Get Extra 18% Discount on TravelBook.ph Bookings!

Here’s how you can get an Extra 18% Discount on your bookings on TravelBook.ph!

Finally! You can now get an extra 18% discount when you book your hotels on Travelbook.ph!

With the acquired partnership of Travelbook.ph with BDO, Metrobank, EastWest Bank, PNB and GCash, cardholders are now entitled to an additional 18% discount just by providing the first 6 digits of their debit or credit card upon booking.



Debit card and credit card holders of BDO can just log on to www.travelbook.ph/bdo and provide the first 6 digits of their card in order to avail the additional discount. Upon entering some necessary details, customers can now proceed to their preferred payment option, with the additional 18% discount reflected on their total payment.



The debit and credit card holders of Metrobank may log on to www.travelbook.ph/metrobank, key in the necessary details required to complete the booking, and proceed to their preferred payment option, with the additional 18% discount reflected on their total payment.



EastWest Bank debit card, credit card and prepaid card holders will just have to log on to www.travelbook.ph/eastwest, input the details required, then key in the first 6 digits of their card and proceed with their booking. The additional discount will be applied on the total payment cost of the customer.



Debit and credit card holders of PNB are also entitled to the 18% discount. They just have to login at www.travelbook.ph/pnb. Upon logging in, they will be asked to provide necessary details to validate and complete the booking process then the 18% discount will appear on their final payment.



Travelers who don’t have cards from any of these banks may still avail of the additional 18% discount if they have a GCash card and use it on their hotel bookings. They just also have to provide the first 6 digits of their GCash card as they proceed with their hotel bookings via www.travelbook.ph/gcash.

What’s great is that the additional 18% discount applies to both Principal and Supplementary card holders!

Using debit and credit cards at Travelbook.ph has never been more convenient and rewarding especially now that it comes with an additional 18% discount!

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DOTr and Singapore Team Up for Possible Development of Intelligent Transport System in NCR

The Department of Transportation (DOTr) will sign today, 31 August, a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Singapore government for the possible development of an intelligent transport system (ITS) to ease traffic congestion in Metro Manila.

Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade will sign the MOU with CEO Kong Wy Mun of the Singapore Cooperation Enterprise (SCE), an agency of the Singapore government. The signing will be witnessed by government officials from both parties.

Under the MOU, SCE agrees to help the Philippines improve its traffic systems by sharing Singapore’s best practices in traffic and transport management, and introducing their ITS.

The MOU likewise states the willingness of both parties to collaborate in terms of recommending and adopting suitable traffic management policies and use of ITS, which include the installation and implementation of various traffic control systems, as well as the utilization of congestion management, traffic enforcement and surveillance, and incident management systems.

SCE, an agency formed by Singapore’s Ministry of Trade and Industry and Ministry of Foreign Affairs, aims to promote international trade, and to link Singapore companies globally. It also shares Singapore’s expertise in public sector development through partnerships with foreign governments and other multilateral entities.

Nuclear Experts Assist DOE in Nuclear Policy Development and Bataan Nuclear Power Plant Assessment

Representatives from the Department of Energy (DOE), National Power Corporation (NPC) and Philippine Nuclear Research Institute (PNRI) together with experts from the Russian nuclear agency ROSATOM inspect the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant.

As part of determining a national position on the utilization of nuclear energy, the Department of Energy (DOE), National Power Corporation (NPC) and Philippine Nuclear Research Institute (PNRI) embarked on a pre-feasibility study to determine if the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP) can be rehabilitated. The study was made with the assistance of Russia's atomic energy corporation ROSATOM.

“Russian nuclear agency ROSATOM provides the study for free as part of the cooperation between the Philippines and Russia,” DOE Secretary Alfonso G. Cusi revealed on Thursday.

The study is an offshoot of the strengthened cooperation forged by the Philippine and Russian governments during the meeting of President Rodrigo Duterte and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow last May.

The DOE's Nuclear Energy Programme Implementing Organization (NEPIO) headed by DOE Undersecretary Donato Marcos will define the scope of work for the pre-feasibility study.

"There will be six working groups with specific tasks and programs of activities that will form part of the said pre-feasibility study," Marcos said in a press conference at the NPC Nuclear Village in Bagac on Wednesday.

“These working groups have been established to undertake the study that will last for about two months starting first week of September,” according to Usec. Marcos.

The Structure Stability Analysis Group focuses on selective visual and instrumental inspection, the estimation of their residual life and service life, listing of materials for repair and replacements and the assessment of facilities suitability level for operation.

The Functionality Analysis Group specializes in the instrumentation and control, electrical, mechanical and ventilation equipment, electrical parts/cables and design.

The Documentation Group covers the collection and analysis of existing documents about BNPP, evaluation of compliance with design safety, analysis of safety concept, elaboration of the list of risks and the assessment of design licensability risk.

The Result Analysis working group will determine the construction scope and cost, equipment needed, net revival cost calculation and financial risks and assessments.

There is also a Report Preparation Group, which will come up with the integrated overall schedule of BNPP revival, preliminary assessment on expenses and cost estimates and more importantly, the technical report bearing the preliminary conclusion on the possibility and conditions for the plant’s revival.

Finally, the Working group 6, the Owner’s Support and Assistance, will provide the personal protective equipment, conducive working conditions, office equipment, food and transportation, construction laboratory and approval of the audit program.

The BNPP was visited by the participants to physically assess the work requirements of each working group.

Marcos led the Philippine delegation together with Department of Science and Technology-PNRI Director Dr. Carlo A. Arcilla and NPC Asset Preservation Manager Engr. Mauro Marcelo, Jr., Djurica Tankosic, Worley Parsons, President of Global Nuclear, and Leos Tomicek, Rusatom Overseas Senior Vice President of Nuclear Projects and Project Curator of ROSATOM headed the foreign experts audit team.

The DOE assures the people that it is careful, stringent and comprehensive in formulating a national position for the peaceful utilization of nuclear energy in the country.



Nuclear resource persons flash the E-Power Mo 👊🏼 sign during the ocular inspection of Bataan Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP).