Gulf states demand Netflix pull content deemed offensive
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DIMA SOLOMIN/ UNSPLASH DUBAI — Gulf Arab states have demanded that US streaming giant Netflix remove content deemed offensive to “Islamic and…
MACAY board OK’s move to acquire 100% of RC Global Beverages
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LISTED investment holding company Macay Holdings, Inc. (MACAY) announced on Wednesday that its board of directors had approved the plan to acquire 100%…
GSIS partners with M. Lhuillier to expand loan payment channels
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GOVERNMENT SERVICE Insurance System has partnered with M. Lhuillier Financial Services, Inc. to expand its loan payment solutions. — REUTERS GOVERNMENT SERVICE…
Old-fashioned Western rides into Venice Film Festival
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BENJAMIN BRATT in a scene in Dead for a Dollar VENICE — Veteran filmmaker Walter Hill brought an old-fashioned, low budget Western,…
Tech workers left hanging as Sea Ltd.’s Shopee cancels job offers
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SINGAPORE/HONG KONG — Southeast Asia’s largest e-commerce firm Shopee has rescinded dozens of job offers in the past two weeks, sources said,…
Marcos OK’s doing away with face mask mandate
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AN INTER-AGENCY task force has recommended the optional wearing of face masks outdoors. Senior citizens and people with weak immune systems are…
Court affirms sentence, fine on ex-general for graft
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PHILSTAR FILE PHOTO THE PHILIPPINES’ anti-graft court on Wednesday upheld its ruling convicting a former military general of bribery and facilitating money…
Philippines and Singapore affirm peaceful end to maritime dispute
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SCREENGRAB FROM PHILIPPINE COAST GUARD THE PHILIPPINES and Singapore have affirmed the need to resolve the sea dispute in the South China…
Storm intensifies before entry to Philippine area
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A TROPICAL depression set to enter the Philippine area of responsibility had intensified into a tropical storm and would be called Inday,…