Comelec website hacked

 Entertainment
Mar 292016
 
Comelec website hacked

Commission on Election Chairman Andres Bautista demonstrates the function of a vote-counting machine (VCM), which will be used for the May 9 national and local elections, at a warehouse in Sta. Rosa, Laguna, Thursday. The machines are currently undergoing Hardware Acceptance Test (HAT).(MNS photo) MANILA  (Mabuhay) – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Monday downplayed an attack by hacker group Anonymous Philippines that defaced its website on Sunday night. Comelec chairman Andres Bautista said the hackers failed to access any confidential information which may derail the May 9 elections. “I was told wala naman daw confidential information na nakuha. Kumbaga, hindi naman ito makakaapekto sa aming paghahanda para sa ating darating na halalan,” he said. In the message posted on the website, Anonymous Philippines lashed out at the poll body for rejecting some of the security features needed in the automated polls. The group also claimed obtaining the voter database from the website’s voting precinct finder. But Bautista said that the group did not need to hack the website to get a hold of the voter database. A copy of the voter database may be requested from the Comelec for public use, he said. The Comelec chief said the breach of their website system is no extraordinary feat, noting that other local and foreign government websites have also fallen to hacker attacks. “Alam din naman natin na itong pagha-hack ng mga public website ay nangyari na sa mga ibang ahensya ng pamahalaan—hindi lang dito sa atin kundi maging sa ibang Read More …

Roxas says Duterte-backed federalism would result in higher taxes

 Entertainment
Mar 292016
 
Roxas says Duterte-backed federalism would result in higher taxes

President Benigno S. Aquino III and Interior and Local Government Secretary Manuel Roxas II, the standard-bearer of the ruling Liberal Party in the 2016 Presidential elections, during the “A Gathering of Friends” of the LP at the Function Room 1 of the SMX Convention Center in Agdao District, Davao City on Wednesday (September 9) Also in photo are Governor Toto Mangudadatu, ARMM Gov. Mujiv Hattaman, Davao del Norte Governor Rodolfo del Rosario, Koalisyon ng Mamamayan Para sa Reporma (KOMPRe) XI convenor Benjamin Lizada.(MNS photo) MANILA  (Mabuhay) – A federal form of government that Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte said could bring peace to Mindanao would result in higher taxes, administration presidential candidate Manuel “Mar” Roxas II said Monday. In a chance interview after campaigning at the Islamic Community in Quiapo, Manila, Roxas said: “Ang federalism is another layer of taxes. Kung gusto ninyo ng mas dagdag na buwis, federalism ang inyong pipiliin.” “Lahat ng mga federal systems merong buwis na pang-nasyonal at merong buwis na pang-lokal. Sa atin, unitary system, isang buwis lang, at ipinapadala sa lokal na nakokolekta ang pera. Ang kagandahan sa sistema natin, sa ngayon, di ninanakaw ang pera, buong-buo, walang kaltas, walang kupit, walang kickback,” Roxas explained. Duterte had consistently pushed for federalism even before he ran for president. In an interview in November 2015, he said “nothing short of a federal structure can give peace in Mindanao.” While he admitted that there is much more to be done in the Mindanao region in terms of Read More …

UNA addresses Gringo’s lagging survey ratings

 Entertainment
Mar 292016
 
UNA addresses Gringo’s lagging survey ratings

— Vice President Jejomar Binay and Sen. Gringo Honasan show their certificates of candidacy at the Commission on Election in Manila on Monday, the first day of filing of COCs. Binay and Honasan will run under the United Nationalist Alliance (UNA) for the 2016 election. (MNS photo) MANILA  (Mabuhay) – The United Nationalist Alliance has moved to boost the candidacy of its vice presidential candidate Senator Gringo Honasan after landing at the tail-end of pre-election surveys. UNA president and Navotas Rep. Toby Tiangco on Monday said the party has already met to address Honasan’s lagging ratings. “Si Sen. Gringo [Honasan] ho, kasi noong una ho, laging nasa isip niya at sinasabi niya, ang pinakaimportanteng laban dito ‘yong presidente. Pero, nag-meeting na ho kami. Sabi namin sa kaniya, kailangan na rin niyang mag-ikot ng sarili niya,” Tiangco said in a radio interview. He said this is the reason Honasan will not be present in some of the sorties of Binay. “Kaya’t magkakaroon ho ng pagkakataon na hindi na sila magkasama ngayon. Dahil dati ang importante sa kaniya ay manalo si VP,” he said. Honasan is UNA’s vice president and assigned to strategize the campaign of Binay before he was tapped to be the Vice President’s running mate. Binay said earlier that Honasan will be the anti-crime czar in his administration if ever they both emerge victorious in the May 9 polls. Tiangco said since the local campaign has started, Binay will be very busy attending proclamation rallies upon the request of Read More …

