Film parade: Expect heavy traffic
Expect heavy traffic in Manila and Pasay city as several roads will be closed for the annual Parade of the Stars of the 2018 Metro Manila Film Festival on Dec. 23, the Metro Manila Development Authority said Wednesday.
The MMDA said the parade would start at 1 pm but roads would be closed hours before the parade would start.
The MMFF’s executive committee said nine floats would participate in the parade which would last for several hours.
Brace for holiday rush at NAIA
The Manila International Airport Authority is expecting the arrival of more than two-million returning overseas Filipino workers, balikbayans and foreign tourists this Christmas season.
In anticipation of the holiday rush, airport employees have been prohibited from taking any leaves this season, according to MIAA general manager Ed Monreal.
The expected increase of arrival this holiday season was based on last year’s record arrival and the anticipated 10-percent passenger arrival at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport, Clark, Davao, and Cebu international airports.
Clark breaches 2.5-m passenger arrivals
The Clark International Airport reached another milestone in its operation when it broke the 2.5-million passenger mark for the past 23 years this Wednesday.
Jaime Melo, president of Clark International Development Corporation, said they broke the passengers' record of 2,500,050 courtesy of Emirate Flight No.EK338 bound for Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Melo stressed the 2.5 passengers mark would translate into more revenue for the infrastructure program of President Rodrigo Duterte, responsible for turning Clark as a new aviation hub in the region in support of the conversion of the area as the alternative of development and growth of the country.
