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On Monday, March 11, Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Undersecretary for Special Concerns Paul Mercado was appointed as the agency’s officer-in-charge (OIC), following the resignation of DICT Secretary Ivan Uy, according to Palace Press Officer Undersecretary Claire Castro. Former Secretary Uy stepped down citing personal reasons behind his departure.  OIC Mercado will oversee …

The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has arrested two Chinese nationals and three Filipinos on February 20 for espionage-related activities involving the unauthorized use of surveillance devices that intercept mobile communications using International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI) catchers.  The arrests of the five suspects came after intelligence reports from the Armed Forces of the Philippines …

The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has raised alarms over the highly suspicious movements of Lan Hai 101, one of China’s two largest fisheries research vessels, as it precisely navigated Luzon’s coastline from February 9 to 12, while maintaining a 24 to 25 nautical mile distance. Observed from Palawan to Babuyan Islands, the vessel’s trajectory has …

The Philippines’ month-on-month unemployment rate declined to 3.2 percent in November 2024 from 3.9 percent in October 2024, reflecting the temporary surge in employment during the holiday season.   The slight decrease in unemployment is a rebound from the labor market disruptions caused by the string of strong typhoons that affected the country in October 2024. …

The Philippines’ year-on-year balance of trade in goods slightly decreased by 0.04 percent in November 2024, recording USD 4.767 billion compared to the USD 4.769 billion recorded in November 2023. Balance of trade in goods refers to the difference between a country’s imports and exports; a trade deficit means that a country imports more goods …

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. signed Executive Order (EO) No. 74, imposing an immediate ban on all Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) and Internet Gaming Licenses (IGLs) starting December 31, 2024. This ban includes auxiliary and ancillary services related to POGO operations.  Analysts note this move comes four months after President Marcos’ announcement on shutting down …

DeathNote Hackers Breach A Subdomain of the EGOV Website via E-LGU System   On August 10, 2024, a cyberattack targeted a subdomain of the E-Government website in the Philippines. The breach was executed by the group known as DeathNote Hackers, who took advantage of a flaw in the E-LGU system that permitted unrestricted file uploads. This …

Paynamics 150GB SQL Data Breach According to cybersecurity enthusiast group Deep Web Konek, Paynamics, a payment service provider and software development company in the Philippines, was allegedly hit by a data breach incident on August 7, 2024, compromising 150 GB of Structured Query Language (SQL) data. Details of the breach were discovered in an unnamed …

Philippine Air Force Reservist Information System Data Breach On July 29, 2024, the Reservist Data Management System (RDMIS) of the Philippine Air Force was involved in a data breach incident, affecting and exposing the personal details of over 16,000 Air ...

Telecommunications leaders Globe Telecom Inc. and Converge ICT Solutions Inc. seeks to deliver the expanded fiber optic networks that they jointly developed to enhance connectivity in the Bicol Region and Leyte Province.

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The country’s headline inflation dipped to 3.9 percent in December 2023, primarily caused by the slower rises in utility costs such as housing, water, electricity, and gas prices and key food items, namely, food and non-alcoholic beverages. Meanwhile, core inflation (selected food and energy prices excluded), decreased to 4.4 percent in December 2023. Last November …

On Thursday, August 18, 2023, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) kept its benchmark overnight repurchase rate unchanged at 6.25 percent to establish a balance between supporting economic growth and ensuring inflation does not spike. BSP Governor Eli Remolona said, ...

Former senator Leila De Lima is closer to freedom after a court in Muntinlupa City acquitted one more of her three drug-related cases, which have kept her detained since February 2017.  On May 12, Muntinlupa City Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 204 ruled that the prosecution failed to provide evidence implicating Ms. De Lima beyond reasonable …

The Bureau of Treasury released data showing that the Duterte administration ended with PHP 12.79 trillion (USD 229.89 billion) in national debt, a 14.6 percent annual increase. This figure is about double the PHP 5.95 trillion (USD 106.94 billion) the Duterte administration started with. The expansionary fiscal policy of the Duterte administration, begun under an era …

On October 28, the Philippine government notified the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs that it has approved the validity of the new COVID-19 vaccine certificate issued by the Japanese government, according to an advisory released in Japanese by the Japanese MOFA. Previously, there were some isolated issues reported in the news media regarding COVID-19 vaccination …

On October 28, the Philippine government notified the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs that it has approved the validity of the new COVID-19 vaccine certificate issued by the Japanese government, according to an advisory released in Japanese by the Japanese MOFA. Previously, there were some isolated issues reported in the news media regarding COVID-19 vaccination …

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