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8 hours ago

The UK says it was close to finally approving Microsoft's $69-billion bid for "Call of Duty" video game maker Activision Blizzard after the deal addressed regulatory concerns. The Competition and Markets Authority says in a statement that "the restructured deal makes important changes" and "opens the door to the deal being cleared". Microsoft, maker of the Xbox gaming console, had last month submitted a new proposal to the CMA after a previous version was blocked. — AFP

9 hours ago

The Manila International Airport Authority says flight operations at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport remain normal despite the presence of volcanic smog or vog caused by Taal Volcano, according to a report of PTV. “The Manila International Airport Authority is closely monitoring the situation and assures the air riding public that any disruptive effect of the smog to flight operations shall be advised accordingly,” MIAA says.

10 hours ago

Tourism Secretary Christina Frasco is in Macao Special Administrative Region to share the Philippine government's sustainable tourism efforts. She joins tourism leaders from across the board as she is one of the panalists at the edition of the Global Tourism Economy Forum (GTEF) being held in Macao on Friday.

11 hours ago

Former Marikina City Mayor Bayani Fernando passes away on Friday afternoon. He was 77. This was confirmed by the chief of staff ni Mayor Marcy Teodoro and wife Marides Fernando, according to reports of News5 and dzBB. Fernando, also a former representative of Marikina and former chair of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority was rushed to the hospital in Quezon City after falling from the roof of his house.  

12 hours ago

PTV reports that BRP Antonio Luna of the Philippine Navy and HMCS Ottawa of the Royal Canadian Navy conducted a joint sail in the West Philippine Sea on Sept. 21. “The joint sail is part of the Philippine Navy's regular engagements with its partners in the Philippines' maritime zones. Bravo Zulu to all the personnel of both ships and those who planned this activity," Ltc Enrico Gil Ileto, Public Affairs AFP chief says.   WATCH: BRP Antonio Luna of the Philippine Navy and HMCS Ottawa of the Royal Canadian Navy conducted a joint sail in the West Philippine Sea on Sept. 21. (????: AFP Wescom) | via Bea Bernardo (1/2) pic.twitter.com/DmJguzJSiF — PTVph (@PTVph) September 22, 2023

14 hours ago

The Senate Committee on Finance approves during its budget hearing on Wednesday, September 20, the proposed P7 billion budget of the Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity (OPAPRU) and the National Amnesty Commission (NAC). Presidential Peace Adviser Secretary Carlito G. Galvez Jr., presents the agency’s budget proposal along with OPAPRU Senior Undersecretary Isidro Purisima and Presidential Assistants Wilben Mayor and Arnulfo Pajarillo. Galvez says it is "high time for the government to invest more resources in peacebuilding, as the country is now heading towards the era of post-conflict reconstruction, rehabilitation and transition."

15 hours ago

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology says that the smog hovering over parts of Metro Manila "is not related" to the activity from Taal Volcano. "[We] detected the vog drifting west-southwest of Taal volcano, so not going toward Metro Manila," Phivolcs was quoted as saying. The state weather bureau says that the weather in the National Capital Region, Calabarzon, and parts of Central Luzon is "conducive for haze or smog formation." It adds that the floating particles visible in the air could come from smoke, pollutants or volcanic aerosols.

15 hours ago

The Manila International Airport Authority announces canceled flights due to unfavorable weather condition. These are the flights canceled as of 8:20 a.m. Cebu Pacific (5J) 5J 321 - Manila to Daraga 5J 322 - Daraga to Manila

16 hours ago

Supreme Court announces that work is suspended in Regional Trial Court Branch 86 Taal, Batangas, 7th Municipal Circuit Trial Court Taal-San Nicolas, Batangas, and 3rd MCTC Alitagtag-Sta. Teresita, Batangas today, September 22, 2023, in view of hazardous volcanic smog from Taal Volcano WORK SUSPENSION: RTC Branch 86 Taal, Batangas, 7th MCTC Taal-San Nicolas, Batangas, and 3rd MCTC Alitagtag-Sta. Teresita, Batangas suspend work today, September 22, 2023, in view of hazardous volcanic smog from Taal Volcano. #SCPhWalangPasok pic.twitter.com/kpkoTyxSCU — Philippine Supreme Court Public Information Office (@SCPh_PIO) September 22, 2023

17 hours ago

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. joins Unilever in inaugurating its new Beauty & Wellbeing and Personal Care (BWPC) Factory in General Trias, Cavite on September 22, 2023, according to the Presidential Communications Office. PCO reports that the P4.7 billion investment from Unilever is among the pledges the country received during the president's attendance to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)-European Union (EU) Summit in Brussels, Belgium last year. The personal care factory being inaugurated is an expansion project of the brand that will use fourth industrial revolution technology, which will not only automate and digitize local operations, but will immensely increase the production of personal care products to meet the growing domestic and export demands.

18 hours ago

Sudan's army chief warns at the United Nations that months of war could spill over in the region as he urged international pressure on the paramilitary unit he is fighting. General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, the de facto ruler of Sudan since a 2021 coup, alludes to the rival Rapid Support Forces' ties with Wagner, the Russian mercenary group hit by Western sanctions over alleged abuses in Africa. "The danger of this war is now a threat to regional and international peace and security as those rebels have sought the support of outlaws and terrorist groups from different countries in the region and the world," Burhan says. — AFP

19 hours ago

Japan inflation flat at 3.1% in August, the government says.

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House committee on ways and means chair Joey Salceda noted that all concerns raised about POGOs are �issues of law enforcement� and that �solution to law enforcement issues is, frankly, to enforce the law.�

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