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Summer days are over and it’s time to hit the books. State legislatures were busy in 2023 making up for the U.S. Congress’s inability to pass a comprehensive privacy law.

The Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) on Monday announced it has secured P10.8 billion worth of investment expansion commitments from PEZA-registered Japanese enterprises.  Held from August 28 to September 2, 2023, the investment promotion agency said it participated in an investment forum organized by Junca Global Holdings, and a series…

A signal warning men and officers of the Nigerian Correctional Service, NCS, against leaking official documents has been leaked to the press.

The National Privacy Commission (NPC) is reminding the public, particularly owners of registered SIM cards, to be vigilant amid alarming instances wherein certain individuals acting as agents of entities offer money averaging P1,000 in exchange for SIM cards that have been registered. In a statement issued on Thursday, the NPC,…

The Philippine constitution protects the right of every Filipino to travel. Thanks to the new departure procedures that the Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking (IACAT) will roll out in a few days, our constitutionally protected right to travel is about to become illusory. Netizens have already started lambasting the new protocols. In…

Farmers, fisherfolk urged to participate in census

Ma. Stella F. Arnaldo / Special to the BusinessMirror GOVERNMENT’S new outbound travel rules will probably do little to solve the problem of human trafficking and likely harass legitimate Filipino travelers just off to vacation abroad. “I really don’t agree with this whole thing,” said Aileen Clemente, president of the…

THE Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMS) is now focusing on the resolution of 72 “active” cases involving violence against the media. The active incidents are part of the 202 media-related cases recorded by the PTFoMs. Aside from the active cases, the list included 101 cases which have been resolved and 29,…

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will continue to improve the current streamlining of documentary requirements for beneficiaries of its

Software solutions delivery center Multisys Technologies Corporation (Multisys) said it earned back-to-back certifications demonstrating its commitment in cybersecurity and data protection.