Alex Genon
Bank system hackers and ATM skimmers might be facing life imprisonment after President Duterte signed into law that declares fraudulent acts as a form of economic sabotage. Duterte signed Republic Act 11449 on August 28. RA 11449 may also be known as “an act providing for additional prohibitions to and increasing penalties for violations of … Read more
By using smartphone data, community health workers in India and Uganda are to be armed with smartphones to save the lives of mothers and their babies. The $100-million project, supported by the the World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF, the World Bank and others, will be extended to 10 countries in total. These organizations also aim … Read more
To fight waste, Lamitan City in Basilan has turned discarded plastic bottles into flowers. This field filled a garden of thousands of colorful tulips, capturing tourists’ attention and building awareness about recycling. The tulip garden was built from 26,877 bottles that were collected from 45 villages around Lamitan City in Basilan and opened to public … Read more
President Rodrigo Duterte has signed a law exempting online media from revealing their sources. Signed on August 30, the RA 11458 expanded the coverage of RA 53, which was confined to print media. According to RA 53 of the 1946 law, print media are not compelled to reveal their sources published in their news reports, … Read more
What’s in the new vivo U10 smartphone? Let’s find out! vivo recently introduced their budget-friendly vivo U10 in India. This is similar to vivo Y15 that was sold in the Philippines, except for its processor. vivo U10 comes with its technical specifications. Have a look! Color This smartphone has two available colors: Electric Blue and … Read more
Supreme Court (SC) Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio believed that China will try to reclaim Scarborough Shoal before the end of President Rodrigo Duterte’s term in 2022. “We all know they have a plan and they will do that before the end of the term of President Duterte, and because that is the time they … Read more
Google removed two malicious ad blockers, named AdBlock and uBlock, from Chrome Web Store after a researcher discovered that these extensions were carrying out an ad fraud scheme just to deceived Chrome users by using names of legitimate and popular blockers. Andrey Meshkov, research and a maker of AdGuard, discovered that the extensions “AdBlock” and … Read more
Though this is not literally a cookie that makes your sweet tooth happy. It’s a computer terminology. Don’t get confused! If someone steals your “cookies”, you can be a victim of cookie stuffing. You need to know this, otherwise, this may harm your privacy. What is Cookie Stuffing? It is a method of forcing a … Read more
Magikland will launch a soft opening for the public starting Friday, September 27. This could be the first outdoor theme park in the Visayas. Magikland held a special opening Last May 5, 2019, that was located at Brgy. Guinhalaran in Silay City in the province of Negros Occidental. Reynaldo Bantug, president of Aton Land and … Read more
Megaworld will start the construction of BPO towers worth P1.2 billion in Bacolod City in 2020. These towers are expected to provide jobs for 5,000 people and will complete in 2022. According to Kevin Tan, chief strategy officer of Megaworld, the company has invested in Cebu and Iloilo in the Visayas, and Bacolod could be … Read more