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MANILA - The National Privacy Commission (NPC) on Wednesday said the Philippines will support the establishment of the Global Cross-Border Privacy Rules (CBPR) Forum for the interoperability of different regulatory approaches to data privacy and protection across the world. In a statement, NPC Commissioner John Henry Naga welcomed the Philippines' involvement in "improving cross-border data flows and fostering innovation without compromising effective data protection and privacy." "The Global CBPR Forum's goal of promoting worldwide expansion and uptake of the Global CBP...

(PNA photo) MANILA - The Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT-3) completed the overhaul of 52 of its train cars as part of its efforts to ensure the safety and proper operation of its rolling stock and increase the number of operational trains. In a Facebook post on Thursday, the MRT-3 said out of the 72 train cars that need to be overhauled, only 20 remain unfinished. "Sa ilalim ng overhauling, pinapalitan ng mga bagong piyesa ang mga depektibong components ng mga bagon o train cars at pinipinturahan ding muli ang loob at labas ng mga ito (As part of the overhaul, new parts are used to replace...

JERUSALEM - The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said Sunday that they are targeting a location inside Lebanon with artillery shells in retaliation for rocket fire. "In response to the projectile launched from Lebanon into northern Israel earlier tonight, IDF Artillery forces are currently targeting the source of the launch in Lebanon," they said on Twitter. Earlier, the Israeli army announced that a projectile fired from Lebanon landed in an open area near the town of Shlomi without causing damage. No rocket warning sirens sounded in Israel, it said, adding alert levels in the area remai...

ANKARA - Global military expenditure reached an all-time high of over USD2 trillion in 2021, according to an international survey released Monday. Total military spending rose 0.7 percent from the previous year and reached USD2.113 trillion, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) said. It said the global military burden, or world military expenditure as a share of world gross domestic product (GDP), fell by 0.1 percentage point from 2.3 percent in 2020 to 2.2 percent in 2021. The five largest spenders in 2021 were the US, China, India, the UK and Russia, together accounti...

LIBRENG SAKAY. Commuters queue up at the Monumento stop of the EDSA Busway Carousel in this undated photo. More than 300,000 commuters availed of the government's Libreng Sakay on Monday (April 11, 2022), the first day of the program's resumption. (PNA photo) MANILA - More than 300,000 commuters have availed of the "Libreng Sakay" (free ride) program on the first day of its resumption at the Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (Edsa) Busway Carousel and other participating routes nationwide. In a Facebook post on Tuesday, the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LT...