NAIA 3 transit lounge opens

MANILA - Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3 on Tuesday opens up a new transit lounge for passengers and non-passengers.

The Wings Transit Lounge, is located at the 4th floor of the airport terminal. The lounge is 200-sqm with 17 rooms that includes bunk and capsule rooms, spa and massage, and shower facilities. 

The lounge areas are divided by curtains, and one of them has a TV and can accommodate 6 people.

You can rent for 5 and 8 hours, and it include WiFi, electrical sockets, a light meal and bottled water. Prices are:

Capsules -  PHP880 and PHP1000
Twin rooms - PHP1,600 and PHP1,800
bunk rooms for three people - PHP2,100 and PHP2,600
family rooms - PHP2,600 and PHP3,200

8 hour stay get free use of the shower area; otherwise, that's an extra PHP300 per head.

2 computer 1 printer business center

TV lounge area, You can rent a chair for 2 hours (PHP300)

Kitchen Pantry

ladies' capsule room

capsule room

massage room

twin-room

Malacañang Palace Declared November 18 and 19 as Non-working Holidays in Metro Manila #WALANGPASOK

On Tuesday July 14, 2015 Malacañang Palace declared November 18 and 19 as special non-working days in Metro manila for the Asia-Pacific Economic Conference (APEC) Economic Leaders’ Meeting.

According to the Secretary of the Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Herminio Coloma Jr. this was in Proclamation 1072 issued by President Benigno S. Aquino III on Monday.

APEC is a regional economic forum established to leverage the growing interdependence of the Asia Pacific.

The Philippines hosts the 2015 APEC Economic Leader’s Meeting, which will be attended by the leaders of the grouping’s 21 member economies that includes Chinese President Xi Jinping, US President Barack Obama, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

Malacañang Palace also declared February 25, 2016 as a special Non-Working Holiday all over the country for the 30th anniversary of the 1986 EDSA Revolution.

July 27 is also a special national working holiday throughout the country based on Republic Act 9645 signed in 2009. RA 9645 declares July 27 of every year as a special national working holiday in recognition of the founding anniversary of the Iglesia ni Cristo in the Philippines.

The Palace earlier declared July 17, 2015 as a regular holiday throughout the country in observance of Eid'l Fitr.

Other Philippine holidays for 2015:

August 21, 2015, Friday – Ninoy Aquino Day (Special non-working day)
August 31, 2015, last Monday of August – National Heroes Day (Regular holiday)
November 1, 2015, Sunday – All Saints Day (Special non-working day)
November 30, 2015, Monday – Bonifacio Day (Regular holiday)
December 24, 2015, Thursday – Additional special non-working day (Special non-working day)
December 25, 2015, Friday – Christmas Day (Regular holiday)
December 30, 2015, Wednesday – Rizal Day (Regular holiday)
December 31, 2015, Thursday – Last day of the year (Special non-working day)

Added Holidays:

July 27, 2015, Monday - Special national working holiday founding anniversary of the Iglesia ni Cristo
November 18 and 19, 2015, Wednesday and Thursday - APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting. (Special non-working)
February 25, 2016 - 30th anniversary of the 1986 EDSA Revolution (Special non-working day)

15-year-old actress and daughter of Nonie and Shamaine Buencamino Dead due to suicide

Julia Louise Buencamino

Nonie and Shamaine Buencamino with Julia

15-year-old actress Julia Louise Buencamino was discovered by their house helper hanging from the ceiling last Tuesday evening July 7, 2015. She is the daughter of veteran actors Nonie and Shamaine Buencamino.

Julia followed the footsteps of her parents to become an actress and she is a part of ABS-CBN daytime series Oh My G! were she played as a friend of Janella Salvador.

According to the investigator assigned to the case PO3 Victorio Guerrero, she was found hanging from the ceiling of their house and was already dead at around 8:00 PM Tuesday July 7, 2015. She was declared dead or arrival at the Cardinal Santos Medical Center San Juan City.

Jay Bee, A Fraudster Who Scammed a Jollibee Delivery Boy

Jay Bee (Atenean doctor) claimed to be a graduate of Ateneo in his Facebook page and one his FB friend refer to him as Doc brag on his FB page that he duped a fastfood delivery man by intentionally delaying to answer the phone from the receptionist to get a hefty discount for his food delivery. He received a lot of flak from people who read his comment.

He further provoke the anger of more people by posting another message thanking his fans and giving them the finger. Even news personaly Ben Tulfo, posted a screencapture of "Jay Bee's" post with his message of disgust.

Napaka Tapang mong Hayop ka Pinag Malaki mo pa nagagawa mo itong putok sa buho na ito tamaan ng kidlat to!
Posted by Ben Tulfo on Saturday, 4 July 2015

According to a who knew "Jay Bee", he is not a graduate of Ateneo nor a doctor. He said that Jay Bee is an auditor who works for Philippine Airlines. He also said that he use to stay in hostel to meet up with foreigners to be his boyfriend. But Jay Bee failed to pay his bills and had to pay the hostel with his laptop.

The source also said that he was able to get a foreigner boyfriend named "Gaethan Tremblay" based on the picture from Facebook. His foreigner boyfriend supported him for 6 months until he caught Jay Bee with another man.

Another victim said that he was scammed by "Jay Bee". Jay Bee told him that he works in Philippine Airlines and sold him a travel ticket worth 24,000 pesos. The victim posted a blotter report signed by Baguio City police, the victim Frederick Belleza, 28, was promised by a plane ticket going to Hongkong in 2013.

The victim had paid a total of 24,000 pesos for processing fee, plane ticket, rebooking and late charge fee to certain Geoff Rodrigue or John Wayne H. Villanueva.

At the time of flight, the latter was nowhere to be found.

(Photos are taken from Facebook page and PEX forum)