The Department of Transportation (DOT) is attempting to make bathrooms on airplanes more accessible. The department announced a rule Wednesday requiring new single-aisle aircraft to have fully accessible lavatories. The department said it is making the change due to airlines’ increasing use of these aircraft for longer flights because of their improved “fuel efficiency and…
MANILA - A party-list lawmaker on Wednesday said there is nothing irregular about Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Dionardo Carlos using a police helicopter to pick him up from the Balesin Island Club in Polillo, Quezon. Duterte Youth Party-List Rep. Marie Cardema, the vice-chair of the House National Defense and Security Committee, said Carlos' usage of the PNP chopper is part of his privileges as the country's top cop. "General Dionardo Carlos is the PNP Chief 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. He was stranded in Balesin Island and wanted to report for duty in Camp Crame on a Monday morning. Under the rules & regulations of the PNP, he is entitled to the use of the PNP helicopter. Nothing irregular about it," Cardema said. The chopper was supposed to pick Carlos up from the exclusive resort island of Balesin on Monday morning. The helicopter took off at 6:17 a.m. in Pasay City and was initially reported missing but was later discovered to have crashed in
MANILA - Malacanang on Tuesday expressed its deepest sympathy to the family of an enlisted crew member, Pat. Allen Noel Ona, who died in a helicopter crash in Real, Quezon province. In a Palace briefing, Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) is currently investigating the circumstances surrounding the fatal crash of the chopper that also severely injured pilots, Lt. Col. Dexter Vitug and Lt. Col. Michael Melloria. "Una sa lahat, kami po ay nakikiramay sa pamilya ng isang crew member na namatay dahil sa crash na ito (First, we condole with the bereaved family of the crew member who died in this crash and we wish the two injured a speedy recovery," Nograles said. "Abangan na lang po natin kung ano iyong magiging resulta ng imbestigasyon na iyan ng DILG (Let's wait for the results of the DILG investigation)," he added. DILG Secretary Eduardo Ano said there is no need for Philippine National Police (PNP) chi
(Photo courtesy of PNP) MANILA - Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Ano on Tuesday said there is no need for Philippine National Police (PNP) chief, Gen. Dionardo Carlos, to go on leave amid the investigation on the crash of a police helicopter in Real, Quezon. This came following reports that the ill-fated helicopter was supposed to pick him up from the exclusive resort island of Balesin on Monday morning. "He (Carlos) is still the chief PNP and it's rightful for him to use the PNP chopper to be able to attend a forthcoming official duty when there are no other available means," he said in a message to the Philippine News Agency. Ano also cleared Carlos of any liability and said the investigation will "focus on the cause of the accident". Monday's chopper crash resulted in the death of an enlisted crew member, Pat. Allen Noel Ona, while the aircraft's pilots, Lt. Col. Dexter Vitug and Lt. Col. Michael Melloria, were
(Photo courtesy of PNP) MANILA - Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Ano on Tuesday said there is no need for Philippine National Police (PNP) chief, Gen. Dionardo Carlos, to go on leave amid the investigation on the crash of a police helicopter in Real, Quezon. This came following reports that the ill-fated helicopter was supposed to pick him up from the exclusive island resort of Balesin on Monday morning. "He (Carlos) is still the chief PNP and it's rightful for him to use the PNP chopper to be able to attend a forthcoming official duty when there are no other available means," he said in a message to the Philippine News Agency. Ano also cleared Carlos of any liability and said the investigation will "focus on the cause of the accident". Monday's chopper crash resulted in the death of an enlisted crew member, Pat. Allen Noel Ona, while the aircraft's pilots, Lt. Col. Dexter Vitug and Lt. Col. Michael Melloria, were