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Eight Gov’t Troops Killed in NPA Ambush
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Five soldiers and three militiamen were killed in a landmine ambush staged by the New People’s Army in North Cotabato Monday morning, the military said. The troops were on board a military truck on their way to deliver the salaries of the CAFGU personnel within Tulunan town when they were…
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Philippines, Australia Launch Greater Metro Manila Risk Maps
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The Philippine and Australian governments launched Greater Metro Manila risk maps on Thursday, Oct. 17, to help local government units in Metro Manila prepare for disasters. “The local government units and local chief executives must know the hazards and risks in their respective communities. Records have shown and past experiences…
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Primer on the October 15 Bohol Earthquake
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The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) has released a primer on the earthquake that hit Central Visayas last October 15, 2013. The primer explains the nature of the earthquake, the risks in the aftermath, and what everyone needs to do to be safe. What happened at Bohol? At 8:12…
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Women Drivers: How Do We Protect Ourselves?
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They say that driving around Metro Manila is the ultimate test of one’s mettle, patience, and driving skills – what with unbearable traffic, appalling state of roads, unruly pedestrians, reckless drivers, and cunning traffic enforcers ready to pick your pocket. But no matter how skilful a driver you are and…
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4 Things Banks Need to Know about DDoS Attacks
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To cope with an increased number of large distributed denial of service attacks, banks must not only have plans in place – they should consider a broad set of defensive tools that combine on-premise technologies and cloud-based scrubbing services. Financial institutions have been battling waves of large distributed denial of…
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Cyber War Replaces Cold War
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At the SecureAsia@Manila convention held at the Makati Shangri-La Hotel last September, W. Hord Tipton, Executive Director of the International Information Security Systems Certification Consortium, or (ISC)2, had figured in several talks debating whether we are in a state of cyber war. “My position is: you need to wake up,”…
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Fallen Policemen Honored
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The five policemen killed in the Zamboanga gunbattle were conferred posthumous meritorious promotion by Philippine National Police chief Director General Alan Purisima. Purisima led the police in a wreath-laying rites at Camp Crame in honor of the five fallen policemen. Promoted posthumously to the next higher rank were: Police…
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Strong Earthquake hits Central Philippines (Updated)
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A powerful 7.2 magnitude earthquake rattled Visayas and Mindanao on October 15, Tuesday, which killed at least 80 people. The quake was recorded at 8:12 a.m., 2 km southeast of Carmen town in Bohol, 33 kilometers below the earth. Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology chief Renato Solidum likened the…
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