Outgoing Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson on Thursday said the order of the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) to block access to over 20 websites has a legal basis under the anti-terror law if these platforms are involved in financing the activities of the Communist Party of the...
’’Too broad’’ This is the reaction of incoming Senate Minority Leader Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III to an order of the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) to internet services providers to block websites affiliated with the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP), New People’s...
The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) has ordered internet service providers to block 26 websites, including a couple of alternative media sites, “found to be affiliated to and are supporting terrorist and terrorist organizations.” NTC Commissioner Gamaliel Cordoba signed the order...
Groups whose internet websites have been ordered blocked for alleged links with the Communist Party of the Philippines may seek legal remedies if they oppose the move, Acting Presidential Spokesman Martin Andanar said Wednesday. Andanar issued the advice after the National Telecommunication...
Now Telecom Co. Inc. (NOW Telecom) is not about to give up on its fight as the new major player in the telco business, and it's taking the battle right at the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) doorstep. NOW reacted strongly against the alleged "deliberate delay on the part of NTC of...
Senator Grace Poe has called on the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) and the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) to increase their efforts to halt rampant text scams victimizing many unsuspecting mobile phone users in the country Poe, chairwoman of the Senate...
EDITORS DESK Art Samaniego While Facebook deleted pages that violated its community standards, the social media giant at the same time has allowed ads that lure people into giving their login credentials. Facebook recently deactivated hundreds of pages in the Philippines to weed out the so-called...
NTC The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) has directed all public telecommunications entities near Taal Volcano and its surrounding areas to ensure minimal service interruption for customers affected by its recent volcanic activity. In a memorandum signed by Commissioner Gamaliel A....
Vice presidential candidate Senate President Vicente C. Sotto III on Monday, Feb.14 pressed the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) to look into the persistent use of text messaging as a black propaganda tool to spread lies and fake news to smear the integrity of personalities or groups....
65227 Globe Telecom Inc. called for a stronger cybercrime law and the enforcement of the Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) Card Registration Act once enacted, to protect Filipinos from rampant fraud online. The telco prioritizes keeping its customers safe from phishing, one of the ways...
Airing a legal opinion, Kilusang Bagong Lipunan senatorial bet Larry Gadon sees no constitutional or legal violation committed in the assignment of television channels of ABS-CBN to the Advanced Media Broadcasting System, a broadcast firm owned by former Senate President Manny Villar. Atty. Larry...
Malacañang said that the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) was only seeking guidance from the Office of the Executive Secretary (OES) about assigning available and unused frequencies and the OES had no direct hand in giving ABS-CBN's frequencies to the Advanced Media Broadcasting...
