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Philippine Daily Inquirer By: Miguel Camus, November 21st, 2015 03:39 AM Cebu Pacific Air (CEB), the country’s biggest budget carrier, has issued an apology to passengers affected by flight cancellations due to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) leaders’ summit held in Manila this week. The apology comes as some passengers took a more proactive stance in airing their complaints. On Thursday, lawyer Raymond Fortun threatened to sue the budget airline amid confusion on the status of his flight home from Vietnam, which was canceled. Fortun claimed he was not properly informed. READ: Lawyer Fortun threatens Cebu Pacific: See you in court “The e-mail message was automatically sent to all passengers with flights departing within 72 hours. This resulted in some passengers going to the airport, despite their flight being canceled,” Cebu Pacific said in an e-mailed statement. “CEB sincerely apologizes to passengers with canceled flights, who still received a system generated e-mail prompting them to check in online,” it added. Fortun said he incurred additional, unplanned expenses abroad, apart from schedule disruptions for him and his family. Cebu Pacific and flag carrier Philippine Airlines, meanwhile, lost over P1 billion in foregone revenue due to the Apec summit. PAL estimated gross revenue losses of about $18.7 million from the cancellation of about 700 flights this week, an announcement showed. Separately, Cebu Pacific estimated that forgone revenue during the period likely hit P400 million from the cancellation of over 800 flights. Latest Abu bandit slain; another captured ‘Like’ for sure: Facebook to Read More …

Chinkee Tan Sleep late … Wake up late… Facebook all day… TV and gadget all day… Consistently unproductive. Do you know anyone who does absolutely nothing for the whole day? Why are there people who are lazy? I realize that all of us have somehow gone through a season of lethargy or idleness, where we have no energy to get out of bed every morning, to go to school, to report for work, or to do anything else. Whether we admit it or not, we have experienced laziness in one way or another. We can be diligent when it comes to our work, but lazy in exercising. We can be diligent in preparing and cooking food, but lazy when it comes to cleaning the house. It can be a real challenge to counter laziness. We want to change and become more industrious in everything that we do, but we can’t do it because of laziness. But before we can even counter laziness, we should be aware of the possible reasons why we feel lethargic at times. TIRED AND OVERWORKED When we have already accomplished so much, we want to just shut down. We feel drained of our energy, so what we want is to just do nothing. INFLUENCE Maybe you are surrounded by people who are generally lazy, who don’t have much drive and are unproductive in life. And you find yourself being dragged into this kind of lifestyle. Oftentimes, people who have no drive become lazier and lazier because Read More …

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Star Wars: The Force Awakens arcade games, collectible accessories, toys, and gadgets are now in the Philippines through Disney Southeast Asia’s telecom partner, Globe Telecom. The Globe GEN3 store in Greenbelt 4, Makati was decked out in full Star Wars fashion – from games to gadgets [via Globe Telecom] The Star Wars franchise premium items have arrived one month ahead of the movie premier in December, creating a Star Wars fever that is being experienced across the world. Globe announced the transformation of its Generation 3 (GEN3) stores nationwide into Star Wars-themed hubs with games and gadgets for all fans. “Our collaboration with Disney and its brands such as Star Wars allows us to bring more wonderful experiences to our customers: from exclusive theatrical releases to innovative offerings,” Dan Horan, Senior Advisor for Consumer Business at Globe, told media. “As the Star Wars fever heightens in the Philippines, we want to ensure that we do not just give our customers exclusive access to the premiere but also transport them into the Star Wars galaxy. From arcade games like the Star Wars: Battle Pod available in our GEN3 stores to gadgets and toys such as the BB-8 Droid by Sphero as part of our digital connectors line-up, we want our customers to be part of a complete Star Wars experience with all these offerings,” added Horan. Earlier this year, Globe inked an agreement with Disney SEA for Disney content offerings to be made available on the telecom’s services and products.   Read More …

INQUIRER.net U.S. Bureau November 10th, 2015 02:06 AM Taiwanese coast guard inspecting fishing vessel where fatal brawl erupted. TAIWAN COAST GUARD PHOTO SAN FRANCISCO– Two Filipino fishermen were killed, while two other Filipino and two Vietnamese fishermen were injured, during a brawl aboard a Kaohsiung-registered vessel late last month, Taiwan coast guard officials reported. On October 28, the deep sea tuna vessel was operating in the northern Pacific, 265 nautical miles from Nanfang’ao in eastern Taiwan, with 52 crewmen aboard, including three Taiwanese, 15 Indonesians, 15 Vietnamese and 19 Filipinos, according to Taiwan’s Central News Agency. A violent clash reportedly erupted between the Filipino and Vietnamese crew. Six were scalded by hot water and arsenic acid, resulting in the death of the two Filipinos. The Taiwanese captain was forced to separate the men and return to the southern port city of Kaohsiung. The coast guard dispatched two ships to meet the vessel three nautical and boarded it for inspection. Coast guard officials said the bodies of the two men will undergo an autopsy November 9. Two of the injured fishermen remained in hospital while the other two were discharged. The coast guard said Indonesian fishermen, who were not involved in the brawl, were being questioned to shed light on the incident. The names of the victims were not released. Like us on Facebook Latest US donates 3 robots, equipment to detect chemical, nuke devices PAO gets 12 ‘tanim-bala’ suspects freed Fuel prices up on shortages Poe: PH needs better DOTC chief Read More …