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Tourist Boat Overturns in Boracay
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A tourist motorboat was overturned at Manoc-Manoc village, Boracay Island in Aklan on Wednesday afternoon, October 3, leading to the death of three Taiwanese tourists and hospitalization of six other tourists-passengers, as revealed by the Philippine Coast Guard in an Inquirer.com news report. According to said report, Kevin 2 was…
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Bomb Scare at LRT Recto, False Alarm
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The Manila Police District (MPD) found three suspicious packages along Light Rail Transit (LRT) at C.M. Recto Ave. corner Oroquieta St. on Saturday, after it has received a phone call tip. Contrary to earlier tweets from the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority that they blasted open the packages that resulted to…
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Cyberycrime Law Still Under Fire; Hacktivism, Threat to National Security?
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Is it the cyber rage or is it the Cybercrime Law itself that has caught the executive department off guard? After the recent hacking of various government websites, including that of the Office of the President, and a series of protests in the past couple of days, Presidential Spokesperson Edwin…
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UST Student Stabbed in FEU Campus
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A 20-year-old student of the University of Santo Tomas (UST) was allegedly stabbed by six students of Far Eastern University (FEU). The victim was identified as Joanne Lourdes Reyes, while the suspects’ identities are yet to be verified. According to several news reports, the Manila Police District (MPD)-Station 4 said…
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Cyber Information Access Without Court Order Is Another Story
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Filipinos might have been alarmed by the latest revelation of Samuel Pagdilao Jr., the Director General of Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG), that the CIDG can look into Internet traffic data even without a court order on hand. But it is worth further scrutiny to learn whether or not…
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To Err on the Side of Prudence
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The Embassy of the United States in Manila issued a cryptic message that is carefully called as “information as a public service” to U.S citizens in the Philippines last Friday, September 28. A day later, other predominantly Caucasian Western countries followed suit by advising their citizens on the implications of…
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Four Western Countries also Issue Security Advisories in PH
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Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, and New Zealand also issued their own security warnings in the country on September 29, following the security warning earlier issued by the US Embassy. Australia and UK, in particular, categorized the security alert under terrorism threat. According to the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO)…
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Teenagers’ Trip Leads to Death of a Girl
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A 13-year-old girl was allegedly killed by two teenagers past Saturday midnight in Barangay Talayan, Quezon City during a birthday party brawl. The victim was identified as Jeslie dela Cruz, while the two teen suspects were Jovit Guerrero and Victorino Diaz, both 19 years old. Guerrero and his friends were…
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