NWC

Is ‘Punit Passport’ the New ‘Tanim Bala’?

Bing JabadanApril 27, 2025April 27, 202506 mins

Is ‘Punit Passport’ the New ‘Tanim Bala’? By Bing Jabadan April 27, 2025 MANILA, Philippines – Travelers are now facing a disturbing evolution of extortion at the country’s airports, or are these isolated incidents amplified by social media? Just as the country was about to shed the shadow of the notorious “tanim bala” (bullet planting)…

Pope Francis: A Final Blessing for Humanity

Bing JabadanApril 23, 2025April 29, 2025011 mins

Pope Francis: A Final Blessing for Humanity By Bing Jabadan April 23, 2025 On Easter Sunday, April 20, 2025, Pope Francis delivered a heartfelt address to the world, despite facing serious respiratory challenges. In a moment that captured the essence of his life and mission, he offered a final blessing that touched the souls of…

Travel

Amid Surge of Travelers During Holy Week, Airport Officials Conduct NAIA Inspection

Bing JabadanApril 15, 2025June 24, 202503 mins

Transportation Secretary Vince Dizon (center), Immigration Commissioner Joel Viado (left), and MIAA General Manager Eric Ines made a round of NAIA Terminal 3 to check operations during Holy Week. (Photo courtesy of MIAA CorpComs) Amid Surge of Travelers During Holy Week, Airport Officials Conduct NAIA Inspection By Bing Jabadan – TheNationweek.com April 15, 2025…

Travel

PAL Pilot Busts Boozy Seafarer for In-Flight Theft

Bing JabadanApril 15, 2025April 29, 202503 mins

PAL Pilot Busts Boozy Seafarer for In-Flight Theft By Bing Jabadan – TheNationweek.com April 15, 2025 MANILA, Philippines– A seafarer was apprehended by the Philippine National Police Aviation Security Group for allegedly stealing and partially consuming alcoholic beverages while on a Philippine Airlines flight from New York on Sunday (April 13, 2025). The 28-year-old…

Asia

Bullet-Planting Scam Resurfaces at NAIA?

Bing JabadanApril 11, 2025April 29, 202504 mins

Bullet-Planting Scam Resurfaces at NAIA? By Bing Jabadan – TheNationweek.com April 11, 2025 MANILA, Philippines – A wave of anxiety has hit returning overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) as the notorious “tanim-bala” (bullet-planting) scam resurfaces at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA). The practice, which involves planting bullet casings in luggage to extort bribes, has…

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Is ‘Punit Passport’ the New ‘Tanim Bala’?

Pope Francis: A Final Blessing for Humanity

Amid Surge of Travelers During Holy Week, Airport Officials Conduct NAIA Inspection

PAL Pilot Busts Boozy Seafarer for In-Flight Theft

Bullet-Planting Scam Resurfaces at NAIA?