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PANGLAO, Bohol — Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Secretary Ivan John Uy on Thursday remarked that the decision to ban the Chinese-owned short-form video hosting service TikTok is "whimsical" if it lacks concrete and evidence-based reasoning.
SAN FRANCISCO – President Marcos and executives of the popular yet controversial short video hosting service TikTok have discussed ways to help small businesses promote their products and exchanged views on “fake news” during a meeting on the sidelines of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation summit (APEC) here.
THE National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) yesterday lashed out at Ian Fry, UN special rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights in the context of climate change, who recently recommended the abolition of the task force.
THE National Security Council (NSC) said it has traced the irregular issuance of passports to foreigners to corrupt civil registrars who issued birth certificates to foreigners for a fee.
MANILA, Philippines — Video sharing app TikTok could face a nationwide ban if it is proven to be engaged in cyberespionage, a Philippine security official said on Thursday.
THE National Security Council (NSC) yesterday vowed to crush any destabilization attempt against the administration of President Marcos Jr.
As hostilities between China and the Philippines in the South China Sea escalates, US President Joe Biden said that the US military is willing to fight nuclear-armed China on behalf of the Philippines. His statement came after ships from the two Asian countries collided near a disputed unpopulated island in the South China Sea, the New York Post reported.
MANILA, Philippines — National Security Adviser and concurrent National Security Council Director General Eduardo Año will not hesitate to recommend the banning of video-sharing app TikTok in the Philippines if proven that it is being used by China for cyber espionage.