Filipinos distrust China amid bullying at West Philippine Sea — survey
MANILA, Philippines — China's continued aggression over the disputed West Philippine Sea territories is causing growing discontent among Filipinos.
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Conservative cardinals challenge Pope Francis on women, gay couples
VATICAN CITY, Holy See — Five conservative cardinals urged Pope Francis to reaffirm traditional Catholic doctrine in a document made public Monday, two days before a major gathering on the Church's future.
Bicol airport operations resume after bomb joke
Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, October 2) — Operations at the Bicol International Airport (BIA) resumed on Monday afternoon, hours after a Cebu Pacific flight requested security assistance after receiving a bomb joke.
AI newscasting can increase distrust of media – UP professor
MANILA, Philippines — The recent experiment of Philippine broadcasting giant GMA Network Inc. of using artificial intelligence to deliver sports news using avatars called AI sportscasters is not a “good use” of the emerging technology in journalism, according to a journalism scholar.
R&I affirms the Philippines’ BBB+ rating, revises outlook to positive
Japan-based debt watcher, Rating and Investment Information, Inc. (R&I), affirmed the Philippines’ investor-grade credit rating at ‘BBB+’ and revised its outlook to positive from stable, due to the country’s robust macroeconomic fundamentals, improving fiscal position, sound banking system, comfortable external payments position, and stable political environment.
Diokno urges fintech industry to uphold consumer protection, inspire confidence in digital transactions
Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno urged the financial technology (FinTech) community to work with the government in inspiring confidence in the digital markets during the Fintech Alliance 2023 Ambassador’s Gala with the theme, “Creating What’s Next in Digital: Dare-Drive-Defy” from August 7 to 8, 2023 at the Shangri-La The Fort in Taguig.
DOF welcomes higher PH rankings in investor relations, debt transparency
Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno welcomed the Philippines’ standing in the 2023 lnvestor Relations and Debt Transparency Report released by the lnstitute of lnternational Finance (llF) in June 2023.
PhilHealth: Workstations hit in ransomware attack, but member data unaffected
MANILA, Philippines — The ransomware attack on the system of the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) has not affected the servers containing its members’ private information, the state health insurer said Monday.