Manila Bulletin – PCG records 390K passengers as Holy Week surge hits port hubs

Published Mar 29, 2026 09:38 am  |  Updated Mar 29, 2026 01:39 pm The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said Sunday, March 29, that it has recorded about 390,000 passengers moving through various seaports nationwide as travel for the Holy Week began to pick up, with key hubs already seeing heavy foot traffic. PCG spokesperson Commodore Noemie Cayabyab … Read more

Travelling or living overseas during the Iran crisis? Here’s what you need to know

Jordan, Oman, and Saudi Arabia are at Level 3 – Avoid non-essential travel. For those travelling to the United States (Level 2), MFAT’s advice is to still exercise caution and expect travel delays. On Wednesday, an MFAT spokesperson confirmed it had activated a Coordination Centre in response to the developing situation in the Middle East. … Read more

Indonesia to bring home hundreds more scam trafficking victims from Myanmar

More than 500 Indonesians freed from online scam centres in Myanmar will be repatriated via Thailand in the coming days, a senior Indonesian official said on Tuesday. Cyberscam operations, which have thrived in Myanmar’s lawless border areas for several years, lure foreign workers with promises of high-paying jobs but hold them hostage and force them … Read more