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Republic Act No. 10175 - Cybercrime Prevention Law

Republic of the Philippines Congress of the Philippines Metro Manila Fifteenth Congress Second Regular Session Begun and held in Metro Manila, on Monday the Twenty-fifth day of July two thousand eleven. [ Republic Act No. 10175 ] AN ACT DEFINING CYBERCRIME, PROVIDING FOR THE PREVENTION, INVESTIGATION, SUPPRESSION AND THE IMPOSITION OF PENALTIES THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled: CHAPTER I: PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS SECTION 1. Title. — This Act shall be known as the “Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012″. SEC. 2. Declaration of Policy. — The State recognizes the vital role of information and communications industries such as content production, telecommunications, broadcasting electronic commerce, and data processing, in the nation’s overall social and economic development. The State also recognizes the importance of providing an environment conducive to the development, acceleration, and...

STOP CYBER MARTIAL LAW!

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https://www.facebook.com/groups/PIFA.ph/ We are the Philippine Internet Freedom Alliance or PIFA (formerly known as Filipino Internet Freedom Alliance of FIFA -- we're keeping both names), a broad coalition of individuals and organizations seeking to amend / remove the provisions which threaten Internet Freedom in Republic Act No. 10175 or the Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012. In the long-term, it aims to be the bastion of this freedom. On October 2, 2012, Tuesday, 10am we will troop to the Supreme Court to let the 3 branches of our government know how we feel about the Cybercrime Prevention Act in its current form. Let's use the power of social media to spread the word. Long live Internet Freedom!!! 

Job Hiring, Wanted: Financial Assistants

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Community Organizers Multiversity a non government organization (NGO)with office address at 18 Marunong Street, Bgy. Central, Quezon City, is currently in need of 2 Finance Assistants for its offices in Davao and Manila with the following qualifications: Accountability objective: The FA is primarily responsible for providing assistance to the Finance Officer through the systematic recording of financial transactions in accordance with the generally accepted principles and practices to ensure accurate and efficient financial reports. Principal accountabilities (Manila and Mindanao Office) : 1. Handles bookkeeping of all projects 2. Prepares vouchers and checks and facilitates signing of checks 3. Reviews and records liquidations of cash advances. 4. Summarizes cash advances made per project and submits the summary every 1st Friday of the month. 5. Maintains files of monthly financial statement, cash disbursements, cash receipts, journal and trial balance both in hard copies and back...

Barako, indie film by Manolito Sulit

I got a comment for my blog entry on Balikbayan box: Manolito Sulit said... You'll realize more about life in the Philippines in over a hundred years since the Philippine-American war when you watch the historical independent movie, "Barako", showing in Galleria's IndieSine (Cinema 8), from July 9-15. Here's the trailer link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMKmk0f7IdI God bless! Manolito C. Sulit writer, director & producer Mei Magsino The title of the film is replete with meanings and searching the net I believe the article of Mei Magsino will best expound on its meaning: The Barako Bared SAY the word barako and immediately three meanings come to mind: the strong-flavored and robust brew of the liberica coffee; the sex-driven adult male boar ready for breeding; and that certain brand of BatangueƱo, the rough and tough Filipino male from the province of Batangas. All three possess virility, strength, fearlessness — yes, even the coffee, whose f...