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A consortium of the country’s seven biggest conglomerates insisted it is not asking for government guarantees on its unsolicited offer to modernize and operate Manila’s Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Naia) for 15 years.

The Clark International Airport Corp. (CIAC) plans to build a second runway at Clark airport which can be regarded as the fastest means to decongest the Ninoy Aquino International Airport.

The Philippines and Indonesia will push for the resumption of flights between Davao to Manado to mutually boost trade, tourism and investments as diplomatic relations between the two nations reach its 70th anniversary in 2019.

GRAB Philippines will exhaust all administrative and legal means to overturn the decision of the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) to fine the company P10 million for supposedly overcharging its customers.

Amid farmlands on the outskirts of Beijing, a massive construction site rising above the horizon bustles with activity as 8,000 workers build a new airport.

US airlines, bruised by higher fuel prices, are stepping up efforts to raise fares and increase fees to avoid a third straight year of declining profits.

The Association of Philippine Journalists – Samahang Plaridel Foundation, Inc. celebrated the 168th birth anniversary of Filipino propagandist Marcelo H. del Pilar last August 27 (National Heroes Day) with a historic program at the Manila Hotel.

San Miguel Corp. (SMC) is planning to build a railway system called MRT Loop that will have a link to the airport – patterned after the Hong Kong MTR –connecting Metro Manila to the proposed aerotropolis in Bulacan.

The Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) is launching the local cruise shipping industry by encouraging the private sector to operate cruise ships in the Philippines.

The government of Japan projects a future with flying cars, so that it is partnering with the private sector to develop futuristic vehicles.