Privatization? Foreign investment? Canadian airports face an overhaul of their business model

In the recent federal budget, the government outlined plans to explore allowing private investment into Canadian airports. Experts, however, doubt operational changes will translate into cheaper tickets. Cheaper tickets not guaranteed as federal government explores new ways to operate When WestJet's CEO openly criticized the federal government recently for hiking …

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Comelec considers ban on AI, deepfakes

THE Commission on Elections (Comelec) wants to prohibit the use of artificial intelligence (AI) or digitally manipulated forms of campaign propaganda for the 2025 national and local polls. Chairman George Erwin Garcia said Wednesday that he would convince the commission en banc to approve his proposal to ban the use …

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Zubiri takes a break from ‘backstabbing’

SEN. Juan Miguel Zubiri said he would be on vacation in June to take a break from the “nasty backstabbing” in politics. The senator, who lost the top Senate post on May 20 when Sen. Francis Escudero unseated him, said he would be on vacation with his family for the …

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Mandanas: Never too old for marriage or politics

YOU are never too old for marriage or politics. That seems to be the philosophy of Batangas Gov. Hermilando Mandanas, 80, who plans to run for reelection next year after marrying his second wife, a 32-year-old lawyer, earlier this month. Mandanas first served as governor of Batangas from 1995 to …

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A ‘Monster’ of a scenario

“This scenario drawn up by Espeño sees Beijing worsening the situation by deploying bigger, more sophisticated ships at sea. Fishermen at the joint public hearing of the House Committee on National Defense and Security and the special committee on the West Philippine Sea in Masinloc, Zambales on 24 May were …

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