‘Golden Orb’ plan to secure King Charles' coronation

LONDON—Thousands of police officers, snipers, and cameras will be used this weekend to ensure King Charles III's coronation passes off without incident.

London's Metropolitan police are spearheading a major security operation

Airlines adjust sched for May 17 airspace shutdown

By Joel E. Zurbano and Maricel V. Cruz

AIRLINES have adjusted their flight schedules to give way for the maintenance activities on the country’s Air Traffic Management System on May 17 to avoid a repeat of the infamous New Year’s Day shutdown.

The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) already completed its initial “corrective maintenance activity” on Wednesday (May 3) and said it “went smoothly.”

“The maintenance work on the Automatic Voltage Regulator was completed at around 0327H without disruption,” said CAAP spokesperson Eric Apolonio.

The repair work on May 3 included the removal of panel covers, replacement, testing and calibration, cleaning

—dubbed "Golden Orb"—which will see officers redeployed from around the country to the capital.

The "multi-layered" plan will also feature officers from specialized units including dogs, firearms, and marine support. Police will also use facial rec-

BuCor: Face mask, antigen test for visitors as COVID cases hike

By Macon Ramos-Araneta and Maricel V. Cruz

As COVID-19 is spreading anew, individuals visiting the offices of the Bureau of Corrections and the New Bilibid Prison are required to wear face masks and present negative rapid antigen test results.

This comes amid the increase of COVID cases at the NBP and Correctional Institution for Women.

With the shift in testing protocols to focus more on symptomatic individuals, the Department of Health is bracing for a continuing rise in the COVID-19 positivity rate.

PBBM: Whole-of-gov’t fight vs. crimes

By Vince Lopez

PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has signed a memorandum circular directing all government agencies and encouraging local government units to support the 2023 National Crime Prevention Program (NCPP).

The President said the directive is in line with the adoption of a “whole-ofgovernment” approach in addressing criminality, and ensuring peace and security in the country.

The 2023 NCPP puts into practice the strategies for ensuring peace and security

PINOY COMFORT FOOD. Speaker Martin Romualdez (center), gets his order of 'lumpiang shanghai' from TresM food truck owner, Chef Jeffrey Domigpe, at the Philippine Embassy grounds in Washington D.C. Wednesday afternoon (Thursday, Manila time). With him are Deputy Speaker and Pampanga 3rd District Rep. Aurelio Gonzales, Jr. (left) and Navotas City Rep. Tobias Tiangco. Ver Noveno ognition technology. With world leaders and heads of state descending on London, as well as hundreds of thousands of expected visitors, the Met said the security operation would be "one of the most significant and largest" it had ever led.

Among those leaders is President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., who left the United States on Thursday (Friday, Manila time) with the First Family to attend the crowning of Britain’s 13th monarch since the political union of the kingdoms of England and Scotland.

HIGH-LEVEL MEETINGS. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. meets with members of the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee led by Sen. Robert Menendez (3rd from right) to discuss various issues such as agriculture, defense, security, cyber security, climate change, and economic development.

P1k polymer bags ‘Banknote of the Year’

THE 1,000-Piso polymer banknote of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas has won the International Banknote Society’s (IBNS) “Banknote of the Year Award” for 2022.

The polymer thousand-peso bill is the first Philippine banknote to win the award. It won over banknote finalists from Algeria, Barbados, Egypt, Northern Ireland, and

Scotland.

In announcing the award, the IBNS said: “The Philippines’ successful design in eye-pleasing blue combines an endangered species with an environmental motif.”

IBNS is a global nonprofit organization that recognizes exceptional banknotes issued each year on the basis of artistic merits,