If you’re on Instagram, then you’ve probably heard the news about Instagram. “Don’t forget tomorrow starts the new Instagram rule where they can use your photos,” the blurry image-text reads. “Don’t forget Deadline today!!! It can be used in court cases in litigation against you.” Luckily, “it” can be stopped, in accordance with specific laws, by a “simple copy and paste.” If a legally binding social media repost sounds obviously bogus to you, then you are not Julia Roberts, Taraji P. Henson, Judd Apatow, Usher, Nancy Meyers, Retta, Julianne Moore, Tina Knowles Lawson or Rick Perry, the US secretary of energy. Nor are you any of the myriad other public figures, influencers and nonprofessional Instagram users who shared their own copies of the post, sounding the alarm far and wide in the Facebook-owned app. The meme quickly went from alarmist to absurdist, as users announced their basic web literacy through humor. … [Read more...] about New Instagram ‘rule’ coming soon? Don’t be fooled
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IRR for distribution of service charge out soon
IRR for distribution of service charge out soon Mayen Jaymalin (The Philippine Star) - August 21, 2019 - 12:00am MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is coming out soon with the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) for the distribution of service charge collection to workers. Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello said DOLE is fast-tracking the crafting of the necessary IRR, as amended in Republic Act 11360, also known as the labor code of the Philippines. The new law mandates restaurants, hotels and similar establishments to distribute service charges in full to their rank-and-file and supervisory employees. In a statement, Bello said they have 90 days to craft the IRR but hope they can finish sooner. “We hope to come up with it as soon as possible so our workers in hotels and restaurants can finally receive reasonable incentives from their hard work and quality services,” he … [Read more...] about IRR for distribution of service charge out soon
Water board hopes for heavy rains soon in Angat
Water board hopes for heavy rains soon in Angat MANILA, Philippines — Officials of the National Water Resources Board (NWRB) expressed hope that heavy rains would start soon in Central Luzon to replenish the dwindling water level in Angat Dam in Bulacan caused by the long dry spell. “Only heavy rains will help improve Angat Dam’s continuously declining water level,” a board official said yesterday. The latest monitoring of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) showed that as of 6 a.m. yesterday, the dam’s water level was down to 160.28 meters, .45 meters lower than the 160.73 meters recorded in Angat last Thursday. “We need to have heavy rains in the Angat watershed for it to be recharged, and for its water elevation to improve,” NWRB executive director Sevillo David said. The NWRB said if water level in Angat Dam drops below 160 meters there will be further … [Read more...] about Water board hopes for heavy rains soon in Angat
SingPass app can soon be used as digital identity
The manual task of keying in one's personal details when registering to visit a relative in hospital or buying a service at a roadshow may soon be a thing of the past when Singapore residents can use their SingPass Mobile app to scan a Quick Response (QR) code instead. The new tool developed by the Government, SG-Verify, can help businesses save time and gain better access to government-verified data when it is launched by December. It is the next step in Singapore's national digital identity (NDI) system, a single digital identity that residents can use to access services across both government and private sectors. In an update on digital government services yesterday, the Government Technology Agency (GovTech) said: "By the third quarter of FY2019, the Government will launch SG-Verify, a facility for businesses to perform secure identity verification and data transfer through QR scanning." This will provide businesses an alternative for visitor registration and access, customer … [Read more...] about SingPass app can soon be used as digital identity
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He was one soft-spoken gentleman whose life continues to be resonant. Honorio “Dong” Castro, 67, died of a ruptured aneurysm last April 4, after having collapsed suddenly 15 days earlier while giving a lecture at the Vicente Sotto Hospital in Cebu. An electrical engineer, Dong was demonstrating the use of a brand-new machine he had supplied to the hospital, the leading brain center in the Visayas, when he complained of a headache and then lost consciousness. His wife of almost 42 years Didit and their children Lester, Chuck and Denise, a pediatrician, flew immediately to Cebu to be by his side. We all thought it was just because of high blood pressure till the Cebu-based neurovascular surgeon Dr. Rey Villamor, one of the country’s best, called up Didit to ask for her consent to do emergency brain surgery on her beloved husband. Dong was athletic, did not smoke or drink alcohol. He was mild-mannered and kind. Dong and Didit, college sweethearts from the … [Read more...] about Gone too soon