La’Guardia Travel and Tours

06/14/2026

LOOK: The Bank of the Philippine Islands announced that its mobile app and online banking services are currently unavailable, including the use of the bank's online credentials on third-party applications.

Debit card transactions, along with BPI Dito partner store payments, are also unavailable. (📷: BPI/Facebook)

06/12/2026

Advisory
𝐁𝐀𝐓𝐀𝐍𝐄𝐒 𝐎𝐍𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐄 𝐑𝐄𝐆𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐑𝐄𝐐𝐔𝐈𝐑𝐄𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓

𝐀𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: 𝐁𝐚𝐬𝐜𝐨-𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐬

Effective June 15, 2026, all travelers to Basco, Batanes, including those traveling for tourism, official business, or other purposes, are required to complete the Batanes Online Registration through the Visitor Pre-Registration Portal prior to arrival, in accordance with the Executive Order No. 23, Series of 2026 issued by the Province of Batanes.

Returning residents of Batanes traveling for official business, vacation, medical treatment, or personal reasons are exempt from this requirement.

𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬:

1. Complete your online registration before your flight to avoid delays. A reminder email with the registration link (https://bookings.breathtakingbatanes.com/) and QR code will be sent three (3) days prior to departure.

Please be ready with a valid government ID or passport to proceed. To register, visit the website or scan the QR code and:

o Select “Registration and Visitor ID Fees”

o Enter passenger details and number of travelers

o Choose your preferred package and travel date, then click “Book Now”

o Settle the required fees (PHP 405 per passenger, inclusive of registration and Visitor ID fees)

𝘕𝘰𝘵𝘦: 𝘌𝘹𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘏𝘗 200 𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘵𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘮 𝘧𝘦𝘦 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘯 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 12, 𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘻𝘦𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘳 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘭 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯 𝘉𝘢𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘦𝘴. 𝘚𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘳 𝘤𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘻𝘦𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘗𝘞𝘋𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘢 20% 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵. 𝘗𝘢𝘺𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘭𝘶𝘥𝘦 𝘘𝘙𝘗𝘏, 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘝𝘪𝘴𝘢/𝘔𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘥𝘦𝘣𝘪𝘵/𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘵 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘴

After successful payment, you will receive an acknowledgement email.

2. A QR code will be generated upon successful registration and must be presented upon arrival.

3. Passengers who are not yet registered may be assisted at the airport prior to boarding, subject to possible delays.

Note: Non-registration will not block entry, but may limit participation in tourism-related activities until completed.

We strongly encourage passengers to register early for a smooth and hassle-free journey.

This advisory is for general guidance. Passengers are advised to confirm the latest details through the official registration portal or with the appropriate authorities before traveling.

Thank you for your cooperation.

06/10/2026

06/08/2026

Longer Customer Support Wait Times Due to Temporary Closure of Contact Center Site

Due to the recent earthquake affecting parts of Mindanao, one of our customer support sites has temporarily closed, resulting in longer wait times across some of our support channels.

If you are not traveling within the next 48 hours and your request is not urgent, we kindly ask that you contact us at a later time so we can prioritize customers with immediate travel needs.

For faster assistance, please use our self-service options:

• Manage Booking (voluntary rebooking, voluntary refunds, seat selection, itinerary review, and more):
https://www.philippineairlines.com/us/en/manage-booking.html
• Online Check-in:
https://www.philippineairlines.com/check-in
• Other service requests:
https://pal.my.site.com/s/submit-a-request

We appreciate your patience and understanding as we work to restore normal operations.

05/28/2026

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05/14/2026

05/11/2026

REMINDERS FOR AIRLINE PASSENGERS ✈️

The Philippine National Police Aviation Security Group (PNP-AVSEGROUP) and the Office for Transportation Security (OTS), in coordination with the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP), are reminding passengers traveling through Ninoy Aquino International Airport and other major airports in the country to strictly observe rules on prohibited items in hand-carry baggage.

Passengers traveling with infants may bring baby formula and breast milk exceeding 100 ml only if these are declared at the security screening checkpoint for further inspection.

Authorities also reiterated that liquids, aerosols, gels, sprays, and similar toiletry items exceeding the allowable limit are prohibited in carry-on baggage. These include contents of pressurized containers, such as:

• Shaving foam and other foams
• Deodorants
• Cosmetic oils
• Hair and shower gels
• Lotions
• Toothpaste and other pastes
• Perfumes and sprays

These items must be placed in checked baggage if they exceed the permitted limit.

Authorities emphasized that any LAGs (liquids, aerosols, and gels) in containers larger than 100 ml are not allowed in hand-carry or cabin luggage, even if the container is only partially filled.

Local airlines such as Philippine Airlines, Cebu Pacific, and AirAsia Philippines follow CAAP guidelines, which use watt-hours (Wh), rather than milliampere-hours (mAh), in determining power bank limits.

Passengers may carry up to two power banks below 100Wh in their hand-carry baggage without prior airline approval. Power banks exceeding 100Wh require approval from the airline.

Meanwhile, prohibited items such as fi****ms, toy guns, flare guns, paintball guns and their components, disguised or improvised fi****ms, stun guns, electronic bug zappers, knives, blades, and other sharp objects are only allowed in checked baggage and must be accompanied by the necessary permits and documentation, when applicable. | via Rudy Santos