Li Sihua (李思樺), who won the Taiwan Ceramics Awards 2019, is a new immigrant from Malaysia. She expected to evoke resonance among people by arts and discussing social, cultural, and religious issues. Why did she want to be an artist in Taiwan? What inspired her?

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  PH Securities and Exchange Commission intensifying measures related to cybersecurity

  According to Inflation-hit Philippines joins world’s largest free trade pact RCEP | The Straits Times, In an effort to strengthen its defenses against an increasing number of assaults on state institutions, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is boosting up its cybersecurity initiatives.According to authorities in a recent interview, this entails the creation of a specialized cybersecurity section in addition to skill enhancements for cybersecurity employees.SEC Chair Emilio B. Aquino stated that the SEC is a data repository and that they place a high importance on the data that they have.SEC's information and communications technology division director, Oliver Chato, stated that the agency needed to bolster its cybersecurity skills even further.Given the current course of events and situations, it is unquestionably necessary to take action, he stated.Recent data breaches at the Philippine Health Insurance Corp., law enforcement organizations including the Philippine National Police and National Bureau of Investigation, the Philippine Statistics Authority, and the House of Representatives demonstrate the surge in attacks against government institutions.The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) verified last week that the Medusa ransomware assault had impacted millions of PhilHealth subscribers' accounts.Since the 2016 Comeleak incident involving the Commission on Elections, this was the greatest compromise of government data.In addition to providing its employees with the training they need to defend against cyberattacks, Chato stated that the SEC was also trying to address the shortage of cybersecurity expertise in the Philippines.According to Chato, in addition to their larger digital transformation agenda, there were intentions to boost spending in this field.According to Chato, they have also established strong cybersecurity policies from the bottom up and are closely working with the DICT's incident response teams. However, they also understand that they must constantly evolve and adapt to new threats.

  2023-10-21 03:00
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  Department of Education withdraws proposal for a P150 million secret fund

  According to DepEd drops P150-M confidential fund request (inquirer.net), the Department of Education's (DepEd) P150 million secret cash request for its 2024 budget has formally been withdrawn by Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte.The statement was made on November 9 during discussions on the proposed national budget for the upcoming year by budget sponsor Senator Pia Cayetano.Duterte is respectfully asking, according to Cayetano, "that the funds be realigned to the National Learning Recovery Program instead."According to DepEd drops P150-M confidential fund request (inquirer.net), Duterte's equally contentious request for a P500 million secret allocation for next year was abandoned earlier by the Office of the Vice President.

  2023-11-12 03:00
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  In Q3, the Philippine economy expanded by 5.9%

  According to PH economy grew by 5.9% in Q3 | Inquirer Business, The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said on November 9 that the country's GDP expanded by 5.9 percent year over year in the third quarter, above market estimates and surpassing the 4.3 percent growth noted in the second quarter.This increased the nation's average gross domestic product (GDP) growth for the year to 5.5%.Arsenio Balisacan, the secretary of socioeconomic planning, according to PH economy grew by 5.9% in Q3 | Inquirer Business, stated at a news conference that the government has to expand by 7.2 percent in the last quarter of the year in order to meet at least the lower end of its projected growth rate of 6 to 7 percent for this year.For a nation struggling with persistently high consumer costs, the most recent data was encouraging. It exceeded most estimates for GDP, which ranged from 4.3 to 4.9 percent.According to PH economy grew by 5.9% in Q3 | Inquirer Business, average inflation between January and October reached 6.4%, much over the government's goal range of 2 to 4%. This is particularly hurting consumer spending, which is the backbone of the economy.The third quarter's growth in household consumption was 5.5%, according to the data, which was less than the 5.5 percent rise in the previous quarter.In an effort to control inflation, which is also stifling development, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has started its most extreme tightening program in 20 years.Currently, according to PH economy grew by 5.9% in Q3 | Inquirer Business, the BSP's consideration of the third quarter GDP statistic will be a crucial factor in determining whether more tightening is necessary once it meets on November 16th.

  2023-11-10 03:00