The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has lifted the public notice on its security concerns at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Naia).

Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Ernesto Pernia on Thursday called for the fast-tracking of infrastructure projects and passage of investment-oriented laws after the economy expanded at a slower pace of 5.5 percent in the second quarter.

Officials of state-owned Land Bank of the Philippines (Landbank) are targeting to grow agriculture-focused loans by 15 percent annually to help about three million farmers by the end of the Duterte administration in 2022.

Six officials of the Philippine Coast Guard and Maritime Industry Authority were relieved from their posts following the recent tragedies at sea in the Iloilo Strait that killed 31 people.

Ride-sharing app provider Angkas called for Skyway O&M Corp. (SOMCo) to clarify its move to prohibit sub-400cc motorcycles to ply along Osmeña Highway, which took effect on July 22, as it is deemed uncoordinated with proper authorities and beyond its mandate of operating and maintaining toll roads under the South Metro Manila Skyway Project (SMMS).

British Airways canceled more than 100 flights to and from London airports and delayed many others August 7 after its check-in systems were hit by computer problems, stranding about 20,000 passengers.

License plates for vehicles registered before the start of the Duterte administration will be issued by mid- 2020.

Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) General Manager Ed Monreal has assured the public that weighing scales at the check-in counters in all four Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) terminals are calibrated periodically before the first morning flight.

Global port operator International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) has once again been recognized by leading investment institutions and agencies as among the top Asian companies that has shown all-round governance excellence and financial management for 2018.

BSP Governor Benjamin E. Diokno has been named as the incoming co-chair of the Regional Consultative Group for Asia of the Financial Stability Board (FSB-RCGA). The FSB is an international institution that recommends risk and prudential standards for the financial markets.