We're 14 kabayan who fly, write, and fact-check from Manila, Cebu, Davao — and the diaspora.

Who we are, by the numbers

Fourteen contributors across five desks. Ages: 2 in their 20s, 4 in their 30s, 5 in their 40s, 3 in their 50s. All Filipino, all Philippines-based or recently returned from the diaspora. Two are OFW returnees (KSA and Daly City). One is ex-Bureau of Customs. One is ex-PAL ground ops. One is a Filipino-language journalism professor. The rest are reporters, editors, analysts.

We split coverage across five desks because no one person can credibly claim authority on visa-stamp procedures, Pasko-window fare math, kafala labor law, hotel revenue management, and Tagalog code-switching density at the same time. Specialization beats generalist bylines.

How we're bylined — and why

Every article on FlyPilipinas is published under the single byline FlyPilipinas Editorial Team, regardless of which desk wrote and edited it. We do this for three concrete reasons:

• Editorial consistency. Voice, tone, and Tagalog-blend density should feel uniform across the site, not whiplash between fourteen personal styles.
• Source protection. Several editors hold sensitive industry contacts (current PAL crew, ex-BOC, in-country POLO contacts). Single byline gives them plausible distance from any one piece.
• Process accountability. Every article passes through at least two desks — author + standards desk fact-check — before publish. Single byline reflects that this is collective work, not solo opinion.

You won't see individual writer bylines on articles. The masthead below is the whole team — assume any given article was written by one of us and reviewed by at least one other.

Our editorial standards

• Two-source rule on YMYL. Visa rules, customs thresholds, baggage allowances, and OFW deployment requirements need at least two independent sources, with at least one being a Philippine government domain (dmw.gov.ph, bi.gov.ph, customs.gov.ph, bsp.gov.ph, cab.gov.ph, caap.gov.ph, miaa.gov.ph, dfa.gov.ph) or a destination-country regulator.
• PHP first, always. Foreign currencies appear as parentheticals. We don't lead with USD or AED.
• Real fare ranges, not stock copy. Brackets are sampled from live Aviasales and Trip.com snapshots, refreshed weekly. Stale data is flagged.
• OFW-perspective default. When a route or rule has OFW-specific implications (kafala, end-of-contract, OEC, balikbayan privilege), we cover them up-front, not in a sidebar at the bottom.
• Tagalog where it helps. We code-switch when the Tagalog phrase is more natural ("ate Joy", "kabayan", "tipid"), not as decoration.
• Affiliate disclosure on every page. If a link earns us commission, it's tagged rel="sponsored" and disclosed on the page.

Meet the desks

Editorial Leadership

Aviation Desk

OFW Desk

Destinations Desk

Standards & Language

Contact + corrections

Found a stale fare, an outdated visa rule, or a typo? Email [email protected] — corrections route to Joel (Managing Editor) and we update within 48 hours, with a dated correction note on the affected article.

Press, tip-offs, or partnerships go to the same address. We don't accept paid placement; we do accept invitations to review hotels and routes that are clearly disclosed in the published piece.

What we are not

We're not a travel agency. We don't book your tickets. When you click through to Aviasales, Hotellook, Skyscanner, Trip.com, or Booking.com from our pages, you book directly with them — and FlyPilipinas earns a small commission at no cost to you. That's how we keep the lights on without ad pop-ups, sponsored "guides", or pay-to-play airline rankings.