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Belmonte, Binay call for climate action funding from development banks
The C40 coalition of cities, a network of nearly 100 mayors, asked MDBs to increase urban climate investment, integrate urban climate action into their strategies, and implement tailored programs to support city projects. .....»»
House leaves Quiboloy’s fate to Senate
The House of Representatives will no longer pursue and implement the warrant of arrest it issued against pastor Apollo Quiboloy after it approved on final reading the bill revoking the franchise of the evangelist’s alleged TV network......»»
Villarreal Football Academy opens in Philippines
Villarreal Philippines Academy will provide unrivalled opportunities for football players all over the Philippines by working hand in hand with Villarreal CF to implement the Yellows’ innovative methodology for the development of its players and coaches......»»
Philippines braces for La Nina, continues to deal with El Nino
MANILA, March 26 (Xinhua) -- The Philippines will continue to implement measures to lessen the impact of the El Nino weather phenomenon, as it braces for the opposite La Nina weather pattern, Philippine Science and Technology Secretary Renato Solidum said Tuesday. Solidum said in a news conference that the Department of Science and Technology's record showed that as of Sunday, 37 provinces across the country hav.....»»
Rice imports as of mid-March 886,963 MT
The country’s rice imports as of mid-March have surpassed the total volume recorded in the entire first quarter of last year by a double-digit rate, to over 880,000 metric tons, government data showed......»»
Lotto, digit games suspended over Holy Week – PCSO
Lotto and other digit games will be suspended from Maundy Thursday to Easter Sunday, March 28 to 31, in observance of Lent, the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office announced yesterday......»»
MMDA allows road works during Holy Week
Road diggings will take place along major thoroughfares in Metro Manila this Holy Week when most motorists are vacationing in the provinces, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority announced yesterday......»»
Oil price hike expected this Holy Week
Oil firms are expected to implement an increase in pump prices on Holy Tuesday, March 26......»»
Addressing the Philippines’ 2024 Threat Landscape: Kaspersky Launches KUMA Platform
To help Filipino businesses and organizations stay safe in cyberspace while embracing digitalization, Kaspersky announces today the launch of Kaspersky Unified Monitoring and Analysis Platform (KUMA), its integrated software solution that includes a set of functions for security information and event monitoring and management. The Philippines is expected to continue its double-digit growth towards $35B […].....»»
Food is neither good or bad : Celebrity fitness coach shares food color coding concept
For fitness or habit coach Culver Padilla, food per se is neither good nor bad. .....»»
No suspension of work, classes during PUJ strike
There will be no suspension of classes, work and number coding during the transport protest that groups opposed to the government’s public transportation modernization scheme will hold today, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority announced......»»
Another data leak hits PhilHealth
Bugs or coding errors, not cyber hackers, caused glitches that hit the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. website over the weekend, Department of Information and Communications Technology Undersecretary for cybersecurity, connectivity and upskilling Jeffrey Ian Dy said yesterday......»»
OpenAI introduces GPTs
OpenAI recently made significant updates to its popular conversational AI chatbot, ChatGPT. Among the updates is the introduction of GPTs, distinct versions of ChatGPT that users subscribed to ChatGPT Plus can use to perform specific tasks. These tasks include coding, creative writing, and tech support, providing users with a more personalized and targeted experience. GPTs:.....»»
Number coding scheme lifted on November 20 due to transport strike
The number coding has been lifted due to the transport strike which will start on Monday, November 20, and might last until November 23, according to the transport group PISTON. .....»»
MMDA may scrap number coding scheme’s window hours
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority has yet to decide on removing the window period in the current number coding scheme, acting MMDA Chairman Romando Artes said on Thursday......»»
Scrapping of numbercoding window eyed
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority is studying to scrap the window hours for the number coding scheme in metropolis. According to MMDA chairperson Romando Artes that such a resolution was already approved on 6 October, but it has yet to be implemented as the agency is still conducting a study on its possible impact. Artes said the number coding, the resolution that was approved removes the window period, thus the number coding will be from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. He said they just readied the resolution in case of possible heavy traffic, we can implement it immediately. The MMDA will monitor the traffic situation from 6 November to 12 November before making a decision. To recall, on Tuesday, the MMDA clarified that window hours will remain and denied reports of a 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. coding ban. The regular MMDA number coding is from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., Mondays to Fridays, except weekends and holidays. Window hours are from 10:01 a.m. to 4:59 p.m. In Makati City, the number coding scheme is from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., with no window hours. On the other hand, MMDA has suspended the expanded number coding scheme on the following special non-working holidays: On 30 October 2023: Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections, 1 November 2023: All Saints’ Day: 2 November 2023: All Souls’ Day. The post Scrapping of numbercoding window eyed appeared first on Daily Tribune......»»
