BEIJING (AP) — As mega K-pop group BTS returns to the stage after a hiatus of more than three years, one major market is conspicuously missing from its 12-month world tour: China. The omission of one of the group’s biggest fan bases comes as no surprise. In fact, just the opposite would have...
This comes after a meeting with the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), the Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC), PNP, Digital Pinoy, and with Roblox officials. Roblox officials have demonstrated child safety features, as well as monitoring activities,...
DUMAGUETE CITY – The Negros Oriental police will begin implementing the ban on roadside alcohol consumption on Wednesday, following a directive from the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG). Police Capt. Stephen Polinar, spokesperson of the Negros Oriental Police Provincial...
The Baguio City Police Office is enforcing an ordinance prohibiting the consumption of alcohol in public places in response to the order issued by Interior and Local Government Secretary Jonvic Secretary Remulla on Monday. Baguio City Ordinance No. 1-1990 or the Baguio City Liquor Ordinance...
One of my managers has been gently nudging me to write an opinion piece, and I knew that it’s also part and parcel of the job. So I’ve been sending myself ideas that I could work on, until it was right in front of me. As I was working on the layout for the April 6, 2026 (feel free to get...
The 15-day deadline for Roblox will end next week. By then we will know for certain if Roblox will be banned in the country or not. PLDT and Smart have issued statements that they are ready to ban the platform. Last week, Globe announced they were ready when it was needed . Roblox is facing much...
Over the weekend, Indonesia implemented a social media ban for users under 16. The following Monday, March 30, Senator Sherwin Gatchalian once again urged the government to consider a similar ban in the country. “Huwag na nating hayaang lumala pa ang problema bago tayo kumilos (Let 's not...
The Department of Justice (DOJ) and its agencies agreed to provide the names of their more than 56,000 personnel to the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) to enhance the ban against people in government from entering and playing in the casinos. During the signing of the memorandum...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Monday, March 30 renewed his push for the government to consider banning social media use for minors, following Indonesia’s implementation of a new government regulation prohibiting children younger than 16 from accessing digital platforms. Gatchalian, chairman of...
Globe affirms its full support and reiterates its cooperation with the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC), and the Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC) regarding the blocking of the gaming platform...
Predators exist inside the community of Roblox, targeting children to be groomed and exploited. Indeed, it is a user-generated problem, and Roblox appears to not be doing enough to protect its players. Therefore, for the Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC) and the National...
GUMACA, Quezon – The municipal government is strictly implementing ordinances against smoking and vaping in public places here, Mayor Webster Letargo said. Letargo ordered police and local authorities to enforce smoke-free ordinances and Republic Act No. 11900 (Vaporized Nicotine and Non-Nicotine...
