6 airports shut down

12/07/2014

Airlines and aviation officials cancelled flights and shut down at least six domestic airports even before the typhoon made landfall.  In an advisory, the Manila International Airport Authority said at least 48 Cebu Pacific flights to and…

Probe on Megawide PAF project bid sought

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 11/11/2014

Businessman and whistleblower Crisologo Saavedra yesterday requested the Ombudsman to investigate Megawide Construction Corp,,  one of the bidders for the P800-million replication project of the Philippine Air Force (PAF) facilities. Speaking in behalf of A. Rivera Construction,…

Megawide takes over MCIA terminal

Aileen Garcia-Yap 11/02/2014

The  sound of festive drum beats signaled the first day of Mactan Cebu International Airport (MCIA) under new management yesterday. Tarpaulin banners bearing the airport’s new logo and staffers in maroon polo shirts and Filipiniana dress were…

No stopping airport terminal fee hike

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 10/30/2014

The Cebu City Council failed to stop the implementation of the P20 increase in the passenger service charge (PSC) for domestic flight passengers of the Mactan Cebu International Airport (MCIA). MCIA Authority general manager Nigel Paul Villerete…

Gwen, former airport execs sued for 2006 project

Peter L. Romanillos 10/15/2014

Businessman Crisologo Saavedra has asked the Office of the Ombudsman to investigate Cebu 3rd District Rep. Gwendolyn Garcia as well as former officers of the Mactan Cebu International Airport Authority (MCIAA) for allegedly rigging the bidding for…

Staggered increase for Mactan terminal fee Nov. 1 and Jan. 2015

Aileen Garcia-Yap 10/14/2014

Starting Nov. 1, domestic travelers leaving the Mactan Cebu International Airport will pay an additional P20 as passenger service charge (PSC) on top of the current P200. Another P80 will be charged starting Jan. 1 , 2016.…

Archival: Impose terminal fee increase by installment

Doris C. Bongcac 10/09/2014

Should airport authorities decide to approve the proposal to increase passenger terminal fees, it should be implemented by installment rather than impose it outright, a local legislator said. Cebu City Councilor Nestor Archival also called on the…

Airport terminal fees to increase – Public hearing today: P300 fee for domestic, P750 for int’l travelers

Aileen Garcia-Yap 09/11/2014

The Mactan-Cebu International Airport Authority is seeking an increase in terminal fees charged for departing passengers. If approved, the fee will be P300 for domestic travelers or an increase of P100, and P750 for international passengers, up…

GMR-Megawide moving into airport for Nov. 1 takeover

Ares P. Gutierrez 09/11/2014

The Mactan-Cebu International Airport will be a beehive of activity today as the Indian-Filipino consortium that won the P17.52-billion rehabilitation and upgrading project will start moving into the passenger terminal in preparation for its full takeover of…

Foreign vessel loses anchor in Naga; zero deaths in province but ‘Glenda’ leaves 20 casualties elsewhere

Carine M. Asutilla, Jhunnex Napallacan, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag, Victor Anthony V. Silva 07/17/2014

An Indonesian cargo vessel was blown from its moorings in the City of Naga, south Cebu Tuesday night and a motor banca capsized off Medellin town in the north at the height of typhoon Glenda. No casualties…

Cebu projects worth P39.1B set for completion in 2017

Victor Anthony V. Silva 06/29/2014

About P39.1 billion worth of projects were listed for Cebu out of the P246.8 billion identified for implementation in Central Visayas in the next four years by the Regional Development Council (RDC). Infrastructure projects listed in the…

Beware of scams, Mactan Cebu airport management warns public

Norman V. Mendoza 05/28/2014

The Mactan-Cebu International Airport Authority warned the public especially those using social networking sites to avoid package scams. MCIAA General Manager, Engr. Nigel Paul Villarete said he received several complaints mostly from Manila who were victimized by…

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