DFA execs deny passport data breach

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2019 21:31:02 +0000

Foreign affairs officials on Monday assured the National Privacy Commission (NPC) that no passport data breach had taken place in the department, contrary to the claim made by Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. on his Twitter post on Jan. 9.

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Passport data still in gov’t hands, DFA tells privacy commission

Credit to Author: acerojano| Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2019 12:01:06 +0000

Passport data still in gov’t hands, DFA tells privacy commission

In a letter to the National Privacy Commission (NPC), the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said that the passport data was still with the government, despite earlier claims that a contractor “made off” with the information. 

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Passport mess must be resolved Asap

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2019 21:03:01 +0000

The biggest question in the latest controversy hounding the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) is how the Aquino administration maneuvered to replace the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) as the printer of the Philippine passport.

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Binay to OSG: Review all gov’t contracts after passport data breach

Credit to Author: eestopace| Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2019 09:10:38 +0000

Senator Nancy Binay urged the OSG on Monday to review the contracts of government data management providers following the passport data breach.

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Locsin vows to solve problem of passport data breach

Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Sat, 12 Jan 2019 14:00:36 +0000

Teodoro Locsin Jr.

Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. vows to solve the data breach caused by a previous outsourced passport maker for the DFA.

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NPC to probe passport data loss caused by DFA contractor

Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Sat, 12 Jan 2019 11:47:54 +0000

Raymund Liboro

The NPC will investigate the passport data loss caused by a previous contractor as revealed by Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr.

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DFA suspends operations for passport appointment portal due to ‘routine server maintenance’

Credit to Author: lalos| Date: Sun, 23 Dec 2018 08:25:54 +0000

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) announced that operations for passport appointment portal online would be suspended starting Sunday.

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PSC ready to handle P7.5-billion SEAG budget

Credit to Author: Tempo Online| Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2018 09:46:24 +0000

By Nick Giongco The Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) leadership expressed its readiness to take charge in the disbursement of the R7.5-billion the government has earmarked for the hosting of the 2019 Southeast Asian Games. The money is actually with the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) since Alan Peter Cayetano was the DFA secretary and chairman […]

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