Marcos has also approved the launch of an online visa for Chinese, Indian, South Korean and Japanese tourists this year. According to the Department of Tourism, the Philippines recorded 2.65 million international visitors last year, bringing in an estimated $3.68 billion in revenue, exceeding a 2022 target of 1.7 million tourists. Last year’s total included […]
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will fly to Beijing on Tuesday for a three-day visit during which he is expected to discuss among other things Beijing’s activities in the disputed South China Sea, which Manila calls illegal. Speaking before his flight, Marcos said he looked forward to meeting President Xi Jinping and that “the issues […]
The main gateway to the Philippines remained on reduced operations on Monday after a New Year’s power outage that jolted its air traffic control, leaving officials scrambling to resume full service after more than 300 flights were disrupted. Cesar Cheong, general manager of the Manila International Airport Authority, said the aging Ninoy Aquino International Airport […]
Philippine authorities halted flights in and out of Manila on New Year’s Day due to air traffic control problems, leaving thousands of passengers stranded. A total of 282 flights at Manila’s Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) were either delayed, canceled or diverted to other regional airports, affecting about 56,000 passengers, the airport operator said on […]
