Passengers stranded at ports as Typhoon Nina approaches on Christmas Day

 Entertainment
Dec 312016
 
Passengers stranded at ports as Typhoon Nina approaches on Christmas Day

  Thousands of passengers arrive in droves at the various provincial bus stations in Cubao, Quezon City Friday (Dec. 23, 2016). A number of them have been at the station as early as Thursday night hoping to catch the earliest bus bound for their respective destinations. (MNS photo) MANILA, Dec 24 (Mabuhay) — Passengers have been barred by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and other port authorities from leaving ports in anticipation for Typhoon Nina (international name Nock-Ten). In a tweet, the PCG wrote that a total of 3,682 passengers have been stranded in ports of Bicol, where Nina is expected to transition after it makes landfall in the Catanduanes-Camarines area by Sunday evening. PCG also counted 392 RoRos, 17 sea vessels, and 6 MBCas stranded in Bicol ports due to possible storm surges that may reach two meters over coastal areas of the Quezon-Bicol Region-Samar area. As of 6 a.m. on Saturday, the PCG counted 26,889 passengers in all ports nationwide. Weather bureau PAGASA announced that sea travel is risky “over seaboards of Northern Luzon and the eastern seaboards of Central Luzon, Southern Luzon & of Visayas due to the surge of Northeast Monsoon and Nina.”(MNS)

Estrada out of hospital, back to work

 Entertainment
Dec 312016
 
Estrada out of hospital, back to work

Manila Mayor Joseph Ejercito Estrada turnover a key to the city of Manila to President of the French Republic Francois Hollande during the wreath laying ceremony at the Rizal Monument in Manila (MNS Photo) MANILA, Dec 24 (Mabuhay) – Manila Mayor and former President Joseph “Erap” Estrads has been discharged of the hospital and is even back to work, one of his aides said Saturday. “Working na po si Mayor Erap, nakalabas na po, (thank) God,” said Estrada’s media relations officer Bambi Purisima. On Friday, Estrada’s son Senator JV Ejercito said his father was being confined at the Cardinal Santos Medical Center in San Juan due to pneumonia. Estrada was admitted to the hospital on Wednesday after experiencing difficulty breathing, he said.(MNS)

Kim Chiu to star in new Chito Roño movie

 Entertainment
Dec 312016
 
Kim Chiu to star in new Chito Roño movie

Kim Chiu (MNS photo) Kim Chiu is reuniting with award-winning director Chito S. Roño for a new movie. Chiu first worked with Roño on the 2012 hit horror movie “The Healing” with Vilma Santos. After four years, they teamed up again for Star Cinema’s star-studded movie “Etiquette for Mistresses.” Chiu posted a photo of her with Roño and Enzo Pineda. In the caption, she said it “feels so good” to be working with Roño for the third time. Aside from the movie, Chiu is also part of the upcoming soap “Ikaw Lang Ang Iibigin,” her reunion project with ex-boyfriend Gerald Anderson. (MNS)

Treats for tourism

 Economy
Dec 282016
 

The tourism sector seems to be going through an interesting phase now that it has been called on to take a bigger challenge — to be sustainable and competitive against other tourist destinations in the region. What else could possibly make it more fun in the Philippines? In the field of taxation, the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) appears to likewise recognize the urgency of effecting Republic Act (RA) No. 9593, otherwise known as the “Tourism Act of 2009,” as a roadmap to developing Tourism Enterprise Zones (TEZs) aimed at enhancing the capacity of tourist attractions and its facilities in priority destinations. Through the issuance of Revenue Regulations (RR) No. 7-2016, the BIR recently acted upon the directive to implement the rules and regulations governing the tax incentives available to Registered Tourism Enterprises (RTEs) with the Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority (TIEZA). The realization of these incentives comes seven years after RA 9593 and its Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) were passed.

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