THE GOVERNMENT has thwarted over 800 cyberattacks against its online assets and servers this year, the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) revealed in Tuesday’s congressional hearing. “We would like to note that there are 811 early detections,” DICT Undersecretary Jeffrey Ian C. Dy said.

A PHILIPPINE senator filed on Tuesday the committee report of a bill seeking to extend the Bases Conversion Development Authority’s (BCDA) corporate term to 50 years and increase its capital stock to P200 billion from P100 billion.Under the committee report of Senate Bill No. 2647,

BW FILE PHOTOTHE ADOPTION of environment-friendly practices and a shortening of the procurement process by at least three-fourths the time are part of the “green procurement” being pushed by the Department of Budget and Management (DBM).In a statement on Tuesday, Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman

House Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez — PHILIPPINE STAR/KRIZ JOHN ROSALESTHE HOUSE of Representatives is prioritizing amendments to the Rice Tariffication Law in a bid to reduce the retail prices of rice, Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez assured on Tuesday.Amending the rice law to allow

UNPLASHSOME 85% of Filipino companies now have anti-discriminatory policies for members of the LGBTQ+ community that represents individuals belonging to a spectrum of genders, the latest study by the Philippine Financial Industry Pride (PFIP) showed.The PFIP’s LGBTQ+ Inclusion Report 2024 showed that 85% of Filipino

TEDURARY tribal chieftain Juanito Pamboy succumbed to multiple gunshot wounds. — PHILIPPINE STAR/JOHN FELIX M. UNSONCOTABATO CITY — A Teduray tribal chieftain was killed while his companion was wounded in an ambush on Monday afternoon in Barangay Tuayan in Datu Hoffer, Maguindanao del Sur.Members of

THE DEPARTMENT of Justice (DoJ) recorded a 95.65% success rate for prosecuting cases with witnesses covered in 2023.“Your mission plays a very vital role in upholding the Rule of Law, a snappy salute to your unwavering dedication to safeguard witnesses with your very own lives

PHILSTAR FILE PHOTO/ SENATE PRIB/JOSEPH VIDALSENATOR Ana Theresia N. Hontiveros-Baraquel has asked the Supreme Court (SC) to deny wanted televangelist Apollo C. Quiboloy’s plea to void a contempt order against him for failing to appear before a Senate probe into sex-trafficking allegations against him.In a

BW FILE PHOTOTHE CURRENT law providing financial assistance to laid-off workers is insufficient to meet their needs amid increases in basic commodities, a congressman said on Tuesday.Recent inflation uptick diminishes the purchasing powers of Filipinos, significantly affecting laid-off workers, Party-list Rep. Marissa P. Magsino said

PHILIPPINE STAR/MIGUEL DE GUZMANBAGUIO CITY — Mountain climbers heading to the famous Mt. Pulag in Kabayan, Benguet will no longer see the pristine Lake Tabeo as it has dried up in this summer season scourged by El Niño.Lake Tabeo is one of the four mystical