The heart of Republic Act 10175 or the Cybercrime Prevention Act which is Section 12 or the Collection of Traffic Data is “barely constitutional,” government lawyers admitted before the Supreme Court Tuesday.
Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero is now leaving it up to the United Nationalist Alliance to decide whether or not to drop its guest candidates who may not comply with the group’s wishes.
The Judiciary must rise from the threat of floods by taking steps to protect the environment through paper-less courts, Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno said Wednesday in a speech before members of the Presidents of Law Associations in Asia (POLA).
Will she or won’t she be able to make it? A judge will decide today on the fate of the 16-year-old high school student of St. Theresa’s College who was barred from attending the graduation rites. The student isn’t alone in her misery.
For posing in a bikini, and posting photos in her Facebook account, a 16-year-old girl won’t be allowed to attend her graduation ceremony on Friday.
SINGAPORE – BlackBerry maker Research in Motion (RIM) is banking on Indonesia and other populous markets for growth in Asia, while it faces intensifying competition worldwide from rivals like the iPhone. The Canadian firm had one of the most prominent stands at the CommunicAsia telecom fair that ended Friday in Singapore, where industry executives gather [...]
SEOUL, South Korea – Apple Inc. is bringing its patent fight with Samsung Electronics Co. over smartphones and tablet computers to South Korea. Apple spokesman Steve Park said Friday that the company filed a lawsuit Wednesday in Seoul Central District Court. Apple sued Samsung in the United States in April. Apple alleged Samsung’s Galaxy line [...]
MANILA, Philippines—The remains of executed Filipina Sally Villanueva were brought to her brother’s residence in Quezon City after its arrival from China late Wednesday, radio and TV reports said. Villanueva, Ramon Credo and Elizabeth Batain were executed March 30 through lethal injection after they were found guilty of drug trafficking by Chinese authorities.
JOHANNESBURG – Nelson Mandela’s foundation is reaching out to the young, networked and socially conscious, bringing teens to a news conference Monday to announce it was launching a Twitter account. Thando Sithebe, a 17-year-old Soweto high school student, called Mandela a “father to everyone” and said he would use his own Twitter and Facebook accounts [...]
SAN FRANCISCO—Efforts by social game star Zynga and the American Red Cross to raise money for relief efforts in Japan got a $1.5-million boost on Monday from pop diva Lady Gaga. Lady Gaga, whose birth name is Stefani Germanotta, raised the money by selling “We pray for Japan” plastic wristbands at her ladygaga.com website. “I’m [...]
SAN FRANCISCO—In the tech-obsessed South of Market neighborhood that digital sensations like Twitter and Zynga call home, a newfangled workshop for would-be inventors blends a startup sensibility with the area’s historic manufacturing roots to give geeks a chance to get out from behind the keyboard. Modeled after gyms, TechShop is attracting members who pay as [...]
SAN FRANCISCO—Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey announced on Monday that he was returning to the high-flying company as executive chairman to head its product team. “Today I’m thrilled to get back to work at @Twitter leading product as Executive Chairman,” Dorsey said in a message on his Twitter feed @jack. Twitter’s chief executive Dick Costolo said [...]
SAN FRANCISCO—Pop star Justin Bieber’s music video “Baby” has crossed 500 million views on YouTube and is the most watched ever on the video-sharing service that launched the boy music idol to fame. The video, whose full title is “Justin Bieber – Baby ft. Ludacris,” had logged 500.4 million views on Monday. The video had [...]
