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Cebu Pacific cancels flights after Airbus A320 recall

Passengers offered flexible rebooking, refund, or travel fund options

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Cebu Pacific cancels flights after A320 recall

Remit now? Rupee, peso exchange rates stay weak in UAE

Quick look at current exchange rates - as of November 28 - against the UAE dirham

Planning on remitting Indian rupee, Pakistan rupee or Philippine peso? Here’s how you can take advantage of remittance-beneficial rates and when.

Top moments: Fatima Bosch crowned Miss Universe 2025

Top 5 finalists: Thailand, Venezuela, Philippines, Ivory Coast and Mexico’s winner

Miss Mexico Fatima Bosch (C) is surrounded by contestants as she celebrates winning the 2025 Miss Universe pageant in Nonthaburi, north of Bangkok, on November 21, 2025.

Miss Universe 2025: Mexico's Fatima Bosch wins crown

Thailand, Venezuela, the Philippines, and Côte d’Ivoire complete the Miss Universe top 5

Miss Mexico Fatima Bosch reacts as the top five is announced during the final competition of the 2025 Miss Universe pageant in Nonthaburi, north of Bangkok, on November 21, 2025.

Former Philippine mayor jailed for trafficking

Alice Guo found guilty of overseeing a Chinese-operated online gambling centre

Alice Guo, former mayor of Bamban in Philippines' Tarlac province, on September 9, 2024

Xmas gift: Filipina expat wins Dh100K in UAE Lottery

‘What you do will come back to you,’ says Josephine, a resident of 16 years

‘Early Christmas gift’: Filipina expat in UAE wins Dh100,000 in UAE Lottery

What is keeping the Philippine peso under pressure

Peso struggles near three-year lows as weak growth and dollar strength fuel volatility

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Architect of Philippines martial law Enrile dies at 101

Harvard-educated Enrile was a long-time top adviser to Ferdinand Marcos

Filipino politician and former Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile has died at the age of 101.

Rupee weakens vs dirham; peso slides in morning trade

Pakistani rupee holds steady at PKR 76.67 whilst Asian currencies show mixed movements

Planning on remitting Indian rupee, Pakistan rupee or Philippine peso? Here’s how you can take advantage of remittance-beneficial rates and when.

Alex Eala to compete in Macau Masters in December

Two-day invitational meet to feature elite field including Mirra Andreeva and Li Na

Alex Eala to compete in Macau Tennis Masters in December

Buried 3 days in typhoon mud, iPhone 17 Pro still works

The iPhone 17 Pro Max powered on after charging, despite the typhoon’s devastation.

Typhoon Kalmegi floods spared the iPhone 17 Pro Max—worked fine once charged.

Super typhoon batters Philippines: 2 dead, 1m evacuated

Fung-wong follows Kalmaegi, which killed nearly 200 in the Philippines and five in Vietnam

This screen grab made from UGC handout video footage courtesy of Facebook user Edson Casarino taken and released on November 9, 2025 shows storm surges sending waves hurtling over streets of Virac along the coast of Catanduanes island, as super typhoon Fung-wong approaches the Philippines.

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