Manila/Hong Kong, 15 July, 2015 — To mark the 10th anniversary of the (ISC)²® SecureAsia Conference, (ISC)², the largest not-for-profit membership body of certified information and software security professionals worldwide with nearly 110,000 members, today announced that it will brand the 10th annual SecureAsia regional conference as (ISC)² Security Congress…

Five suspected members of a criminal group allegedly operating in Central Luzon were killed in an encounter with Philippine National Police – Highway Patrol Group 3 (PNP-HPG3) in Marilao, Bulacan on Sunday. According to Bulacan Provincial Police director Senior Superintendent Ferdinand Divina, the suspects were aboard a black Nissan X-trail…

Philippine Army commanding general Lieutenant General Hernando Iriberri has been named the new Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff. Iriberri, the military’s 46th chief of staff, replaced outgoing AFP chief Gen. Gregorio Catapang who is retiring tomorrow, July 11, the day he turns 56, the mandatory age…

Typhoon Falcon (international name “Chan-hom”) maintained strength before noon Thursday and is expected to exit Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) by Friday morning, Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said in its 11 a.m. advisory. As of 10 a.m. today, Falcon was estimated at 795 km east-northeast of Itbayat,…

Local government units in Metro Manila and several cities and municipalities in provinces affected by the prevailing weather condition have announced the suspension of classes in all levels in both public and private schools. METRO MANILA Caloocan City Las Piñas City Manila Makati City Malabon City Mandaluyong City Marikina City…

New People’s Army (NPA) rebels bombed a banana plantation of Dole Philippines, Inc. in Maragusan town, Compostela Valley province on Saturday evening, the military said. First Lieutenant Vergel Lacambra, public affairs officer of the Philippine Army’s 10th Infantry Division, said the rebels sneaked into the compound and detonated two IEDs…

Police operatives arrested three suspects for gunrunning over the weekend in separate sting operations in Jaro and Palo, Leyte. Arrested by the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group were Private First Class Dennis Cardenas of the Army’s Army 19th Infantry Battalion, and civilians Roel L. Fumar and Lenelito G. Liporada. Supt.…

  The military has thwarted the New People’s Army’s plan to sabotage a road construction project in Veruela, Agusan del Sur Saturday, reports from the AFP Eastern Mindanao Command said. Armed Forces of the Philippines spokesperson, Brig. Gen. Joselito Kakilala said the military has received information that the NPA was…