines have once been a technologically rather advanced country with well trained people. But then education got neglected and funds flowed in the wrong pockets. The results are known: Air Transportation: – FAA...
Bicol International Airport Project is advancing
The Bicol region is one of the fastest growing regions of the Philippines and one of the country’s hottest tourist spots. With destinations like Mount Mayon, the Caramoan Islands, and Whale Shark Diving in Donsol,...
Boracay: Action needed !
Yesterday, the Los Angeles Times published an article titled “Trouble in party paradise: Boracay Island in Philippines“. Read it here We do not copy the article but publish one reader’s post: It sounds like...
Do not “google” in the Philippines
I wonder when the government will send a letter to Google. Last week they sent a letter to Dan Brown complaining about his comparison of Manila with the “Gate to Hell”. See here Now...
Philippine Standard Time – not a joke!
Starting June 1, there will be one less excuse for “Filipino time” – which is synonymous with always being late – as public clocks must be set to Philippine Standard Time following a new...
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