No number coding next week
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority announced yesterday that it will be suspending the expanded number coding scheme for three days next week. The suspension will take effect on 30 October (Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections), 1 November (All Saints’ Day), and 2 November (All Souls’ Day). “The implementation of the expanded number coding scheme is suspended on the following days that are declared as special non-working days,” the MMDA said. The number coding scheme is in effect during rush hours from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. and from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Vehicles with plate numbers ending in 1 and 2 will not be allowed to use public roads on Mondays, 3 and 4 on Tuesdays, 5 and 6 on Wednesdays, 7 and 8 on Thursdays, and 9 and 0 on Fridays during the mentioned hours. Exempted from the said number coding scheme are public utility vehicles, transport network vehicle services, motorcycles, garbage trucks, fuel trucks, marked government vehicles, trucks, ambulances, marked media vehicles, and vehicles carrying essential and perishable goods. The post No number coding next week appeared first on Daily Tribune......»»
Electric cute
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian raised a valid point when he said last week that the use of purely electric vehicles, or EVs, in this country will never become widespread unless and until an extensive infrastructure for charging their batteries is put in place. Indeed, unlike hybrids — whose owners can always count on the vehicle’s ICE or internal combustion engine to get them back home should the battery go flat — battery-only cars will leave you stuck should your lithium-ion cell’s charge go kaput. This concern has given rise to a new addition to the lexicon: Range anxiety, the worry an EV owner feels when his car’s battery is about to be depleted during a trip. This is ironic, considering how the Philippines is presently being flooded with affordable EVs, and how, almost a decade ago, cities like Manila under then-Mayor Erap Estrada took the lead in adopting EVs for public transport by subsidizing the purchase of e-tricycles and e-jeepneys. Indeed, although the “green-ness” of EVs is still open to question (with critics saying that you still need power generated by fossil fuels to charge them), EV enthusiasts are quick to point out its many advantages over ICE vehicles: Zero emissions, lower maintenance costs, better road performance, among other things. Charging under present circumstances, however, is a bitch. An EV comes equipped upon purchase with a cable that allows you to plug the car into an ordinary wall socket, but this takes eight to nine hours for a full charge. A fast charger is available (although not always) that will charge the unit in an hour or so, but the cost is prohibitive and will negate whatever tax incentives the government is giving on EVs. The solution in other countries is to provide fast charging outlets all over their cities, and to require owners of private parking lots to provide dedicated EV parking with fast chargers. As things are, however, only SM malls have so far provided charging ports for EVs. As for public charging stations, well, not to denigrate our people, but how long will it take for some a-holes to tap into them for free electricity or to vandalize them? With an average range of 350 kilometers (and under ideal conditions at that), EVs can only be used around town. It will take a generation or two before we can build fast charging stations out of town in convenient places, let alone in urban centers, enough to encourage EV owners to use their cars daily and on provincial jaunts. And then, the durability and reliability of EVs over ICE vehicles are yet untested. While EVs have fewer parts to wear out and have lower maintenance costs, the car is run by sophisticated electronics and is practically a rolling computer that requires highly trained technicians to fix. We still don’t know how the microchips will hold up in the Philippines’ tropical weather and bumpy roads. Parts are also expensive; the cost of the battery alone is a third of the price of the car. Heaven help you if that should conk out. Whereas with older ICE vehicles and newer lower end ones, parts are cheap and aplenty, and your friendly neighborhood “taller” around the corner has someone who can repair your regular car in a day or two. Unless these problems and concerns are addressed, EVs will remain relegated to novelty: for rich kids flexing their supposed environmental consciousness; or for the smaller, cheaper EVs, a toy for zipping around the immediate environs of your home. In the final act, EVs will remain as second or third cars, to be used during coding days (since they are exempt), and for showing off to friends. In other words, pampa-cute. The post Electric cute appeared first on Daily Tribune......»»
