Dumaguete forum to tackle BBL provisions

PR 06/04/2015

SOME 150 civil society organization members are expected to participate in the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) forum today at 9 a.m. at Negros Oriental Convention Center in Dumaguete City. According to Bantay Bayanihan Negros Oriental chapter lead…

ICT stakeholders push home-based outsourcing

Aileen Garcia-Yap 06/03/2015

  Home-based outsourcing opportunities will be highlighted during the annual Cebu ICT & BPM Conference, which opens today. Wilfredo T. Sa-a Jr., conference chairman, said stakeholders area encouraging home-based outsourcing as an extension of the government-initiated “Rural…

IBM to expand products, services

Vanessa Claire Lucero 06/03/2015

IBM Philippines is looking to expand its services and product offerings in the Philippines while taking advantage of key technological shifts in the industry. Luis Pineda, president and country general manager of IBM Philippines, identified three major,…

‘Ato ni Vines’ to do Olango Island videos

Norman V. Mendoza 04/26/2015

Three Davao City teens whose videos became viral on social media will be in Cebu on Monday to help promote tourism sites in Lapu-Lapu City. Sotero Matthew “Matt” Calumba Lubid, 17,   John “Lenarr” Lagahit Sanchez, 17 and…

Social media’s power

02/09/2015

Video footage taken by a foreigner was uploaded on YouTube  supposedly showing  two members of the Traffic Enforcement Agency of Mandaue (TEAM) extorting P1,500 cash from him for a traffic violation in January. This was   another powerful …

Warden wants signal jammers in jail

Peter L. Romanillos 12/16/2014

Provincial Jail Warden Romeo Manansala lobbied for the installation of signal jammers in the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center (CPDRC) to block incoming network signals of cellular phones inside the facility. This after Manansala and Capitol…

Social media influence

Editorial 12/13/2014

Sen. Loren Legarda’s appeal for the government, the media and other stakeholders to promote  disaster risk reduction (DRRM)  and climate change adaptation down to the grassroots resonates  even after the country  managed to overcome the worst of …

#NoFilter: Getting over social media envy

12/12/2014

One Monday, my cousin was sipping coffee against the foliage of New York Central Park done up in autumn glory. A friend, on the other hand, got engaged to her high school sweetheart and took to Facebook…

Social media as crisis info tool

Doris C. Bongcac 12/07/2014

The wide, popular reach of social networking sites was put to good use as local authorities utilized Facebook and Twitter in disseminating storm-related information the past few days. The municipal government of Medellin, one of the towns…

The department of progress without heritage, DPWH

Jobers R. Bersales 11/26/2014

The social media sites Facebook and YouTube have become the venue for heritage advocates and enthusiasts who are seething mad over the alleged pronouncement of Engr. Marlon Marollano, chief planning officer and project engineer of the Department…

Nothing private on Facebook

10/28/2014

In 2012, five high school students of St. Theresa’s College (STC) were prohibited by the school administration from attending their graduation ceremonies for violating the school’s code of conduct. School officials  acquired photos of the students drinking,…

Celeb hacking scandal shows digital vulnerability

AP 09/03/2014

LOS ANGELES  — To keep private pictures private, never upload them online. That’s the advice experts offer after hackers broke into female celebrities’ personal accounts, stole nude photos and posted them on the web. Jennifer Lawrence and…

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