Gun ban should go with crime prevention
THE election period in the Philippines began Sunday and signalled the start of a nationwide total gun ban expected to minimize...
Perceptions & Perspectives
CPP: Three Letters that Matter to the Security Practitioner
If accountants have the letters CPA following their names, security personnel the world over aspire to affix three letters to...
Hotel Negligence: What is Basic and Adequate Security?
All hotels in the Philippines are “negligent” in providing “basic and adequate security” to their guests based on the Philippine...
To Err on the Side of Prudence
The Embassy of the United States in Manila issued a cryptic message that is carefully called as “information as a...
Rolito Go, Went Out, Gone Back
The Kidnapping Angle In July 1991, Mr Rolito Go, blinded by very bad mood, entered a one-way street in upscale...
Certified Protection Professional: What makes security professionals better than others?
A retired military officer whom I have helped find his way in the security industry few years ago recently asked...
The Dragon’s Lair
This is a Year of the Dragon, long-held as a very auspicious and compelling period for many. According to the...
Sifting through the Quiapo terror plot
There was no fun in the Philippines after listening to President Noynoy Aquino deliver an announcement last Sunday on an...
Is Sendong a ‘Perfect Storm’?
It was not even a typhoon yet but tropical storm ‘Sendong’ (International codename: Washi) wrought havoc to Visayas and Mindanao...
