Flying out of the Philippines’ main international airport used to mean packing a whole lot of extra patience alongside your passport. But with a private consortium now helming the controls, passengers are starting to see hints of smoother skies ahead, even as pockets of turbulence remain.

The Program Management Unit for Competitiveness (PMUC), under the Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research, and Innovation, hosted an MOU signing ceremony to establish the Probiotics Research Consortium, aiming to enhance Thai research and industry competitiveness.