The 33rd National Children's Month focuses on "OSAEC-CSAEM Wakasan," strengthening Davao City's campaign against Online Sexual Abuse and Exploitation of Children. SOCC Head Gerlyn V. Arciaga is conducting cyber safety seminars for BCPCs to protect vulnerable youth.
PARIS, France — From translating thoughts into words to allowing paralyzed people to walk, the field of neurotechnology has been quietly surging ahead, raising hopes of medical breakthroughs — and profound ethical concerns. Some observers even think that neurotech could end up being as revolutionary as the far more hyped rise of artificial intelligence (AI). “People do not realise how much we’re already living in science fiction,” King’s College London researcher Anne Vanhoestenberghe told AFP. READ: Artificial Intelligence shakes up the call center industry The scientist leads a laboratory developing electronic devices which are implanted into a person’s nervous system […]... Keep on reading: Neurotech Revolution: ‘We’re already living in science fiction’
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Umalis ng bansa ang dating Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary na si Manuel Bonoan, ayon sa Bureau of Immigration kahapon, November 11. #PhilstarNewsBrief PANOORIN:
MANILA, Philippines — Several opposition groups on Wednesday called for public participation in a protest on Friday, Nov. 14 to “continue the struggle for accountability and the defense of our hard-won democratic spaces.” “The same corruption that bleeds our coffers dry is also what leaves our communities defenseless against disasters—roofs torn away, rivers un-dredged, dams mismanaged, and funds for relief and recovery stolen or wasted,” said Rene Magtubo, spokesman for the Simbahan at Komunidad Laban sa Katiwalian (Siklab). Makati Employees Against Corruption (MEAC) spokesman Peter Pinlac said, "Both corruption and authoritarianism kill.— one through neglect, the other through repression. Democracy should not be collateral damage in our struggle to end corruption and elite control over our nation.” This call came after typhoons “Tino” and “Uwan” ravaged the country, killing hundreds, displacing thousands and destroying agriculture and infrastructure. “We continue to push for the demands that mobilized hundreds of thousands into our streets: full accountability against those proven to have stolen against the people; the filing of charges by the Office of the Ombudsman based on the recommendations of the Independent Commission on Infrastructure (ICI); the suspension of all those implicated in the anomalies; the freezing of assets and eventual forfeiture of ill-gotten wealth; the extension of the investigations to include the abuse of confidential and intelligence funds by Vice President Sara Duterte; and the passage of key reforms such as the open bicam policy, freedom of information, reform of the partylist system, and the prohibition of political dynasties,” according to a the statement.
Jodi Sta. Maria pondered on the Filipinos in light of the recent calamities, stressing how the public should demand more from those who are meant to protect them. The actress spoke about this while showing roads and damaged houses submerged in floodwaters after the typhoons, through her Instagram page on Tuesday, Nov. 11. Written on the photos are the sentences, “Even in the storm, you showed grace just by getting through the day. Not every strength looks like bravery. Sometimes, it’s simply holding on.” “But healing is not forgetting. Healing is remembering and demanding better. Resilience has limits. We can’t […]... Keep on reading: Filipino resilience? Jodi Sta. Maria says this 'shouldn’t be our only story'
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MANILA, Philippines — Out of the 421 validated “ghost” flood control projects across the country, the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) is prioritizing the probing of 80 projects involving the top 15 contractors that were earlier named by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. ICI special adviser and former Philippine National Police chief Rodolfo Azurin said this in an ambush interview on Wednesday prior to the commission’s high command conference with the Office of the Ombudsman, Department of Justice, National Bureau of Investigation, Department of Public Works and Highways, Philippine National Police, and the Armed Forces of the Philippines […]... Keep on reading: Out of 421 ghost projects: ICI prioritizes 80 involving top 15 contractors
MANILA, Philippines — The Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) will be investigating flood control projects in Ilocos this week and in Cebu next week, according to special advisor and former Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Rodolfo Azurin Jr. “The other week, we were in Davao. So, this week, we plan to visit the Ilocos Region next. And then, hopefully by Sunday, we’ll be in Cebu. Those are the ongoing activities of the ICI,” Azurin, speaking in mixed Filipino and English, said in a chance interview ahead of the commission’s command conference in Camp Crame, Quezon City […]... Keep on reading: Azurin: ICI to probe into Ilocos, Cebu flood control projects next
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MANILA, Philippines — An “elaborate” scheme involving erring customs personnel in connivance with importers to defraud the government was revealed in the Senate on Wednesday. Prompted by Sen. Pia Cayetano’s questions surrounding all the 30 Discaya-owned luxury cars, Customs Commissioner Ariel Nepomuceno detailed how importers cheat the government with the help of some customs personnel. READ: BOC to ask personnel how 15 of Discaya’s luxury cars got clearance “The first category, those that entered without an import entry and at the same time no certificate of payment,” Nepomuceno said during a briefing to the Senate committee on ways and means headed […]... Keep on reading: Customs chief bares 'elaborate' scheme to defraud gov't
MANILA, Philippines — The National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) said it is increasing its deployment to 16,433 officers for the Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) rally scheduled from Sunday, Nov. 16, to Tuesday, Nov. 18. The Philippine National Police (PNP) had previously said it would deploy around 15,000 officers. In a press briefing at Camp Crame on Wednesday, NCRPO spokesperson Maj. Hazel Asilo said the regional police will assign the following number of officers to these areas: Asilo explained that the NCRPO’s deployment was also in anticipation of a simultaneous protest-action at the People Power Monument by the United People’s […]... Keep on reading: NCRPO beefs up deployment for 3-day INC rally to 16,433 cops
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