Windows26: NAIA flights, ground ops resume as MIAA lifts red lightning alert

May 20, 2024

Hello, reader! Today, we bring you stories on the resumption of NAIA flights after a lightning alert, a helicopter accident involving Iran's president, a grenade attack on a Catholic chapel in Cotabato City, and the House's divorce bill moving forward with no action yet from the Senate.

NAIA flights, ground ops resume as MIAA lifts red lightning alert

Flight and ground operations at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Pasay City have resumed following a brief temporary suspension on Sunday afternoon.

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Helicopter carrying Iran president in 'accident', search underway

A helicopter carrying Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi was involved in "an accident" in poor weather on Sunday, state media reported, with a search underway and no news yet on his condition.

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Grenade attack on a Catholic chapel in Cotabato City injures 2 persons

Two unidentified men lobbed a hand grenade into a Catholic chapel in Barangay Rosary Heights 3 here at 10:30 a.m. on Sunday while a Bible service was ongoing.

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House divorce bill moves; no action from Senate

The ball is now in the Senate's court to pass their own version of the divorce bill, opposition lawmakers said, as they themselves hoped for a speedy third reading for the bill before the 19th Congress ends its second regular session on May 24.

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23 Filipino crewmen safe after Houthi rebel attack–DMW

All 23 Filipino crewmen onboard a vessel attacked by Houthi rebels on Saturday are "safe and unharmed," the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) said in a statement on Sunday.

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EDITORIAL: Restoring 'glory days' of shipbuilding

A "new era of shipbuilding" may be dawning in the Philippines. Thus declared President Marcos, who cheered the entry into the Subic Freeport of South Korea's HD Hyundai Korea Shipbuilding and Offshore Engineering, a global leader in shipbuilding and heavy industries.

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