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Lacson to Comelec: Guard vs Effects of Smartmatic Hacking

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  Lacson to Comelec: Guard vs Effects of Smartmatic Hacking January 30, 2022 -  While its servers may not have been hacked after all, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) must remain on guard against possible unauthorized access to its data as the May polls draw closer. Partido Reporma standard-bearer Sen. Panfilo "Ping" M. Lacson noted the Comelec will soon be interfacing with contractor Smartmatic, whose system was believed compromised. Lacson said that while his cybersecurity team's initial findings indicate extortion is the possible motive of the hack, the integrity of the May elections will be endangered if the Comelec does not put safeguards in place. "Darating ang panahon na mag-interface yan. Pag nag-interface, maaaring ma-compromise din ang Comelec. Yan ang nakakatakot (The time will come that the Comelec and Smartmatic's systems will interface, and Comelec's systems may be affected if they are not patched. That is a scary scenario)," Lacson sa...

Ping sa PSA: Bilisan ang Printing, Delivery ng National ID; Paigtingin ang Info Drive Hinggil sa Application

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  Ping sa PSA: Bilisan ang Printing, Delivery ng National ID; Paigtingin ang Info Drive Hinggil sa Application Enero 30, 2022 -  Kaya ba ng Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) na agad na matugunan ang mga isyu tungkol sa National ID? Tinanong ng netizens si Senador Ping Lacson, na may akda at principal sponsor ng National ID Law, kung ano ang sanhi ng delay sa delivery ng National ID cards matapos niyang i-post sa Twitter na natanggap na niya ang kanyang card nitong Biyernes, Enero 28. Halos isang taon ang nakalipas bago nakuha ni Lacson ang kanyang PhilSys card matapos siyang mag-register dito noong Peb. 4, 2021. Aniya, marami ang nagtatanong, kabilang na ang OFWs, kung saan at paano mag-apply para makakuha ng ID cards. "As the implementing agency of the PhilSys Act, the PSA should address these issues as soon as possible. It should expedite the printing and delivery of the National ID cards. It must also renew and intensify its information drive on how Filipinos can apply ...

JANUARY 30, 2022 NEWS HEADLINES

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  JANUARY 30, 2022 NEWS HEADLINES