Study shows Filipinos more vulnerable to cyberthreats in pirate sites
Filipinos face a heightened risk of cyberthreats when they browse pirate sites, underscoring the need to urgently pass legislation allowing site blocking in the Philippines. The study, commissioned by the Motion Picture Association (MPA) and authored by Dr. Paul Watters of Macquarie University, found that Filipinos are up to 33 times more likely to encounter […]
DTI imposes price freeze in 3 more Mimaropa towns
By Miguel Gil October 13, 2023, 8:34 pm BOAC, Marinduque – The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has imposed price freezes on key commodities in three more towns across the Mimaropa region due to outbreaks of animal diseases. DTI-Mimaropa announced Friday that retailers in the towns of Boac, Marinduque, and Roxas and Mansalay in […]
Police help MAO enforce pork quarantine in Romblon town
By Miguel Gil November 12, 2023, 4:41 pm ODIONGAN, Romblon – Cops are back to help the Municipal Agriculture Office (MAO) enforce the ban on pigs and pork products from outside the town’s borders as part of strict quarantine measures against African swine fever (ASF). In an interview on Sunday, municipal agriculturist Rexfort Famisaran said […]
Malaysia joins search for missing chopper in Palawan
March 7, 2023, 6:17 pm PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Palawan – The search and rescue operation for the “Yellow Bee” chopper and its five passengers that went missing in Balabac town of this province on March 1 has extended to the Malaysian territory, the Philippine Adventist Mission Aviation Services (PAMAS) said on Monday. Philippine Coast Guard-Palawan […]
Mindoro town creates task force to pursue oil spill raps
By Maria Tividad March 10, 2023, 6:49 pm CITY OF CALAPAN, Oriental Mindoro – One of the towns that were severely affected by the oil spill incident in this province has created a task force to pursue legal action against the owners of the sunken vessel, noting that the incident has wrecked the livelihood of […]
Marinduque town under state of calamity due to rabies outbreak
By Miguel Gil October 13, 2023, 5:57 pm BOAC, Marinduque – The Sangguniang Bayan (town council) here on Thursday placed the town under a state of calamity due to the alarming number of rabid dogs roaming the municipality. In an interview on Friday, Luna Eulogio Manrique, head of the Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management […]
PCG finds debris believed from missing chopper in Palawan
March 2, 2023, 6:10 pm PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Palawan – Personnel of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) in Palawan province on Thursday found debris believed to be from a chopper that went missing on Wednesday in Balabac town. PCG-Palawan District commander, Capt. Dennis Labay, said in a telephone interview that his men found debris at […]
Air samples in oil spill-hit Mindoro villages
pass standards
CITY OF CALAPAN, Oriental Mindoro – The result of the first air quality testing by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in the oil spill-affected areas of Oriental Mindoro has passed standards. “Base sa resulta noong March 5 ay pasado pa ito sa national standards, o walang polusyon ng nitrogen dioxide at sulfur […]
Globe Telecom partners with The Binary Holdings to introduce something new to Globe customers
MANILA, PHILIPPINES (August 22, 2024) – Globe Telecom, the leading mobile network operator in the Philippines with nearly 59.5 million mobile subscribers, is taking another step at engaging customers in an innovative way by embarking on a strategic partnership with The Binary Holdings. One of the products of The Binary Holdings, specifically, Fando, is a […]
Fortinet Completes Acquisition of Lacework
Acquisition adds a leading AI-driven cloud-native application protection platform to the Fortinet Security Fabric Aug 5, 2024 – SUNNYVALE, Calif. News Summary Fortinet® (NASDAQ: FTNT), the global cybersecurity leader driving the convergence of networking and security, today announced that it has completed the acquisition of Lacework, a cloud security and cloud-native application protection platform (CNAPP) trailblazer, […]