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06.14.13Kat.ph Blocked in the PhilippinesThis counld be bad news to people who relys on the internet to watch movies, even though they're 3 to 6 months late. Yugatech has posted that the domain kat.ph has been blocked by Philippine domain registrar dotPH after receiving a TRO from the RTC which was filed by the Intellectual Property Office. Continue Reading...
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06.04.13D.O.J. To Remove the Libel Provision From The Cybercrime Prevention ActGood news to all Filipino Netizen, since Department of Justice (DOJ) will be dropping the online libel provision as well as the provision that gives the Government power to take down any web site (suspected of violating the law) without any due process. In the DOJ version of the Cybercrime Prevention Act, people who retweets, share or like any post that are deemed libelous will also not be liable to the law. Continue Reading...
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06.02.13Office of the Ombudsman and World Bank To Develop an eSALN SystemGovernment officials beware - well at least to those who are planning not to disclose their Statements of Assets, Liabilities, and Net Worth (SALN) properly, because the Office of the Ombudsman is building an electronic database that will make it easier for anyone to conduct lifestyle checks any government official. The eSALN System is a joint project of the Office of the Ombudsman and World Bank (WB) that was made formal by Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales and World Bank (WB) Country Director Motoo Konishi last May 31, 2013, a $230,000 Grant Agreement on “Enhancing the Income and Asset Declaration System Project.” ...
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05.24.13Goodbye Filipino Time.. Hello Philippine Standard Time!We often hear the term "Filipino Time" and more often than not it is always linked to the habit of being tardy than being on time. It looks like that's about to change (and sure hope so) because President Benigno Aquino III just signed Republic Act 10535 a.k.a The Philippine Standard Time (PST) Act of 2013 into law last May 15, 2013, that aims to promote the good habit of being punctual. Continue Reading...
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03.21.13PNP now has an Anti-Cybercrime UnitYesterday - the Philippine National Police officially activated a new anti-cybercrime unit which is a product of the Republic Act 10175 or popularly known as the Anti-Cybercrime Act of 2012 that President Aquino signed into law last September 2012. The anti-cybercrime unit will be called as Anti-Cybercrime Group (ACG) and will also be part of the Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC), an inter-agency body under the Office of the President. Continue Reading...
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03.07.13PNoy signed RA 10372 a.k.a. “Intellectual Property Code of the Philippines” into LawPresident Benigno Aquino III signed the RA 10372 a.k.a. "Intellectual Property Code of the Philippines" into law last February 28, 2013. The RA 10372 have recently became controversial because of the amendments made with the RA 8293 more specially the omission of key provisions on personal use or the Section 190. Continue Reading...
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03.04.13Philippines-Malaysia War Reaches CyberspaceIt seems that the ongoing conflict between the Philippines and Malaysia with regards to Filipino-Muslim troops led by Sultan Kiram and Malaysian Government still unsettled yet getting worse situation in Sabah had already overtaken the minds of hacktivists creeping and damaging some local government sites in the Philippines. Continue Reading...
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02.11.13Saw an Election Violation? Tweet @comelecThe start of the campaign period will officially start on February 12, 2013 (at least for for senator and party-list) and with more than 18k elective posts at stake, Comelec will use the power of social media and it's users to report any candidate who will not follow the "FAIR ELECTION ACT" or the REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9006. In a report by Philippine Daily Inquirer, Comelec spokesperson James Jimenez said that the public (who are twitter users) can report any campaign violations via their twitter account @comelec. Continue Reading...
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02.09.13Study: 3 of Highest Paying Jobs in the Philippines are for GeeksLabor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz release the top 10 Highest Paying Jobs in the Philippines and it's no surprise that 3 of them are computer related or in other words for geeks. Continue Reading...
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02.06.13Indefinite Restraining Order on the CyberCrime Law or RA 10175It looks like Anonymous Philippines (and all those who are against the CyberCrime Law) are the winner of this round! Since February 5, Tuesday; the Supreme Court gave an Indefinite Restraining Order (IRO?) to stop the implementation of Republic Act 10175 a.k.a. the Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012 or or popularly known as CyberCrime Law of the Philippines, which is also the last day of the 120 days TRO issued by the DOJ last October 9, 2012. Continue Reading...
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