US donates bomb detection equipment to Mactan Aviation Security Unit

Norman V. Mendoza 05/25/2016

A bomb detection equipment worth P4.5 million donated by the United States government showed ted its capability to determine and detonate an improvised explosive device (IED) in a demonstration held in a secluded area at the Mactan-Cebu…

Poe promises another airport, more projects for Cebu

Carmel Loise Matus 04/05/2016

Presidential aspirant Sen. Grace Poe promised to build a second airport and other projects if she gets elected. In her message at the public rally of the Barug Alang sa Kauswagan ug Demokrasya (Bakud) Party in Danao…

Mactan Airport starts laying groundwork for 2nd runway

Vanessa Claire Lucero 03/28/2016

The Mactan-Cebu International Airport Authority (MCIAA) has started laying the groundwork for an additional runway. Nigel Paul C. Villarete, MCIAA general manager, said its construction is not a priority concern at present but they were preparing for…

Airport to woo more airlines in next two years, exec says

Vanessa Claire Lucero 03/27/2016

It will be a busy two years for the Mactan-Cebu International Airport Authority (MCIAA) as officials aggressively market the airport to international airlines before Terminal 2 is completed in 2018. Nigel Paul C. Villarete, MCIAA general manager,…

Korean yields ‘shabu’ at Mactan airport

Norman V. Mendoza 03/23/2016

A 30-year-old Korean national was supposed to leave for South Korea yesterday but packs of suspected shabu, which he voluntarily surrendered to airport officials, stoppped him from leaving. Lee Kyungho was taken into custody by the Philippine…

Belgian TV names two suspects in airport blasts

03/23/2016

Brussels — Belgian state broadcaster RTBF has identified two of the attackers who targeted Brussels as brothers Khalid and Brahim Bakraoui. The report yesterday said the brothers were known to police for past crimes, but nothing relating…

European airports increase security

03/23/2016

MOSCOW  — European authorities have tightened security at airports and on city streets after deadly attacks on the Brussels airport and its subway system. The Paris airport authority said security was tightened at all Paris airports soon…

Changi Airport still world’s best airport

03/17/2016

  Best Airport in Leisure Amenities Singapore’s Changi Airport remains as the World’s Best Airport this year and also the Best Airport in Leisure Amenities, according to an annual global survey of air travelers. This is the…

Probe to go on sans formal complaint

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 03/12/2016

EVEN  without a formal complaint, the allegation of extortion against a member of the Aviation Security Unit (Avseu) at the Mactan Cebu International Airport (MCIA) will still be investigated. This comes despite the lack of progress in…

Senior citizen jailed for live bullet in bag

Norman V. Mendoza 02/26/2016

A 61-YEAR-OLD woman is detained at the Lapu-Lapu City Police Office after airport authorities saw a live bullet inside her blue traveling bag last Sunday, Feb. 21. Veneranda Gorecho, a resident of Ma. Corazon Subdivision Barangay Supang,…

Papal legate leaves Cebu, visits P-Noy

Jhunnex Napallacan, Vanessa Claire Lucero 02/01/2016

YANGON Archbishop Charles Maung Cardinal Bo, Papal Legate to the 51st International Eucharistic Congress (IEC), paid a courtesy call on President Benigno Aquino III in Malacañang before he went home to Myanmar yesterday. Bo left Cebu City…

2 aircraft police attacked

Norman V. Mendoza 01/30/2016

TWO airport police at the Mactan-Cebu International Airport were shot and wounded by two men at dawn yesterday. Samuel Lamoste, 36, was wounded in the right shoulder, while Roweno Moncada, 23, was shot in the right leg.…

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