MULANAY, Quezon – A 67-year-old farmer and his 27-year-old son were hacked to death on Thursday morning, January 4, in Sitio Bulagsong, Barangay Santa Rosa, this town. Police identified the victims as Dominador, 67, and his son Rodelio, a construction worker. THE body of a 67-year-old man lies on...
CITY OF SANTA ROSA, Laguna – A 13-year-old boy was seriously injured after he was allegedly hacked by his stepfather on Wednesday afternoon, January 3, in Daang Bakal, Barangay Tagapo, this city. POLICE arrested a man for allegedly hacking his 13-year-old stepson in Santa Rosa City, Laguna on...
MULANAY, Quezon – Police arrested a man for allegedly hacking his son on Saturday night, December 30, in Barangay Butanyog here. MAP of Mulanay, Quezon. Investigation said the suspect, Anacito, was drunk and barred by his wife to go on drinking. Anacito was irked and the victim, who was at...
ILOILO CITY – The official Facebook page of the Philippine National Police (PNP)-Police Regional Office-6 (Western Visayas) was hacked on Friday, December 29. “We would like to inform the public that the PRO-6 official Facebook page was hacked at around 5 p.m. on December 29, 2023,” the PRO-6...
In 2023, the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) was immersed in addressing hacking incidents, bolstering cyber defenses, and channeling significant efforts into transforming the government system into a digital platform. Photo credit to Pixabay The country's ICT...
BACOLOD CITY – A four-year-old boy was hacked to death by his father in their house in Barangay Camingawan, Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental on Friday, December 22. Police withheld the name of the victim. POLICE secure the house where a four-year-old boy was hacked dead by his father in...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A grandmother allegedly hacked her 12-year-old grandson to death on Friday, November 10, in Barangay Bohe-Sapa, Lamitan City, Basilan. Police Lt. Col. Arlan Delumpines, Lamitan City chief of police, identified the suspect as Marilou T. Tumangquiz, 53. Investigation showed that...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) House Speaker Martin Romualdez's Facebook account was hacked on Monday morning, Nov. 13, Romualdez himself confirmed. "I was informed by the communications team of the Office of the Speaker that my official...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) After its cybersecurity protection was likened to that of a "shanty", the House of Representatives recently formed a Cybersecurity Committee composed of its highest ranking civilian...
Gen. Benjamin Acorda, chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), has ordered the boosting of cybersecurity of all data down to the police stations amid the series of data breaches on government agencies. Acorda issued the order to the Anti-Cybercrime Group (ACG) during a command...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The House of Representatives can credit last weekend's cyberattack for the spike in popularity of its website. Director Arnold de Castro, head of information technology (IT) in the House of...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) "Suspicious and unusual activities" have forced the House of Representatives to once again take down its website. "We regret to inform the public that the official website of the House...
