Enhancing Competency in Training Programs of Security Guards

By Dr, Nelson A. Silva, CSP, PhD, CCSM Security guards have been recently featured in the news, though sadly, not in a positive way. Mostly, they have been portrayed as victims or culprits in tragic incidents that took place in …

ASIS International – Philippine Chapter Induction and Christmas Party

It all began on the 25th of May 1975, when the Philippines assumed the obligation and was chartered as a chapter of the American Society for Industrial Security (ASIS), the premier organization for security professionals. Last December 14, 2011 at …

The Role of Security Guards in Fire Prevention

By Rachel Suaverdez Huerto It was in 2006 when a medium-high-rise building in Quezon City caught fire. SPi Global Garnet security detachment commander Lorenzo Calumani and four other security guards who were at the scene immediately made use of the …

US visa fraud syndicate busted

The Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) has busted a criminal syndicate engaged in illegal recruitment and visa fraud, arresting at least 20 suspects and seizing computers, various passports and other accessories used for the crime. CIDG chief Police Director …

UP student stabbed inside Diliman campus

A University of the Philippines student was attacked inside the Diliman campus in Quezon City Wednesday (February 1). Lordei Camille Hina, a fourth year Political Science student, was initially with a friend inside the University Student Council (USC) office at …

Sendong victims to have new homes by April

Social Welfare and Development Secretary Corazon Juliano “Dinky” Soliman Thursday (January 12) announced intensified government efforts towards providing new homes to all the victims of Sendong by the first week of April. In a statement, Soliman said that aside from …