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The Energy Department plans to apply for a new loan from the Asian Development Bank to roll out the government’s electric jeepney program, a year after the government cancelled the loan for the electric tricycle program.

Philippine Airlines (PAL) is calling on the local airline community to collaborate with the Philippine government in addressing industry concerns enunciated by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) and the Association of Asia-Pacific Airlines (AAPA).

The United Kingdom issued a travel advisory to its citizens against going to Mindanao and parts of Cebu province due to “threat of terrorism.”

Philippines AirAsia has chosen Clark International Airport as its main hub for operations, over the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) due to inadequate space for the budget airline’s operational fleet expansion.

Three air carriers from mainland China are scheduled to launch within October regular flights directly to Cebu, according to GMR Megawide Cebu Airport Corporation (GMCAC), developer of the Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA).

The Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) is no longer listed among the world’s worst airports.

Local public utility vehicle (PUV) manufacturers will be provided incentives to increase their competitiveness in keeping with government plans to modernize the transportation sector, a Cabinet official said.

The Department of Transportation (DOTr) is looking for support among various stakeholders for the government’s public utility vehicle modernization program in the aftermath of the recent two-day nationwide jeepney strike.

Toyota Motor Philippines Corp. (TMP) is investing at least P5.2 billion in the government’s CARS (Comprehensive Automotive Resurgence Strategy) program, saying such investment will help advance Philippine manufacturing.

Online Filipino consumers are far more trusting than those others countries in the region when it comes to their activities, according to Kantar TNS’s latest Connected Life research.