Davao suspends free swab tests for airport passengers

The free Real-Time-Polymerase Chain Reaction Test (RT-PCR) for arriving passengers at Davao International Airport (DIA) has been temporarily suspended by the Davao City Government as it redirects its resources to address the rising number of local transmission after the holiday season.

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ANGRY AT CAB DRIVERS. Mayor Rodrigo Duterte scolded taxicab drivers and operators in a meeting Monday on complaints from passengers at the Davao International Airport that taxi drivers there did not charge metered rates and asked for certain fare rates. The mayor has repeatedly warned drivers about such practices as it ruins the reputation of the city. (Ace R. Morandante, davaotoday.com)

NEWS IN PICTURES: ANGRY AT CAB DRIVERS

Mayor Rodrigo Duterte scolded taxicab drivers and operators in a meeting Monday on complaints from passengers at the Davao International Airport that taxi drivers there did not charge metered rates and asked for certain fare rates. The mayor has repeatedly warned drivers about such practices as it ruins the reputation of the city. (Ace R. Morandante, davaotoday.com)

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Read more about the article Cebu Pacific to comply with CAAP’s decision as two of its pilots are suspended
THE LIFT. A crane tries to lift Cebu Pacific’s aircraft Tuesday afternoon at the Francisco Bangoy International Airport in Davao City. The plane veered off the runway last Sunday evening blocking all flights until it’s extricated. (davaotoday.com photo by John Rizle L. Saligumba)

Cebu Pacific to comply with CAAP’s decision as two of its pilots are suspended

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Davao Today

Cebu Pacific was asked to comply with CAAP’s action plan.  This means the former will have to reassess their accountable executives and station managers, hold random sampling of flight crew capabilities as regards unusual situations in the flight simulator, reassess their turn-around time policy and have them grant unrestricted access to CAAP flight inspectors so that the former may conduct heightened performance monitoring. 

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IRATE

Ateneo de Davao University teacher Jess Delgado (middle) and student Giselle Escobañez (left) recall their harrowing experience with Cebu Pacific’s Flight 5J 971 in a press conference Tuesday. The university…

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Read more about the article Lawyers want more than just “sorry” from Cebu Pacific
PROUD DAVAOEÑO. Laywer Carlos Zarate, second nominee of Bayan Muna Party, congratulates his fellow Davaoeños as well as local and foreign tourists for the successful 76th Araw ng Dabaw festivities during Saturday’s Parada Dabawenyo at the Rizal Park. (davaotoday.com photo by Medel V. Hernani)

Lawyers want more than just “sorry” from Cebu Pacific

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Addressing all budget airlines, especially Cebu Pacific, lawyer Carlos Isagani Zarate said that “(M)ore than taking care of profits, the safety of the riding public must not be sacrificed.”

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