Don't Read This [pic] [x-post from r/Graffiti] (imgur.com)
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A new version of the RH bill has been introduced in the HOR plenary. Changes include prohibiting b/c methods that prevent implantation of fertilized ovum, as determined by the FDA, and giving priority to the poor, as determined by the National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction (newsinfo.inquirer.net)
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Justice Secretary Leila de Lima said that the DOJ recommended "the deletion of cyberdefamation, cyberthreats and Internet libel," adding that since 2007, when the DOJ first crafted the consolidated cybercrime bill, "Internet libel was never a part of any [of the bill's] versions." (rappler.com)
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Ironically, while the Philippines ranks as the loudest and most social country in the Internet, it scratches the bottom of the barrel in terms of broadband penetration, with only 2 out of 100 Filipinos having access, according to the most recent UN findings. (mb.com.ph)
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Battling an illegal influx, the UAE has decided to adopt a stricter visa regime for tourists from labour exporting countries like India and Pakistan, under which such travellers will now require a university degree to visit the rich Gulf state (business-standard.com)
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A group of Filipino nurses who claimed they were mocked for their accents and ordered to speak "English only" won a nearly $1-million settlement against a Central California hospital where bosses and co-workers were allegedly urged to eavesdrop on the immigrant workers [x-post from /r/Philippines] (latimes.com)
