FREEPIKFilipinos unequipped with sufficient knowledge in the digital world are prone to cybercrime, Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC) Undersecretary Alexander K. Ramos said in an interview yesterday.  “We need to increase awareness of the different tactics being used by persons who try to take advantage

AN AERIAL VIEW of the BRP Sierra Madre at the contested Second Thomas Shoal on March 9, 2023. — REUTERSTHE PHILIPPINES should look after overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Macau, Hong Kong and China because they are at risk if sea tensions with Beijing continue

MANILA INTERNATIONAL CONTAINER TERMINALPRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. has ordered round-the-clock processing of imported goods to ensure their continuous flow.The Bureau of Customs (BoC) and Department of Agriculture (DA) should ensure there are enough workers who process shipments 24/7, the presidential palace said in a

STRONG winds and heavy rains from Tropical Storm Aghon knocked down this tree in front of the Minor Basilica and Parish of St. John the Baptist in Taytay, Rizal on Sunday. No one was hurt when it crushed two parked vehicles. — PHILIPPINE STAR/MIGUEL

MILITANT group Bayan Muna raised a howl on Thursday over the deployment of US drones in the country, saying it violates the 1987 Constitution which bars the posting of foreign military forces in Philippine territory without a treaty concurred to by the Senate.The US has

BUILDINGS are seen from the Estrella-Pantaleon Bridge in Makati City, Dec. 4, 2022. — PHILIPPINE STAR/ MIGUEL DE GUZMAN MAKATI City said on Thursday it hit slightly over 80% of its revenue target for 2024 after collecting more than P14.77 billion as of April.In a

REUTERSTHE BANGKO Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has launched the Paleng-QR Plus program in the City of San Fernando, Pampanga.In a statement, the central bank said that the city rolled out the program after passing an ordinance in March promoting digital payments.This would encourage digital payment

PHILSTAR FILE PHOTOTHE DEPARTMENT of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) reported Thursday the completion of three road improvement projects worth over P80 million.Two of these construction works are farm-to-market road projects in Sta. Maria, Ilocos Sur that “a more convenient and cost-effective way to transport

PHILSTAR FILE PHOTOCOTABATO CITY — Anti-narcotics agents seized P6.8 million worth of “shabu” from two men and a woman entrapped in Barangay Cabingan in Marawi City on Wednesday, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) in the Bangsamoro region reported Thursday.PDEA-Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao

THE COMMISSION on Audit (CoA) has flagged the Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization (PhilMech) over its unrecorded inventories worth P1.2 billion, resulting in inconsistencies in its financial statements.In a Viber message to BusinessWorld, PhilMech Director Dionisio G. Alvindia said: “PhilMech’s accounting department has

BAGUIO CITY — The Diocese of Baguio declared on Thursday that men roaming the city and parts of Benguet province in white robes or cassocks while seeking donations for the church are not in any way connected with the Roman Catholic Church.The diocese said its

THE GOVERNMENT should look to increase the Philippine Carabao Center’s (PCC) budget to revive the domestic dairy industry post-El Niño season, a congressman said Thursday.Increasing the country’s dairy production output and further developing the industry requires a budget increase for the National Dairy Authority (NDA)