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Power To The People?: Cit I Zen Jour Nal Ism
Power To The People?: Cit I Zen Jour Nal Ism
Power To The People?: Cit I Zen Jour Nal Ism
Phishing is the attempt to obtain sensitive information such as usernames, passwords, and credit card details
(and, indirectly, money), often for malicious reasons, by disguising as a trustworthy entity in an electronic
communication.
citizen journalism
noun
1. the collection, dissemination, and analysis of news and information by the general public, especially
by means of the Internet.
Eco-tourism associations
Aloguinsan Mayor Cynthia Moreno, during the closing remarks, also thanked the communities for taking the lead in
promoting Aloguinsan. Kamo, ang mga local community dinhi saAloguinsan, ang nagdala sa pangalan sa atong
lungsod nga mailhan sa tibuok probinsya sa Sugbo, sa tibuok nasud ug sa kalibutan. Diba, nindot kaayo
palandungon? (You (the local communities) made Aloguinsan known in the province of Cebu, in the country, and in
the world. Thats really wonderful.), said Mayor Moreno.
The participants of the training are members of four associations managing four different eco-tourism activities in
Aloguinsan: Baetas or Bojo Aloguinsan Ecotourism Association (Bojo River cruise), Kea or Kantabogon Ecotourism
Association (The Hermits Cove), Chat or Cultural Heritage for Aloguinsan Tourism (organic farm and culinary), and
Arra or Aloguinsan Reef Rangers Association (snorkeling and dolphin-watching).
Internet.org initiative
The Panalo Community trainings are part of TNTs campaign to promote Internet.org to empower communities by
providing free access to 30 websites using mobile devices.
A Facebook-led initiative, Internet.org aims to make mobile Internet services available to two-thirds of the world who
are not yet connected. Currently, over 4.5 million Filipinos use Internet.org.
Some of the sites that can be accessed without data charges are Accuweather and Rain Check for weather
updates; Ask.com, Bing Search, WikiHow and Wikipedia for general information; BabyCenter and MAMA for
pregnancy and childcare; Interaksyon.com, Inquirer.net, PhilStar.com, GMA News Online, Rappler and Sun.Star for
news updates;
ESPN and Spin.ph for sports updates; PEP.ph for entertainment news; Facts for Life for health and hygiene;
iMoney.ph and Your Money for personal finances, JobStreet.com for job search; Facebook and Messenger; OLX for
online shopping; Sakay.ph for bus and train directions; TESDA for free programs and training; Wattpad for books
and stories; and Dictionary.com.
The Panalo Community training in Aloguinsan is the first of three modules designed by TNT and Grassroots Travel
to help POs maximize the use of online and digital technologies in promoting eco-tourism in their town. The other
two modules will cover resilient and sustainable tourism; and effective customer service as well as online mobile
payments, respectively.
The same set of trainings will be held in three other towns in Southern Cebu namely Boljoon, Samboan, and
Santander. (Press Release
MANILA - A senior citizen lost P159,000 in savings from a local bank via unauthorized
online fund transfer despite never using his account to transfer funds.
In an interview, businessman Carlos D. Malibiran said Akinto Marketing Corporation
opened a payroll account in his name at Union Bank Aurora-Balete Drive branch in July
2013.
Malibiran, 72, said he worked as a consultant for Akinto, earning P30,000 a month as
consultancy fee, which was deposited regularly to his account.
He said he used the original PIN supplied by the bank to check on his balance online via
the Union Bank website but never made a withdrawal, saying he usually withdrew his
money over the counter.
During the second quarter of 2014, the Union Bank website rejected the PIN code that
Malibiran used to check on his account.
Malibiran said he asked his secretary to call the branch manager, identified as Christian
Dumlao, who said that the Union Bank website usually asked for additional information
online as an added security measure.
"Ganyan talaga po for your additional protection," he recalled the manager as saying.
Malibiran then continued to use his account for one to two months.
He last made a P20,000 over-the-counter withdrawal from his account at Union Bank on
June 5, 2014 and then decided he wanted to let the money accumulate for a while so that
he would have cash before Christmas.
Without his knowledge, the monthly consultancy fees that were being deposited to his
account twice a month were being withdrawn via online fund transfer.
As a result, a total of P159,000 were withdrawn from his account without his knowledge
from July to October 2014.
"When I asked my secretary to call the manager about the balance, the manager said:
'Bakit, may ine-expect ba kayo na papasok na pera?' Sabi niya wala kasi ine-expect
namin may P159,000 na diyan. Ang sabi ng manager: 'Hindi ho, mam. 53 pesos na lang,"
Malibiran said.
A check on his transaction records showed that the online withdrawals were being done
every start of the month on July and August 2014.
The withdrawals then increased in frequency and were being done on the same day that
funds were being deposited to the account.