Salceda: After flight glitches, gov’t should offer full refund

Gabriel Pabico Lalu 01/03/2023

MANILA, Philippines — Passengers affected by the technical issue that barred flights in and out of the country on New Year’s Day should be given the option to get a reimbursement similar to the total value of…

Business and gov’t execs, netizens lament New Year air traffic system glitch

Gabriel Pabico Lalu - Reporter / @GabrielLaluINQ 01/01/2023

  MANILA, Philippines — A number of air travelers — including elected officials, businessmen and netizens have denounced the technical glitch that hounded the country’s air traffic system and grounded hundreds of domestic and international flights on New Year’s…

Yet another reckless police investigation

Joel Ruiz Butuyan - @inquirerdotnet 01/11/2021

Our country ushered in the year 2021 with the tragic death of 23-year-old flight attendant Christine Dacera right on New Year’s day itself. Dacera’s death has become tremendously heartbreaking, not because of the circumstances that led to…

New Year’s day beachgoers crowd Lapu public beaches, ignore health protocols

Futch Anthony Inso 01/01/2021

Beachgoers crowd this public beach in Barangay Maribago in Lapu-Lapu City totally ignoring standard health protocols. | Photo Courtesy of Nagiel Banacia, CDRRMO head LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines – The Lapu-Lapu City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office…

24 rescued after motor banca capsizes off the coast of Naga City, Cebu

Delta Dyrecka Letigio, Paul Lauro 01/01/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A family trip on New Year’s Day ended in a disaster after the motor banca which they boarded capsized off the coast of Barangay Tuyan in Naga City in southern Cebu. But 24…

Raps filed against tartanilla, jeepney drivers involved in January 1 accident

Delta Dyrecka C. Letigio 01/07/2019

  CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Mambaling Police have filed charges against the tartanilla and the jeepney drivers, who were involved in the New Year’s day collision that took the life an individual along C. Padilla Street…

New Year’s Day accident: Police chief says Kutsero, PUJ driver may both be at fault   

Delta Dyrecka C. Letigio 01/02/2019

CEBU CITY, PHILIPPINES— Both the kutsero or coachman of the tartanilla (horse-drawn cart) and the jeepney driver, who were involved in the New Year’s Day collision in Cebu City that cost a person’s life and injured four…

DOLE reminds employers: Follow proper pay rules on New Year’s Day

Inquirer.net 12/30/2018

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has reminded employers to observe proper payment of wages for employees who will work on New Year’s Day, a regular holiday. In a statement, DOLE said Labor…

New Year’s Day fire razes two-story house in Carcar

Michael Lawrence Chua 01/02/2018

IT was a peaceful start of the year 2018 in Barangay Bolinawan, City of Carcar until a huge fire burned down a two-story house shortly after 1 a.m. Rodrigo Barjiyo, along with his family,was sleeping in the…

Manning the ER on New Year’s Day

Jessa Mae O. Sotto 12/31/2017

A NURSE’S STORY While most people celebrate the coming of the New Year and enjoy their “Media Noche” with their family, there are some of those who spend their time on this special day working. Jan Errol…

Pagasa: It will be a wet New Year’s Day

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 12/30/2016

It will be a wet New Year’s Day as the weather bureau has forecast rains on the first day of 2017. Romeo Aguirre, weather specialist for Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services (Pagasa) Mactan, said on Friday…

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