Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. (File photo) The reported series of cybersecurity attacks targeting government agencies’ information system (IT) is a cause for concern, Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto “Gibo” Teodoro Jr. said. As such, Teodoro said that the...
BACOLOD CITY – A man was hacked to death after he allegedly went berserk in Purok Crisjun, Barangay Rafaela Barrera, Sagay City, Negros Occidental on Sunday, October 8. Police withheld the name of the 44-year-old victim. Investigation said the victim was reportedly drunk and entered a...
CALAUAG, Quezon – A woman allegedly hacked her drinking buddy following a heated argument on Thursday night, September 28, in Barangay Sumilang, here. Police identified the victim as Rene Boy Llano, single, a resident of Barangay Sumilang. Investigation said Llano and the suspect, Edna...
CAUAYAN CITY, Isabela – A farmer was hacked to death by a fellow farmer in Barangay Nilumisu, Echage, Isabela on Monday, September 25. Police identified the victim as Ronie Ganab, 50, from Barangay San Vicente, Jones, Isabela. Initial investigation said the victim was drinking coffee outside a...
TACLOBAN CITY – Bothered by his conscience, a tricycle driver admitted to killing his live-in partner and their two children in a farm in Barangay Pupua, Catbalogan City, Samar, almost a month after the incident on August 30. Suspect Edito Candiz, 42, said he and his common-law wife,...
(Unsplash) The Office of the Ombudsman's system was hacked earlier this year, causing its decision writing process to get compromised. Thus, bared Ombudsman Samuel Martires to members of the House Committee on Appropriations Monday, Sept. 11 during the...
Senate deputy minority leader Senator Risa Hontiveros has urged the Senate to conduct an inquiry into the alarming rise in social media-related hacking, illegal access and other cybercrime incidents. In filing Senate Resolution No. 777, Hontiveros said “the offices of individual...
TACLOBAN CITY – A mother and her two children were hacked to death in a farm in Barangay Pupua, Catbalogan City, Samar, on Wednesday, August 30. Police identified the victims as Rea Oreo, 26; her three-year-old daughter, and her five-month-old son. Victims were found bathing in their own...
BACOLOD CITY – The social media page of the municipality of E.B. Magalona, Negros Occidental has been hacked. In an advisory on Tuesday, August 22, the local government informed the public that its official Facebook (FB) page – Municipality of E. B. Magalona – has been hacked by unscrupulous...
Philippine Ambassador to the US Jose Manuel "Babe" Romualdez on Tuesday, August 22, warned against efforts to conduct smear campaigns against various personalities, including those in the diplomatic community, to sow division among people through the use of cyberspace and other avenues. ...
(Screenshot from Negros Occidental 3rd district Rep. Jose Francisco “Kiko” Benitez's official Facebook page) Negros Occidental 3rd district Rep. Jose Francisco “Kiko” Benitez's official Facebook page was hacked on Monday, Aug. 21. "We regret to inform the...
TACLOBAN CITY – A 57-year-old farmer was hacked to death after he tried to pacify his drinking buddy who threatened his live-in partner with a bladed weapon during a drinking session on Thursday, July 6, in Barangay Tabunoc, Villaba, Leyte. Police identified the victim as Rufino Mariquit....
