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Dear colleagues, resource persons, friends. Magandang umaga po sa ating lahat. Just to refresh everyone's memory, sinimulan natin ang hearing na ito noong mayroon po tayong tinulungang isang dosenang Pilipino na makabalik mula sa Myanmar, kung saan sila natraffic sa isang malaking scam hub na malapit sa border ng Thailand.
Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief The video-on-demand streaming sector in Southeast Asia delivered record subscription numbers and subscription revenues in the first quarter of the year, according to a new study. Those trends represent recovery after a tough 2023. Data from consultancy firm Media Partners Asia and its AMPD research affiliate showed VOD usage at a barely changed 96.3 minutes in the five Southeast Asian countries studied (Singapore, Thailand, The Philippines, Indonesia and Malaysia). Total paying subscriptions reached 48.5 million, representing net additions of 652,000 quarter-on-quarter and 1.6 million year-on-year.
Eumir Marcial is one of our qualified athletes for the coming Paris Olympics, and he is among the brightest prospects of getting another gold medal for the country.
MANILA, Philippines -- Miguel Tabuena encountered late-round woes and closed out with an even par 71, finishing tied for 16th in the Maekyung Open Golf Championship won by Hongtaek Kim via playoff in South Korea Sunday.
CHANTHABURI, Thailand — Clambering hand-over-hand, sweat dripping into his eyes, a durian labourer expertly slices a cumbersome fruit from a tree before tossing it down to land with a soft thump in his colleague's waiting arms some 15 metres (50 feet) below.
MANILA, Philippines — Online travel agency Agoda found that in the Philippines, Iloilo is the most affordable tourist destination during the summer months of April and May.
MANILA, Philippines — With six months left before the event, the International Canoe Federation Dragon Boat World Championships to be hosted by Puerto Princesa City is bound to surpass the previous editions in terms of participation.
BANGKOK, Thailand — Scientists have observed an orangutan applying medicinal herbs to a face wound in an apparently successful attempt to heal an injury, the first time such behavior has been recorded.