AFP News Hackers launched a series of New Year’s day attacks that temporarily shut down several Philippine government websites including the office of the vice-president, officials said Monday. Vice President Jejomar Binay said hackers calling themselves the PrivateX group brought down his official website for 15 hours Sunday and denied access to mostly migrant Filipinos checking on his office’s activities. The website provides information on the programmes, projects and services
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by Caroline J. Howard, ANC Posted at 01/03/2012 2:49 PM | Updated as of 01/03/2012 2:49 PM Emano willing to face probe on disaster MANILA, Philippines – Cagayan de Oro (CDO) Mayor Vicente Emano defended himself against allegations he did not take action despite warnings Tropical Storm Sendong will hit the area. There are also claims Emano mishandled relief operations. In an interview on ANC’s Headstart on Tuesday, Emano asserted
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SILENT WISH Children pray at an evacuation center in Cagayan de Oro City during a healing session aimed at helping them come to grips with the devastation caused by Tropical Storm “Sendong.” AFP ILIGAN CITY—Flanked by the sea to the west and the river to the east, the settlers of Bayug Island knew that it was only a matter of time before the waters around them reclaimed the land. Talk
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By Dona Z. Pazzibugan Philippine Daily Inquirer The Philippine Navy deployed its newly-acquired warship BRP Gregorio Del Pilar to the West Philippine Sea, also known as South China Sea, on Friday. The Navy’s biggest and most modern warship to date, the BRP Gregorio Del Pilar (PF15) will provide security to the Malampaya natural gas-to-power project off Palawan. It will also “defend the country’s territory and exclusive economic zone in the
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By: Amy R. Remo Philippine Daily Inquirer State-run National Power Corp. (Napocor) has been allowed by a government regulator to increase its electricity rates in off-grid areas by P1.43 per kilowatt-hour (kWh) for every user, or P4.1 billion in sum, over the next four years, which will translate to heftier power bills for consumers in some areas next year. The approval of the rate increase will allow Napocor to recover
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