For those traveling First Class, think of no other airline but Etihad Airways. The Abu Dhabi-based aviation company recently went home with triple honors in the prestigious Skytrax World Airline Awards held recently. Etihad was named World’s Best First Class Airline, World’s Best First Class Onboard Catering, and World’s Best First Class Airline Seat for its First Apartments and Suites. Winners in the awards were chosen based on the votes and findings of a 10-month survey of over 18 million air travellers from more than 100 countries. Above photo ... Continue Reading...
#VotePH : praying for peaceful & honest elections
Taking a break from the usual posting to wish for peaceful, honest and orderly elections tomorrow, May 9. More than 54 million Filipinos are expected to cast their votes for hotly-contested national positions, including the President of the Philippines. There are now reports of rampant vote-buying, especially in the provinces. We have no choice but to put our faith in the capacity of the automated poll system to work and reflect the true will of the people. (Photo via six.two-four on Instagram) The world is watching. So much is at stake in these elections, ... Continue Reading...
BPO industry in the Philippines still growing in 2015
There are some negative things being said about the business process outsourcing (BPO) industry such as those juicy sex scandals that crop up every now and the health impact on call center workers manning the graveyard shifts. But truly there's no denying the gigantic contribution this industry has to the Philippine economy. Same reason why the Philippines now ranks higher than Singapore and Thailand in terms of investment prospects (source: The Emerging Trends in Real Estate Asia Pacific 2015 report). The BPO industry employs 1.2 million Filipinos of legal age at ... Continue Reading...
Air Asia QZ8501 lost & why 2014 was a bad year for aviation
Developing news: an Indonesia Air Asia Flight QZ8501 is believed to have hit the waters off the island of Pulau Belitung after being stalled in bad weather. On board were 155 passengers composed of 138 adults, 16 children and 1 infant. (image via The Aviation Herald) The captain of the aircraft, an Airbus A320-200 is reported to have 6100 hours of flying experience while the first officer had 2,275 flying hours. There were also four Air Asia cabin crew on board when the accident occurred. The breakdown of nationalities onboard includes 157 Indonesians,3 ... Continue Reading...
January 15 to 19 2015 holiday in Manila due to Pope Francis visit
(Photo from Pope Francis Facebook page) While President Aquino is still thinking whether or not to declare a national holiday on the much-anticipated visit of Pope Francis , the city of Manila through Mayor Joseph Estrada has already decided that there will be no classes on all levels and no work in government offices from January 15 to 19, 2015 - the time when the beloved Pope is in town. In the interest of ensuring "public order and convenience," Estrada signed Executive Order 75 declaring the suspension of classes and government work in the city. He left it ... Continue Reading...
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