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Catholic Church apologizes for abuses vs indigenous

Michel Comte, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 25 07:44 AM

The Catholic Church apologized "unequivocally" on Friday to Canada's indigenous peoples for a century of abuses at church-run residential schools. Read more »

Japan mayor under fire for biting Olympian's gold medal

Kyodo News
Posted at Aug 05 03:40 PM

An outspoken central Japan mayor has drawn fire after biting the Olympic gold medal won by a member of the Japan softball team. Read more »

DepEd 'acknowledges' World Bank apology on education report

Arra Perez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 09 09:47 PM

MANILA - The Department of Education (DepEd) on Friday said it "acknowledges" the World Bank's apology on the "premature" publication of a controversial report on the Philippines' student learning assessments, which it earlier criticized.  Read more »

World Bank 'deeply regrets' hasty release of Philippine education status report

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 09 06:55 PM

The World Bank on Friday apologized for "inadvertently" publishing a controversial report on the status of Philippine education earlier than scheduled and before the Department of Education could provide inputs. Read more »

More churches destroyed or damaged by fire in Canada

Michel Comte, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 01 01:51 AM

This developed amid calls for a papal apology for a century of abuses at indigenous residential schools where hundreds of unmarked graves were recently discovered. Read more »

Lack of papal apology for Canada indigenous schools abuses ‘shameful’, says minister

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 03 02:56 AM

Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett said a papal apology is needed to "unlock the healing" in indigenous communities.    Read more »

Rapper Ez Mil apologizes for 'twisting how things were' in viral song

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 04 07:48 PM

Rapper Ez Mil, whose song “Panalo” has gone viral on YouTube with millions of views, has apologized for a line in the track that several people deemed to have twisted the history of the Philippines.   Read more »

S.Korea suggests joint probe with N.Korea on shooting of S.Korean official

Hyunjoo Jin, Reuters
Posted at Sep 26 03:09 PM

SEOUL— South Korea urged North Korea on Saturday to further investigate the fatal shooting of a South Korean fisheries official and suggested it could be a joint probe by the two sides, as public and political outrage over the killing grew.   Read more »

Kim Jong Un 'very sorry' over killing of South Korean, Seoul says

Claire Lee, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 25 05:05 PM

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un issued a rare apology Friday over what he described as the "unexpected and disgraceful" killing of a South Korean at sea, Seoul's presidential office said. Read more »

Meralco CEO says sorry for bill shock, cites 'failure' to 'clarify' COVID-19 lockdown billing

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 06 03:18 PM

The Manila Electric Co on Monday apologized to the public for the "continuing inconvenience" over the confusing electricity bills during the enhanced community quarantine. Read more »

Locsin apologizes to UK over death of Briton in Cebu

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 22 09:30 AM

MANILA - Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. on Thursday apologized to the United Kingdom following the death of a British national who was allegedly turned away by a hospital in Cebu province amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more »

Meralco says sorry, to refund P47 online payment fee

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 21 10:34 AM

Manila Electric Co said Thursday it would refund customers for an online payment fee and apologized for failing to shoulder it during the COVID-19 lockdown. Read more »

Duterte adviser apologizes to doctors, frontliners after 'doing nothing' remark

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 20 10:16 PM

"First of all, I would like to put on record that I have nothing but the utmost gratitude and admiration for the doctors and frontliners who continue to do a great service for our country during this crisis," he said in a statement. Read more »

Samsung heir apologizes over corruption scandal

Sunghee Hwang, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 07 08:36 AM

The heir to the Samsung empire bowed in apology Wednesday for company misconduct including a controversial plan for him to ascend to the leadership of the world's largest smartphone maker. Read more »

Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte, humingi ng sorry kay Pangilinan at sa mga Ayala

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 05 08:57 PM

Pinasalamatan din ng Pangulo ang mga negosyante dahil sa pagtulong nila sa panahon ng COVID-19 pandemic. Read more »

Alvarez daughter corrects, apologizes for brother’s mistake on late father’s COVID-19 hospital bill

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 22 08:53 PM

MANILA - The daughter of former Sen. Heherson Alvarez, who succumbed to COVID-19, apologized on Wednesday for her brother's 'honest error' on the cost of their father's hospitalization, saying that P8 million is "factually incorrect." Read more »

QC Mayor Belmonte apologizes for 'losing composure on social media'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 03 11:03 PM

Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte on Friday apologized for losing her composure on social media, and for distributing health kits with her name on it. Read more »

South Korean sect leader apologizes over coronavirus spread

Sunghee Hwang, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Mar 02 08:37 PM

The elderly leader of a secretive South Korean sect linked to more than half the country's 4,000-plus coronavirus cases knelt before the cameras Monday to apologize for the spread of the disease. Read more »

Welfare of 11,000 ABS-CBN workers on Duterte's mind: Deputy House Speaker

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 27 09:20 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte is thinking of the welfare of the thousands of workers of ABS-CBN Corp. who could lose their jobs if the broadcast giant is shut down after the expiry of its current franchise on May 4, Deputy House Speaker Rose Marie "Baby" Arenas said Thursday. Read more »

Sara Duterte backs ABS-CBN franchise renewal

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 27 02:40 PM

Davao City Mayor Inday Sara Duterte-Carpio on Thursday expressed support for the franchise renewal of ABS-CBN Corp. after her father President Rodrigo Duterte accepted the network's apology over the airing of a 2016 election ad against him.  Read more »