CEBU urge Manila Govt Cybercrime law 2012 Amend or Reject

CEBU CITY : Starting next week, Particularly October 3, 2012, a law that was intended to stop child pornography and cybersex will take effect. But it will also mean strict penalties for those who commit libel on the Internet.   The Cebu Citizens Press Council (CCPC) "strongly and...

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Philippine Cybercrime Law: Police are allowed to watch people' private Skype Yahoo FB video conversation

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A new cybercrime law in the Philippines that could see people sentenced to 12 years in jail for posting defamatory comments on Facebook or Twitter is generating outrage among netizens and rights groups.   The stated aim of the cybercrime law is to fight online pornography, hacking, identity...

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USA upholds and provides advanced surveillance capabilities to the Philippine Territories

  Because the Philippine constitution bans U.S. troops from direct combat, the Joint Special Operations Task Force-Philippines plays mostly an advisory and training role in the battle against transnational terrorist groups.   But perhaps the most important U.S. military contribution has been advanced surveillance capabilities to track down...

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Quezon-Araneta underpass opened could save ₱240 million Gas a Year

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THE 44-meter underpass was completed three months ahead of schedule. PHOTO/MARIANNE BERMUDEZ Faster travel and fuel savings now await thousands of motorists and commuters negotiating Quezon Avenue and Araneta Avenue in Quezon City every day.   The ₱430-million underpass on the corner of the busy intersection was finally...

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Panatag Re-Stand-off: Philippines will send back Warship, New People Army raise hands to Fight with Army to Defeat China invaders

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  The Philippine government may soon send back its ships to Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal if China does not comply with an earlier agreement between the two countries to pull out their vessels from the hotly-contested rock formation in the West Philippine Sea, according to Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert...

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United Nations Awarded Philippines for Tubbataha Reef conservation effort

Whitetip reef shark at Tubbataha Reef. Photo credit: Wikimedia The Philippines received international praise this week for its coral reef conservation in Tubbataha Reef, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Friday.   A DFA news release said the World Future Council conferred on the Philippines a Silver...

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₱1.8 Billion Philippines’ largest Export Processing Zone - 225-hectare to rise in Davao by 2013

  STA. CRUZ, Davao del Sur–A ₱1.8-billion export processing zone, touted to become the country's largest when finished, will rise here at the start of 2013.   Mayor Joel Ray Lopez said the provincial and the town government chipped in to fund the facility, which will be built...

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Philippine World War-2 Tunnel makeover To Boost Tourism

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Fort Bonifacio World War-II Tunnel Recognizing the need to preserve heritage and raise people's awareness of history, the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) said plans are now afoot to develop and rehabilitate the little known Fort Bonifacio tunnel in Taguig which saw action during World War II....

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