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Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) Course 2014 in Manila
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The Philippines is the only country in the world where each building on average has at least three security guards, while each convenience store, fast food outlet, and almost all business facilities have one security guard on duty. This is the keen observation of Mr. Ace Esmeralda, a certified protection…
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ASG Member Tagged in 2001 Lamitan Seige Arrested in Basilan
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Security forces arrested Nasser Usman, a member of the Abu Sayyaf group allegedly involved in the bloody 2001 Lamitan siege in Basilan on Tuesday. Joint police and military operatives nabbed Usman in his hideout in Barangay Tandung Ahas in lamitan City at about 1:15 a.m., the Philippine National Police said.…
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MMDA Implements New Odd-Even Scheme for EDSA Provincial Buses
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Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has started implementing the new odd-even scheme for provincial buses plying Epifanio delos Santos Avenue (EDSA). Starting today, Oct. 28, provincial buses may pass through three of the four tunnels along EDSA as MMDA seeks to ease traffic congestion along the highway this coming Undas…
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DPWH Schedules Road Reblocking this Weekend–MMDA
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Motorists are advised to avoid several areas in Metro Manila that will be affected by road repair and reblocking over the weekend, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority said. According to the advisory posted on the MMDA website yesterday, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) will continue to undertake…
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ASIS International Philippines Chapter Holds 2014 National Convention
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ASIS International Philippines Chapter held its 2014 National Convention last October 10 in Tagaytay City. Prof. Rommel Banlaoi, Director of the Center for Intelligence and National Security Studies (CINSS) and Chairman of Philippine Institute for Peace, Violence and Terrorism Research (PIPVTR) delivered the keynote address. His presentation on Evolving Threat…
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Pemberton Detained in Camp Aguinaldo but Still under US Custody, US Embassy Says
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US Marine Private First Class Joseph Scott Pemberton, suspect in the killing of transgender Jeffrey “Jennifer” Laude in Olongapo City, was detained in Camp Aguinaldo Wednesday morning. The 19-year-old Marine was flown to the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) headquarters from the warship USS Peleliu onboard a helicopter. At…
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Alert Level 3 Raised in Yemen; Filipinos Urged to Come Home
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The Department of Foreign Affairs on Tuesday said Alert Level 3, which means voluntary repatriation, has been raised in Yemen, urging Filipinos to leave the strife-torn nation. The DFA said a crisis management team sent by the Philippine Embassy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, which has jurisdiction over Yemen, will help…
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Revisiting Private Security and Its Role in Today’s Society
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The reason for being of private security remains unchanged. It is to protect people, property, and business continuity. Private security is composed of both human and technical systems. These two systems complement each other. In other contexts, however, a deployed security system may be primarily technical as in Singapore where…