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AirAsia Philippines resumed its service to Singapore last December 4, ending a two-year hiatus of its flights to the Asian city-state. AirAsia Philippines’ first flight to Singapore in two years departed the NAIA Terminal 3 in Pasay City at 8:00 a.m. and…
Philippine low-cost airline Cebu Pacific received its first Airbus A330neo on November 28,2021 as it begins its widebody fleet modernization program. The aircraft features 459 lightweight Recaro seats, which have been ergonomically designed, and offer…
The regional neighbors aim to boost cross-border collaborations that will strengthen Asean regional payments and provide financial inclusivity to Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) and micro-small-to-medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs). The central banks of…
Citigroup has reportedly selected the Union Bank of Philippines as its preferred bidder for its consumer banking assets in the country. Citi has chosen Union Bank as its preferred bidder for a potential sale valued at an estimated $1 billion, according to a…
Ghost kitchens operator, JustKitchen, has expanded its presence into the Philippines through a joint venture with TDG Ventures (TVI). Named ‘JV Co’, the joint venture will be the exclusive operator of the JustKitchen brand and distributor of its products in…
The world’s largest Ikea store, Ikea Pasay City in Manila, is set to open its doors to the public this month after being delayed due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Ikea Pasay City also marks the chain’s first location in the Philippines. The 67,760sqm store,…
Cebu Pacific on Wednesday announced an 11.11 seat sale for as low as P1. In an advisory, the airline said the promo offer would begin at 12 midnight on November 11, 2021 and end on November 14, 2021, covering the travel period from July 1 to September 30,…
Budget carrier Cebu Pacific on Monday announced its first five-day P1 fare promo for all its domestic and international destinations. In an advisory, Cebu Pacific said the P1 fare started on October 10 and will be available until Thursday, October 14, 2021,…
Union Bank’s fintech subsidiary UBX is expanding its operations in Singapore as it eyes growth in Asia. UBX, the financial technology venture studio and fund of Union Bank, hopes its Singapore headquarters will be a bridge for startups to enter the Philippine…
Infinera announced that Globe Telecom, Inc. (Globe), a major provider of telecom services in the Philippines, deployed Infinera’s Auto-Lambda solution, featuring autotuneable optics, to upgrade its existing 4G access and aggregation networks and in…
MTN South Africa network will be the first mobile operator in Africa to provide 5G access to customers from the Philippines through its international roaming agreement with the Philippines’ leading mobile services provider, Smart Communications. The agreement…
Budget carrier Cebu Pacific on Thursday announced the one-week sale of its Super Pass, which allows passengers to book local flights at one-way base fares of P99 without a fixed date and destination. In an advisory, Cebu Pacific said the sale of the Super…
Philippines AirAsia intends to restart international flights by the first quarter of 2022 after resuming domestic services in the fourth quarter of 2021, says chief executive officer Ricky Isla. He told The Philippine Star newspaper that the airline’s…
Budget carrier Cebu Pacific on Saturday released the schedule of its flight cancellations from August 6 to 20, amid the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in Metro Manila. Flight cancellations have been made after the government allowed only essential travel…
AirAsia Group Berhad announced on Wednesday that its Philippine unit, Philippines AirAsia, Inc., saw a 2% increase in passengers carried in the second quarter of the year. “AirAsia Philippines’ strong rebound seen in 1Q2021 (first quarter) further increased…
Philippine budget carrier Cebu Pacific (CEB) will have a special commercial flight on Friday, July 30, “in response to the government’s call for assistance to repatriate Filipino workers in Dubai”, the airline confirmed to Gulf News on Monday. CEB earlier…
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