Cebu Pacific will sell discount air tickets from the UAE to Philippines as it boots flights to Dubai
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Dubai’s Emirates, Philippine Airlines announces new partnership, offers flights to more destinations
This move will help enable broader access for passengers to domestic points within the Philippine Airlines network
Earthquake
Philippines struck by magnitude 6.2 earthquake, tremors felt in Manila
A deep earthquake strikes the Philippines, with no immediate casualties recorded
Expo 2020 Dubai
Why the Philippines is upbeat about trade growth with the UAE
Top official says Expo 2020 Dubai could be a ‘game changer’ in Philippines-UAE trade relations
domestic workers
Philippines resumes deployment of workers to Saudi Arabia
Saudi government has ensured that employers and recruitment agencies will shoulder Covid-related expenses upon arrival
Batangas
In pictures: Taal Volcano erupts near the capital Manila
Thousands of people living near Taal volcano, a popular tourist attraction set in the centre of a picturesque lake, were evacuated from their homes as it spewed ash, rumbled with earthquakes and lightning exploded above its crest.
Aviation
Emirates airline offers cheap flights to the Philippines
Dubai carrier Emirates is offering reduced fares on flights to Manila, Clark and Cebu
Cryptocurrency
Abu Dhabi’s Sheikh Khaled backs Manny Pacquiao’s ‘personal cryptocurrency’
Abu Dhabi’s Sheikh Khaled bin Zayed Al-Nahyan and ex-Liverpool and England footballer Michael Owen are investors in the Singapore-listed cryptocurrency
Manila
Passenger goes into labour on Saudi flight
Filipino woman began experiencing abdominal pain and contractions on Saudia flight
Abu Dhabi Airports Company
London named top Eid holiday destination from Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi International Airport handles 564,042 passengers during the nine-day long Eid-al-Fitr holiday
earthquake today
Another powerful quake rocks Philippines as deaths, damage rise
Search and rescue operations continue at the four-storey supermarket in Pampanga that collapsed and where as many as 30 people were feared trapped
earthquake today
In pictures: Powerful earthquake hits Philippines
The 6.3 magnitude quake struck northwest of the capital on Monday. At least five people were killed when buildings collapsed near Manila after a powerful earthquake set skyscrapers swaying and drove terrified locals into the street.
Aviation
Cebu Pacific flies over 1m passengers on Dubai route
Philippines’ largest carrier announces milestone after five years of operating flights to the UAE
Emirates ariline
UAE airlines getting back to regular operations after Manila disruption
The crash of a Xiamen Airlines jet resulted in the cancellation of at least 67 local and international flights on Friday
Lulu Group
UAE retail giant Lulu launches operations in the Philippines
Lulu Group International begins operations in the Philippines with the inauguration of a logistics and export centre in Laguna, near Manila
extreme flooding
In pictures: Tropical storm ‘Henry’ dump extreme rains and flooding in Manila
The southwest monsoon affecting the country is enhanced by a low pressure area and tropical storm ‘Henry’, would continue to dump light to heavy rains in most parts of the country, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration. Monsoon rains are expected in Metro Manila, Ilocos, Cordillera, Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon, Calabarzon, Mindoro provinces, and Palawan.
Filipinos
Philippines seeks new jobs markets as it plans cut to Gulf reliance
Middle East remains the largest destination for land-based workers with 63% of the total