Update: SCTEx access to open on Dec. 23

Access to Clark from the SCTEx is seen to improve with the planned opening of the Panday Pira road next week. The full report is available here. More interchanges are scheduled to open in the first quarter of 2009.

Dragonair flies to Manila

The busy Hong Kong-Manila route has a new player in Dragonair. Read this report from the Inquirer.

Taxi tip suspended

Following the global drop in oil prices, the Land Transportation and Franchising Regulatory Board (LTFRB) announced today that the cost of public transportation for jeepneys and taxis has been reduced. This means that the minimum fare for a jeepney ride is back to P7.50, while the P10.00 on top of the meter for taxi rides was removed as well. However, given the unpredictable nature of oil prices, the LTFRB stated that the fare reductions, particularly the removal of the P10.00 additional fare, will be for a period of 3 months only.

You may read the full news article here.