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Philippines - Cybercrime Prevention Act

On September 12, 2012  President Noynoy Aquino signed a Republic Act 10175 or the Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012.  The act punishes libel case online and internet-related offenses. The punishable acts under the law are the following: - computer related forgery, fraud and identity theft, crimes in the internet - offenses against confidentiality, integrity and availability of computer data system - illegal access, illegal interception, data interference, system interference and misuse of devices - content related offenses on cybersex and child pornography - cyber squatting (the user of other person domain name to profit, misled, destroy the reputation and deprive others from registering) - offenses on libel committed through a computer system The National Bureau of Investigation and the Philippine National Police will make a cybercrime unit and have a center for special investigators. Though this law is for people's protection it also has some disadvantages.  S

Philippines National Holidays for year 2013

Here are the list of Holidays for the year 2013.  This is based from the Proclamation No. 459 signed by Pres. Noynoy Aquino working holiday)  January 1, 2013  (Tuesday)  New Year’s Day March 28, 2013  (Thursday)  Maundy Thursday March 29, 2013  (Friday)  Good Friday March 30, 2013  (Thursday)  Black Saturday (special non-working holiday)  April9, 2013  (Tuesday)  Araw ng Kagitingan May 1, 2013  (Wednesday)  Labor Day June 12, 2013  (Wednesday)  Independence Day August 21, 2013  (Wednesday)   Ninoy Aquino Day (special non-working holiday) August 26, 2013  (Monday)  National Heroes Day November 1, 2013  (Friday)  All Saints’ Day (special non-working holiday)  November 2, 2013  (Saturday)  All Souls’ Day (special non-working holiday)  November 30, 2013    (Saturday)  Bonifacio Day December 24, 2013  (Tuesday)  Christmas Eve (special non-working holiday) December 25, 2013  (Wednesday)  Christmas Day December 30, 2013  (Mo