FlyPilipinas.

About · Editorial collective

A flight publication for the Philippines writing under one editorial byline.

FlyPilipinas is an editorial collective focused on four corridors: OFW Gulf and East Asia (Saudi, UAE, HK, TW, KR), balikbayan VFR to the US, Canada, and Australia, kabayan family travel within ASEAN, and Filipino leisure outbound. We publish original reporting and weekly fare brackets under a single team byline — not generic travel-agency copy or press releases.

Why we publish under one byline

Every FlyPilipinas article carries a single byline: FlyPilipinas Editorial Team. Three reasons.

  • Source protection. Several contributors hold sensitive industry contacts — current airline staff, DMW/POEA-side liaisons, OWWA contacts, and in-country recruitment-agency informants in the Gulf. A single byline protects those sources.
  • Editorial consistency. One byline reinforces one voice across four registers — OFW-practical, balikbayan-warm, kabayan-family, leisure-outbound — and one set of standards.
  • Honest process. Every article passes through author, fact-checker, and a standards editor before publishing. Crediting three editors' work to a single name would misrepresent how the work was actually done.

If you need to attribute, cite FlyPilipinas Editorial Team. For corrections, see Contact below.

Editorial standards

  • Two-source rule on YMYL topics — visa rules, OFW employment-contract conditions, customs thresholds, balikbayan-box rules. At least one source must be a regulator (CAAP, MIAA, DMW/POEA, OWWA, DFA, Bureau of Customs), or an airline IR filing.
  • PHP as base currency with USD shown in parentheses where useful. Format: "₱X,XXX" with proper peso symbol.
  • Weekly fare snapshots pulled from the Travelpayouts API — never boilerplate copy. See our methodology page for full data-collection details.
  • Philippine English with Tagalog code-switch where it reflects how Filipino readers actually speak. Industry terms (OFW, DMW, OWWA, balikbayan) used as-is.
  • Affiliate disclosure on every relevant page — see disclosure.
  • No "illegal worker" or "TNT" framing for OFWs in irregular status. No commentary on Philippine domestic politics.

How we work

  • Author + fact-checker on different desks. Every article passes through at least two editors before publication; YMYL pieces (visa, DMW rules, compensation claims) go through an additional standards check.
  • Dated corrections. Material errors get a public correction note at the top of the article with the date of the change.
  • "Last verified" stamp. The date shown on each article reflects when the data sources behind that page were last cross-checked. We do not bump it without an actual re-verification pass.
  • No paid placement. Hotel and route reviews carry explicit disclosure when affiliate links are present; airline rankings are not pay-to-play.

Contact + corrections

Email [email protected] for stale fares, expired rules, or typos. Corrections turnaround is within 48 hours. Press, tips, and partnership inquiries use the same address.

What FlyPilipinas is NOT

We are not a travel agency. You book directly through Aviasales, Hotellook, Skyscanner, Trip.com, or Booking.com links; FlyPilipinas earns a small commission at no additional cost to you, which funds our operation without pop-up ads or pay-to-play airline rankings.

Trust & policies