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DOJ spokesperson Assistant Secretary Mico Clavano (PNA photo by Benjamin Pulta) MANILA – The government is eyeing a number of fresh approaches to stop online sexual abuse and exploitation of children (OSEAC). In a media briefing Tuesday on the occasion of Safer Internet Day 2024, Department of Justice (DOJ) spokesperson Assistant Secretary …

Former President Rodrigo Duterte  A BROAD coalition of 80 student council leaders, Sangguniang Kabataan officials, and other youth leaders on Monday blasted former President Rodrigo Duterte, whom they called a “pseudo oppositionist” of Charter change. At a news conference organized by The Alliance of Youth Against Cha-cha (TAYO Against Cha-cha) …

CHA-CHA PANEL. Dr. Bernardo Villegas, former Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio, and lawyer Rene Sarmiento (from left) face the Senate subcommittee tackling proposed changes to the 1987 Constitution on Monday at the Senate building in Pasay City. Lino Santos As Congress enters ‘constructive phase’ of economic reforms Foreign …

SITUATIONS AT SEA. Filipino soldiers look out to sea from a cliff on Mavulis Island in Batanes with the Philippine flag flying in the breeze in this file photo from the Northern Luzon Command. DND raps Beijing for nixing military buildup in Batanes China has no right to comment on …

At a Glance If reckoned on the power supply-demand outlook issued by the Department of Energy (DOE), there are no projections of ‘yellow’ and ‘red’ alerts within the stretch of the summer months (from March to June) – entailing then that reserve margins are well provided for in the power …

Graphics by Philstar.com / Anjilica Andaya / Photo credits: PNA and Liberal International  This report forms part of Philstar.com’s coverage of influence operations, which involve the spread of false information and propaganda that can mislead, cause confusion and prevent informed understanding and discourse. Read our explainer on influence operations. MANILA, …

Bataan Nuclear Power Plant (File photo) MANILA – Misinformation continues to shape public views on the use of nuclear energy in the country, Senator Alan Peter Cayetano said Monday. Cayetano cited the need to change this through a proper education campaign. During the hearing on the Philippine National Nuclear Energy Safety Act …

The continued operations of POGOs in the country have the new Marcos Jr administration up in arms. Senate lawmakers have mounted probes on the sector’s economic significance and its involvement in the kidnappings of foreign nationals./AFP  MANILA, Philippines — The House games and amusements committee has approved two measures seeking …

SHUT DOWN. The Department of Migrant Workers padlocks consultancy firm BELMÜN Philippines Inc. in Salcedo Village, Makati City on Monday (Feb. 12, 2024) after it was found to be illegally sending Filipinos to work in Poland factories. The DMW said the firm will be blacklisted from all government overseas recruitment …

Philippine Army troops inspect the war material recovered at the site of the encounter against the Dawlah Islamiyah-Maute Group on January 25 to 26, 2024 in Lanao del Sur. (Photo by Armed Forces of the Philippines)  The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) confirmed on Monday, Feb. 12, the death …