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Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, October 13) — The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said some personal information that “resembled” those from the site OneExpert was compromised following a data leak incident late in August.
Lausanne, Switzerland — Justin Brownlee, who played a starring role to help the Philippines win their first Asian Games basketball gold since 1962, has failed a doping test, officials said Thursday.
MANILA, Philippines (Updated 9:53 a.m.) — A strong magnitude 5 earthquake hit the province of Batangas on Friday morning, with state seismologists from Phivolcs fearing both damages and aftershocks.
MANILA, Philippines — Niyugyog ng malakas na magnitude 5 na lindol sa probinsya ng Batangas, bagay na nadama hanggang sa Metro Manila at posibleng magdulot ng mga pinsala, ayon sa state seismologists.
MANILA, Philippines — When the Mall of Asia opened in 2006, Henry Sy, Sr. was walking around the SM Store alongside Ma. Cecilia Abreu, who was then Assistant Vice President for Store Operations. As is usually the case with Mr. Sy, he dropped by the Shoe section, checked the shoes and sandals, and then asked a few questions to the sales clerks. “Marami pa ba nito? Are these fast-moving?” The questions did not stop there. Holding one sandal, he asked Abreu a question that stayed with her: “Can our customers still afford to buy our sandals at this price?” “Ang iniisip niya talaga is kaya pa ba ‘to ng customer. Very consistent si Mr. Sy when understanding his customers, what they want, and what they need,” Abreu shared.
MANILA, Philippines – In Quezon City, all births since July this year have been successfully registered, thanks to the city’s new automated birth registration system.
MANILA, Philippines – A magnitude 5 earthquake off Batangas shook parts of southern Luzon and Metro Manila on Friday, October 13.
‘Partly free’ is how Freedom House, a US-based organization supporting human rights advocates and programs, categorized the Philippines in terms of our adherence to what it calls “internet freedom”, or what we may also call “online freedom”.