Buy Now, Pay Later scheme revenue to reach $1.92 B
Revenues from online shopping applications offering the “buy now, pay later” scheme are forecasted to reach $1.92 billion by the end of the year because of the good financial landscape in the Philippines, software developer Appdome said. In fact, according to the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, account ownership among Filipinos stood at 56 percent at end-2021. According to Jan Sysmans, Mobile App Security Evangelist at Appdome, though efforts are underway to increase this to 70 percent by the end of this year, a significant portion of the population remains underbanked or unbanked. However, this success can only be made possible by developers keeping their apps secure from all manner of threats plaguing the mobile landscape. Customer protection prioritized “In response to the changing threat landscape, Buy Now Pay Later app providers must prioritize customer protection. They can do this by automating protections and embedding defense into the developmental lifecycle,” he said. BNPL apps offer mobile shoppers a financial installment service that allows them to delay paying the full price. Micro-credit loans are used to acquire items at a reduced cost, including vacation trips, electronics, and exercise equipment. The remaining amount will then be settled at an agreed-upon date. Currently, the Philippines boasts numerous BNPL apps for users to choose from. These include TendoPay, LazPayLater, Grab PayLater, UnaPay, BillEase, Cashalo, Plentina, Atome and GCredit. Threats Sysmans said BNPL apps’ rising popularity can be attributed to their easy application and credit acquisition processes. However, he said these features have also attracted opportunistic cybercriminals looking to prey on new victims and drain their funds for their own nefarious purposes. Without proper security, users will lose faith in BNPL apps and turn to other competing services that can prioritize their safety. Sysmans said there are five tactics for which BNPL app makers need to be prepared, namely weaponizing BNPL apps for synthetic fraud, overlay and keylogging tactics, data and application programming interface breaches, trojan apps, and hacking and fraudster research. “Hackers understand that one doesn’t simply attack their targets head-on. They first need to be familiar with the app’s environment and features. The best way to do that is by interacting with the primary workflows, such as purchases. Developers can stay on top of this tactic by obfuscating their app’s coding and utilizing solutions that can block the use of Dynamic Binary Instrumentation toolkits like Frida,” he said. Security With more customers adopting BNPL apps to pay for their goods, the need to prioritize security becomes greater than ever. “This is why app makers need to embrace a shift-left mindset that pushes the integration of protection features at the earliest stages of development. And with the mobile security solutions mentioned above, they can continue to build trustworthy experiences, leading to greater user loyalty,” he said. “Appdome empowers app developers with tools and capabilities to seamlessly integrate robust mobile cyber defense measures into their apps without disrupting the development cycle or compromising user experiences. Through Appdome’s advanced mobile malware protection, BNPL app providers can safeguard their users’ data from cyber threats, enhancing trust and fostering loyalty,” he added. The post Buy Now, Pay Later scheme revenue to reach $1.92 B appeared first on Daily Tribune......»»
Hog farmers receive huge boost
The Department of Agriculture in Central Visayas on Friday announced that it has granted P120-million financial assistance to a group of pork producers. DA-7 regional director Angel Enriquez said that the funds are intended to repopulate swine breeder stocks in the region, stressing the importance of Central Visayas as the second largest producer of hogs in the country. Enriquez led the turnover of assistance to Rolando Tambago, the president of the Pork Producers Federation of the Philippines at the DA-7 compound in Mandaue City. Tambago, on the other hand, expressed his gratitude to DA-7 for the cash grant as he disclosed that 12 farms under the Central Visayas Pork Producers Cooperative will be benefited. “This fund has the potential to produce 5,300 pigs per month, which means we can add 63,000 pigs to our inventory every year,” Tambago said. “Imagine if this is implemented in every province in every region, this will solve the shortage problem.” The African swine fever was first detected in Carcar City in southern Cebu on 1 March and was again detected in 12 more local government units in Cebu province. This resulted in neighboring provinces banning the importation of hogs, pork meat and pork by products from Cebu. The ban forced Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia to pursue legal measures against the Bureau of Animal Industry culling and color-coding policy. The cash grant came from the DA’s Integrated National Swine Production Initiatives for Recovery and Expansion, a recovery and repopulation program for the hog sector affected by the ASF. DA’s National Livestock Program is spearheading INSPIRE in collaboration with livestock attached agencies, DA regional offices, local government units, and other stakeholders such as farmers’ cooperatives and association. The post Hog farmers receive huge boost appeared first on Daily Tribune......»»