A health advocacy group on Tuesday, Feb. 10, welcomed the Department of Trade and Industry’s (DTI) proposed move to restrict harmful vape products to protect young people, but stressed that only a total ban on all vaping and novel tobacco products would effectively safeguard public health. Vonn...
MADRID (AP) — Spain plans to ban social media access for children under 16, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said Tuesday, in a move designed to shield young people from the harms of online content. Sánchez chided the world 's biggest tech companies in a speech at a Dubai summit, saying they...
PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron says he wants his government to fast-track the legal process to ensure that a ban on social media for children under the age of 15 can enter into force in September at the start of the next school year. In a video released late Saturday by French...
The Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC) announced on Tuesday, January 21, that it will lift the nationwide access ban on Grok AI following a safety pledge made by its developer, xAI. In a statement, CICC Undersecretary Renato “Aboy” Paraiso said the decision came after...
CEBU CITY – A liquor ban will be imposed a day before and during the Sinulog Grand Parade here. Cebu City Mayor Nestor Archival issued Executive Order (EO) No. 051 imposing a liquor ban within the 300-meter radius of the Sinulog Grand Parade routes. Under the EO, a liquor ban will be imposed from...
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Social media companies have revoked access to about 4.7 million accounts identified as belonging to children in Australia since the country banned use of the platforms by those under 16, officials said. “We stared down everybody who said it couldn’t be done,...
CEBU CITY – Authorities are leaving no stone unturned to ensure the peaceful conduct of major activities in Central Visayas. The Police Regional Office-Central Visayas (PRO-7) announced that a gun ban will be enforced for the 461st Fiesta Señor, Sinulog Grand Parade, and ASEAN Summit. While the...
ILOILO CITY – Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Police Lt. Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. has approved a 10-day gun ban for the Dinagyang Festival that will have its weekend highlight from Jan. 23 to 25. Permits to Carry Firearms Outside of Residence (PTCFORs) will be suspended from 12:01...
ILOILO CITY – The Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO) has requested a 10-day gun ban and signal jamming as part of security measures for the 2026 Dinagyang Festival. The ICPO under Police Col. Kim Legada has asked Mayor Raisa Treñas and the Iloilo Festivals Foundation Inc. (IFFI) to pass a...
A 10-year-old boy and a 24-year-old man were injured by firecrackers on Dec. 25 and 26 amid a total ban on the use of such devices in Muntinlupa. Muntinlupa City Ordinance 14-092 prohibits “the manufacture, display, sale, distribution, possession or use of firecrackers or pyrotechnic devices...
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Africa has been the hardest hit by the Trump administration’s decision to add 20 countries to a list of travel restrictions but reactions on the continent of some 1.5 billion people were largely muted on Wednesday as affected nations mulled the implications of the...
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australian authorities on Thursday demanded some of the world’s biggest social media platforms report how many accounts they have deactivated since a ban on accounts for children younger than 16 became law. Facebook, Instagram, Kick, Reddit, Snapchat, Threads,...
