Category: Philippines
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Smishing: Preview Of A Digital Future
The following statement was released by the National Privacy Commission (NPC) last September 8, 2022 to update cellphone users on the ongoing investigation regarding the proliferation of smishing in the Philippines today. According to the NPC, the recent wave of targeted smishing is not from data aggregators, but rather, through phone-to-phone transmission. NPC also stated…
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IATF Recommends Ending Mandatory Masking Outdoors
The Philippines’ Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) has recommended the voluntary wearing of masks outdoors. The report on this was written by Daphne Galvez and published by the Philippine Daily Inquirer last September 7, 2022. Department of Health Officer-In-Charge Maria Rosario Vergeire said that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has…
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DOH Supports Decision To Allow Unvaxxed To Join In-Person Classes
In this August 30, 2022 article published by the Philippine News Agency, Ma. Teresa Montemayor reports on the recent statements from the Department of Health (DOH) supporting the Commission on Higher Education’s (CHED) move to allow unvaccinated students and faculty members to attend in-person classes [See CHED Scraps Vaccine Requirement for Students and Teachers]. According…
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CHED Scraps Vaccine Requirement for Students and Teachers
The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) has announced that it was removing the vaccination requirement for students and teachers who are joining face-to-face classes. The report on this was written by Bonz Magsambol and was published by Rappler last August 29, 2021. It will be recalled that in December 2021, CHED said that only vaccinated…
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Baguio To Adopt Cashless Payments In Markets and Local Transport
Baguio City is the first local government unit (LGU) to adopt the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Paleng-QR Ph which aims to introduce cashless payments in public markets and local transportation. Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benjamin Abalos said that the Paleng-QR Ph will “improve Baguio City’s collection systems…eliminate malpractices, speed up…
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PAO Lawyer: DOH Is Hiding Truth About The Dangers Of The COVID Vaccine on Children
The following article was written by Arlie Calalo and was published last August 3, 2022, by The Manila Times. In the article, Calalo reports on the testimony of Dr. Erwin Erfe, a practicing lawyer and Forensics Division Director of the Public Attorney’s Office (PAO). According to Erfe, the Department of Health (DOH) is acting in…
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Group Calls on Sara Duterte to Formalize Stand on Unvaxxed Students
In this July 29, 2022 article for The Manila Times, Arlie Calalo covers the latest statements from broadcast journalist Dominic Almelor and Girlie Samonte, two of the petitioners against the mandatory vaccination of children [read about the litigation here A Parent of Dengvaxia Victim Together with a Parent Who Formerly Covered Dengvaxia Case File TRO…
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Marcos Wants 92M Filipinos With Digital IDs by mid-2023
In his first State of the Nation Address (SONA), Philippine President Bongbong Marcos highlighted the need to digitalize all government records and ordered government agencies to ensure that 92 million IDs are issued by mid-2023. The report on this was written by Hana Bordey and published by GMA News Online last July 25, 2022. According…
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Road Map For Normalcy Highlights Boosters, Masking
In this July 11, 2022 article for The Manila Times, Kristina Maralit reports on the “path to normalcy” drawn up by Go Negosyo founder Joey Concepcion III and the Advisory Council of Experts (ACE) which they plan on submitting to President Bongbong Marcos. Some of the important highlights of the plan include: the creation of…
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Marcos, DOH eyes mass vaccination for students
Newly-elected Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. wants to ensure the continuation of mass vaccination as the Department of Education plans to fully reopen all schools in November. The report on this was written by ArgyllCyrus Geducos and published by the Manila Bulletin last July 6, 2022. In a statement released by Communications Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles,…
