Strengthen customer ties as AI changes hotel-booking behaviour: Far East Hospitality, Global Hotel Alliance

The Business Times - Oct 21, 2026

Far East Hospitality’s Oasia, Quincy, Rendezvous, Village and Far East Collection brands join GHA’s loyalty programme

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ASEAN declaration aims for safe, fair recruitment of migrant workers --DMW

Oct 21, 2026

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is crafting a declaration that calls for stronger regional action against fraudulent online recruitment and safer migration amid the prevalence of human trafficking across the region, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) said Wednesday.

Government trying to take VP Sara down? Palace calls claim laughable

Oct 21, 2026

The Palace on Wednesday thumbed down Vice President Sara Duterte"s claim that the government had a strategy to take her down.

Ombudsman suspends DICT exec over alleged conflict of interest in P1.55B contracts

Oct 21, 2026

The Office of the Ombudsman on Wednesday placed Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Undersecretary for E-Government David Almirol Jr. under a six-month preventive suspension over an alleged conflict of interest involving government contracts worth around P1.55 billion.

Senate to immediately execute suspension orders vs Estrada, Marcoleta -- Win Gatchalian

Oct 21, 2026

Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian said Wednesday the upper chamber will immediately implement the preventive suspension orders for Senators Jinggoy Estrada and Rodante Marcoleta once received from the Sandiganbayan.

Witness: Immigration officials named Chinese passengers cleared under pastillas scam

Oct 21, 2026

High-ranking officials of the Bureau of Immigration (BI) supplied the names of Chinese passengers who were allowed entry to the country without proper inspection in exchange for grease money, also known as the pastillas scam, an Immigration personnel said Wednesday.

China’s Type 051C gets a refit as the PLA Navy’s legacy warships near retirement

Oct 21, 2026

China’s Type 051C destroyer Shenyang has been spotted undergoing sea trials after a reported refit, as the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) begins phasing out legacy warships following the commissioning of a massive wave of new vessels. Witness photographs circulating on social media appear to show the Shenyang, hull number 115 and lead ship of the Type 051C class, with its Russian-made hardware replaced by domestic air defence systems. While precise details have yet to be independently confirmed,...

[DECODED] You no longer have to click anything to be targeted. But you can fight back.

Oct 21, 2026

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SC ruling shows 2024, 2025 GAAs ‘worst’ in history – Lacson

Oct 21, 2026

MANILA, Philippines — The General Appropriations Acts (GAAs) for 2024 and 2025 will go down in history as the worst budgets approved by Congress, Sen. Panfilo Lacson declared on Wednesday. This came after the Supreme Court (SC) ruled on Tuesday that some provisions in the 2024 and 2025 GAAs were unconstitutional. “The 2024 and 2025

2 Cagayan de Oro cops probed after guns stolen from car

Oct 21, 2026

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY — The Police Regional Office-10 (PRO-10) has launched an investigation to determine the administrative liability of two police officers whose government-issued firearms were stolen from their parked car while they were at a beach resort here over the weekend. The officers, who are assigned to Police Station 10 in Barangay Cugman,

Palace: China envoy spat could be a distraction from Duterte probe

Oct 21, 2026

Malacañang on Wednesday reiterated that President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. is not backing down in the country"s claim in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), saying that any heated discussion should not distract from a key issue at hand: Vice President Sara Duterte allegedly accepting foreign funds.

Teacher injured in attack involving student at Kuching school

Oct 21, 2026

UPDATED 6.48PM | Earlier, a video went viral showing a student live-streaming an attack on a woman.

‘Nepo baby’ uproar in Philippines after Gen Z jet-setter named urban poor commissioner

Oct 21, 2026

A Gen Z jet-setter in the Philippines has been named commissioner for the urban poor, raising eyebrows over her qualifications for a position dealing with issues such as food and housing insecurity. Zofia Canlas took her oath as commissioner for the Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor (PCUP) on Monday, but drew widespread attention for social media photos depicting a fashion-forward lifestyle and lavish getaways, such as posing in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, and other trips around...

Strengthen customer ties as AI changes hotel-booking behaviour: Far East Hospitality, Global Hotel Alliance

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