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Privacy watchdog says
studying Globe ‘data breach’
The
National
Privacy
Commission (NPC) said Tuesday it was
evaluating a “personal data breach”
issue reported by Globe Telecom,
which affected 8,851 customers.
Globe confirmed the breach
but said that the issue had been
“rectified.”
The
affected
customers
registered last Friday to Globe’s “On
The List” promo after receiving an
SMS saying they were eligible to avail
of tickets to the concert of Korean
pop group Blackpink.
The sitestated that after
registration, they will receive a copy of
the form they filled up.
Affected users told ABS-CBN
News that they registered their full
name, complete address, mobile
number and date of birth.
But some customers said they
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received a different subscriber’s
information instead of their own
data. One customer told ABS-CBN
News that they tried to re-register,
but again received information from
another prepaid subscriber.
Globe said it took down the
website immediately to “remove
access to potential registrants at the
time.” All affected prepaid customers
were notified, said Globe chief
information security officer Anton
Bonifacio.
“Our team is still evaluating the
incident and verifying the information
given to us, following our standard
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procedure,” NPC Commissioner
Raymund Liboro said in a statement.
Liboro advised affected Globe
customers to monitor their online
and offline accounts for any unusual
activity and to change passwords and
other means of identity verification.(J.
Manabat, abs-cbn business)
PAL has a new investor- ANA Holdings of Japan
ANA
Holdings
Inc., the
Japanese
parent
company
of
All
Nippon Airways, is investing $95
million for a 9.5-percent stake in
PAL Holdings Inc., the holding
company of Philippine Airlines.
The two companies said in
a joint statement ANA HD would
acquire the shares from Trustmark
Holdings Corp., which is owned by
the family of billionaire Lucio Tan
and is the largest shareholder of
PAL Holdings.
“This purchase underscores
ANA HD’s belief in the dynamism
of the Asian region and the great
potential of the Philippines’
multi-awarded flag carrier and
its confidence that the Philippine
air travel market will continue to
serve as an economic leader for
the Asean region,” the Japanese
company said.
It said the investment would
herald “the dawn of a new era
of growth for PAL, which has
embarked on a full-scale expansion
program that has seen its fleet
and network grow to almost 100
aircraft and 80 destinations in four
continents.”
PAL was recently recognized
as the World’s Most Improved
Airline for 2019.
ANA Group said that in
line with the mid-term corporate
strategy for the period 2018-2022,
it would expand its international
group network, which is considered
its main growth pillar and
strengthen its partnerships with
foreign airlines to provide further
convenience to its passengers.
PAL president and chief
operating officer Jaime Bautista
said the company was honored
and excited that a premier airline
group such as ANA HD decided to
purchase shares in PAL Holdings.
“The Philippines and Japan
have a long-standing relationship
with complementary strengths. This
week, in fact, we commemorate
the 70th year of Philippine Airlines’
service to Japan, dating back to
the launch of our first Manila-Tokyo
flight on January 26, 1949. It is a
great privilege to celebrate this
historic occasion by strengthening
our ties with ANA, as we aim to
build a relationship that is mutually
beneficial with an eye to a more
progressive future,” Bautista said.
ANA Holdings president and
chief executive Shinya Katanozaka
said: “Asia is a key growth market
and we believe Philippine Airlines
is in an excellent operational
position to capitalize on both the
strong uptick in air traffic growth
as well as the vibrant, expanding
Philippine economy.”
“We look forward to expanding
our business relationship with
Philippine Airlines so we can
continue to serve our passengers
even better,” he said.
Philippine Airlines currently
operates 84 flights weekly on nine
routes to Japan while ANA operates
14 flights weekly on two routes to
the Philippines.
The two carriers have
codeshare operations on Japan-
Philippine routes and domestic
routes within Japan and the
Philippines, linking a total of
16 Japanese and 11 Philippine
destinations.
Completion of the investment
is subject to certain closing
conditions. (D. Amojelar, MS)
Majority of Filipinos say 15 years old and above who
commit crimes should be jailed – SWS
MAJORITY of Filipinos believe
that children aged 15 years and
above who are into rape, murder
and drugs should be held liable,
according to a Social Weather
Stations (SWS) survey released
on Tuesday to the Commission on
Human Rights (CHR).
The SWS survey was
conducted from July 13 to 16 on
300 respondents aged 18 years
old and above in Metro Manila
and December 18 to 22, 2018 on
1,200 respondents of the same
age in Balance Luzon, Visayas and
Mindanao.
The survey said that of the 63
percent who agreed that minors
should be jailed for rape, 32 percent
said that only those who were 15
years old and above should be
held liable for the crime.
About 30 percent of the 59
percent said that only minors aged
15 years old and above who killed
someone should be jailed.
About 25 percent of the 49
percent who agreed to jail minors
acting as drug couriers said that
children aged 15 and below should
not be held liable for crime.
Twenty-eight percent and
eight percent of minors who were
arrested for snatching phones and
stealing food should likewise be
held liable, said the survey that had
a ±6 margin of error.
Applying census weights, 14
percent of the adults were from
Metro Manila, 45 percent from
Luzon, 19 percent from Visayas,
and 19 percent from Mindanao
excluding the Autonomous Region
in Muslim Mindanao, and 3 percent
from ARMM.
The distribution by socio-
economic class was 3 percent for
classes ABC, 85 percent for class
D, and 12 percent for class E.
Male and female adult
respondents
were
alternately
sampled, hence the 1:1 ratio.
Majority of those who
disagreed that minors should
be jailed for any of the crimes
mentioned recommended putting
them under the custody of the
Department of Social Welfare and
Development (DSWD).
“For those who say that
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minors should not be jailed, 73
percent agree that children who
commit offenses should be placed
under DSWD custody,” SWS
President Dr. Mahar Mangahas
said.
According
to
CHR
Commissioner Karen Gomez-
Dumpit, the Juvenile Justice and
Welfare Act (JJWA) was enacted
to ensure that children who
committed crimes were guided
through diversion programs.
“It takes a village to raise a
child. The Commission will be
coordinating with our partners both
in government and civil society,”
Dumpit said.( J. MOYA, TMT)