Bongbong visits Aquino country

 Entertainment
Mar 292016
 
Bongbong visits Aquino country

Presidential candidate Sen. Miriam Santiago (right) and vice-presidential candidate Sen. Ferdinand Marcos Jr. (left), the son of late dictator Ferdinand Marcos, gesture to supporters during a campaign rally in Batac, Ilocos Norte, Tuesday, at the start of the campaign for the May 10 national elections.(MNS photo) SAN MANUEL, Tarlac  (Mabuhay) – Fresh from the Holy Week break, Senator and vice-presidential aspirant Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. started his campaign by visiting Tarlac – the home province of President Benigno Aquino III. Marcos joined municipal hall employees during the flag raising ceremony and told them about his accomplishments and experience. He also told barangay officials that he is in favor of postponing the barangay elections this year. “Meron na kasi sa Congress, ang plano ko i-adopt ko sa Senado para wala ng hearing para mabilis na ang pagpasa sa pagpostpone ng halalan. May dahilan yan, hindi lamang magpo-postpone para mag postpone. Mag postpone tayo para pag-aralan ang pagbabago ng termino at term limits,” he said. “Una, postponement. Ang gagawin, gagayahin natin yung sa Sangguniang Kabataan. Pag-aaralan yung mga pagbabago. So ang ginawa namin habang nakapostpone ang halalan ay napag aralan kaya nagkaroon ng SK Reform Law,” he added. Republic Act Number 9164, which amended Republic Act 7160 or the Local Government Code of 1991, provides that subsequent synchronized Barangay Elections and SK elections in 2002 be held on the last Monday of October and every three years thereafter. In January this year, the Sangguniang Kabataan Reform Act has been signed by President Read More …

Rethinking Tax: The shift to indirect tax

 Economy
Mar 282016
 

For 2016, the Philippines’ national budget is around P3 trillion and the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) is tasked to collect around P2 trillion. Out of the BIR’s total collection target, about P1.243 trillion is expected to come from income taxes. That is how important income taxes are for the country, accounting for around 41% of the national budget. It is interesting to note, however, that a lot of countries are now shifting their focus to indirect tax. The primary reasons behind the global shift to indirect tax are discussed in an article released by Grant Thornton International (Grant Thornton) entitled “Rethinking Tax: The shift to indirect tax,” and I would like to share this article with you.

Policy continuity seen as main risk for ‘call center capital’

 Economy
Mar 272016
 

THE PHILIPPINES is now the call center “capital” of the world, Moody’s Analytics said in a recent report, displacing India as Filipinos prove to be a better option for skilled workers in the business process outsourcing (BPO) industry, but faces a crucial government transition, with continuity of anti-corruption efforts hanging in the balance.

Forensic Data Analytics: More than just for fraud detection

 Economy
Mar 272016
 

In the last few years, Forensic Data Analytics (FDA) has grown considerably in terms of technological advancement, enterprise adoption and maturing FDA deployment. FDA refers to the ability to collect and use data, both structured (e.g. general ledger or transaction data) and unstructured (e.g. e-mail, voice or free-text fields in a database), to detect, prevent, monitor or investigate potentially improper transactions, events or patterns of behavior related to misconduct, fraud and non-compliance issues. It is an advanced form of data mining that many of today’s companies are using not only to find patterns in otherwise overwhelmingly large datasets, but also to gain insights into the quantitative and statistical characteristics of their data.

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