ASEAN Statement Calls on Nations to Safeguard Journalism Against Artificial Intelligence

Thailand Business News - Oct 15, 2026

ASEAN countries adopted a Joint Declaration in Bali to protect journalistic works from unauthorized use by digital platforms and AI.

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MANILA, Philippines — National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Director Melvin Matibag on Thursday detailed three more alleged properties of Vice President Sara Duterte that were supposedly misdeclared in her Statements of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth (SALN). In a press conference on Thursday, Matibag mentioned properties in Davao and Paranaque City supposedly belonging to the

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MANILA, Philippines—Senior citizens rights advocate and lawyer Romulo Macalintal on Thursday said that the mandatory 20-percent discount for senior citizens could only be waived if an establishment’s promotional price is approved by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI). Macalintal stressed this in calling for a clarification of the recent Supreme Court ruling on a

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MANILA, Philippines — Local stocks recovered on Thursday as investors snapped up bargains after two straight sessions of losses, with foreign buying helping lift the market. The benchmark Philippine Stock Exchange Index (PSEi) gained 0.82 percent, or 45.94 points, to close at 5,663.17. READ: PSEi falls to 5,617 as ICTSI tumbles Philstocks Financial Inc. said investors

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MANILA, Philippines — Senate President Pro Tempore Vicente Sotto III on Thursday shrugged off allegations that he received suitcases filled with cash, while former Sen. Sonny Trillanes outright denied the claim. Sotto and Trillanes issued their responses after Rodante Orbillo, one of the so-called “Maleta boys,” told the Sandiganbayan that he personally delivered suitcases of

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MANILA, Philippines — At least five espionage-related cybercrime cases are pending before regional trial courts (RTCs) in Makati, Pasay and Manila, a Department of Justice official said Thursday. During a Senate hearing on proposed measures to update the country’s espionage laws, DOJ Senior State Counsel Fretti Ganchoon corrected her earlier statement that no espionage cases

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