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AirAsia introduces duty-free online shop in PH

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 14 09:47 PM

Budget airline AirAsia has launched airasia shop in the Philippines where customers can buy duty-free international products. Read more »

Cebu Pacific holds month-long P88 seat sale, offers P700 antigen tests

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 13 06:29 PM

Cebu Pacific said the seat sale is valid for 30 domestic destinations, for travel from Jan. 13 until Dec. 31, 2021.  Read more »

De Lima moves to junk 1 of 3 drug cases citing insufficient evidence

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 07 08:05 PM

De Lima, through her lawyers, filed on Thursday a demurrer to evidence before the Muntinlupa Regional Trial Court Branch 205 in the case involving co-accused Jose Adrian “Jad” Dera.   Read more »

Palace: Fresh push for ABS-CBN franchise is 'sole prerogative' of Congress

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 05 03:43 PM

The fate of a fresh bill seeking to grant ABS-CBN Corp a broadcast franchise is "a sole constitutional prerogative of Congress," Malacañang said on Tuesday, nearly half a year after a House panel dominated by President Rodrigo Duterte's allies rejected the network's license application. Read more »

Makati pledges free COVID-19 vaccines for residents

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 05 08:09 AM

MANILA - Makati City will provide free COVID-19 vaccines for all its residents, its mayor said Monday. Read more »

'Respect' each other's policies, Palace says after US sanctions officials threatening journos

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 30 05:41 PM

States "must learn to respect each other’s domestic policies," Malacañang said on Wednesday, after the US approved sanctions for other governments' officials who threaten or wrongfully imprison journalists including Maria Ressa of Rappler, which has reported extensively on President Rodrigo Duterte's deadly war on drugs. Read more »

Campus journalism: The words of Christmas

Buddy Gomez — Cyberbuddy
Posted at Dec 25 09:28 PM

Campus journalism has immensely and profoundly provided the roots of the continued struggle to keep robust and enduring the constitutional cornerstone of free expression. Read more »

China will conduct talks on EU investment pact 'at its own pace'

Yew Lun Tian, Reuters
Posted at Dec 25 07:39 PM

China will conduct talks on an investment pact with the European Union "at its own pace", its foreign ministry said on Friday, raising doubts about whether a deal can be sealed by year-end. Read more »

Number of journalists killed for their reporting doubled in 2020

Oscar Lopez, The New York Times
Posted at Dec 23 10:19 PM

At least 30 journalists were killed worldwide this year, according to the watchdog group, the Committee to Protect Journalists, with 21 of those killings carried out as a direct response to the reporters’ work, compared to 10 in 2019. Read more »

'Free political prisoners'

Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 21 03:26 PM

Human rights advocates call for the release of the "Human Rights Day 7" and other political prisoners in a protest in front of the Commission on Human Rights in Quezon City on Monday. Read more »

Ninoy’s 'cloak and dagger' escapade

Buddy Gomez — Cyberbuddy
Posted at Dec 19 03:33 AM

I surmise Ninoy Aquino's stint at Harvard to be connected to a friendship he developed a near quarter century earlier with an American academic he met under unusual settings.  Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: December 18, 2020

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 19 12:12 AM

Here are the big stories today in photos. Read more »

Chilling effect

Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 18 01:59 PM

A seat is symbolically reserved for arrested journalist Lady Ann Salem during a press conference and launch of the Free Lady Ann Salem Network at the University of the Philippines in Diliman, Quezon City on Friday.  Read more »

Is China really ready to back a nuclear arms-free Southeast Asia?

Laura Zhou in Beijing, South China Morning Post
Posted at Dec 17 01:40 PM

A senior Chinese official says Beijing is prepared to back ASEAN’s 25-year-old treaty on the weapons. But this is not the first time this has happened and could be part of a bigger power play, observers say. Read more »

Cebu Pacific extends unlimited rebooking to end of March next year

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 14 03:40 PM

Cebu Pacific said Monday it is extending its unlimited rebooking option up to March 31 next year as travel continues to be hampered by restrictions imposed to check the spread of COVID-19.  Read more »

De Lima files bill to ensure free COVID-19 vaccines for all Filipinos

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 14 01:14 PM

Sen. Leila de Lima has filed a bill seeking to provide free COVID-19 vaccines for all Filipinos. Read more »

Congress doubles proposed DICT budget to P1.9 billion

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 13 11:17 AM

Congress allocated P1.9 billion to the Department of Information and Communications Technology in the proposed 2021 budget on top of funds for free WiFi in public areas and state schools, a senator said Sunday. Read more »

Manila's cultural heritage sites get spotlight in free virtual concert

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 10 10:28 AM

The Department of Tourism (DOT) will be holding a free virtual concert to promote Manila's cultural heritage sites, it said on Thursday. Read more »

NBA: Antetokounmpo 'not focused' on contract situation with Bucks

Field Level Media/Reuters
Posted at Dec 10 06:49 AM

Anxiety in Milwaukee over Giannis Antetokounmpo staying with the Bucks beyond this season continues to rise. Read more »

Manufacturing recovery underway, to get boost from tax reform, free trade deal: DTI

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 09 09:08 PM

The Department of Trade and Industry said the manufacturing sector is recovering after suffering a steeper decline than the rest of the economy because of the COVID-19 pandemic.    Read more »