THE Philippine government allocated P720 million to acquire a 2-year shared cyber-defense solution to protect public financial institutions and insurance system against hackers. The proposed cyber-defense solution for government financial institutions (GFIs) and the insurance cluster shall require the vendor to provide a 2-year service of security monitoring and management,…
Sandiganbayan The Sandiganbayan has acquitted former Bohol Vice Governor Julius Caesar F. Herrera and three others of their graft charges involving the reportedly irregular purchase of heavy equipment in 2009. Also cleared of alleged violations of Section 3(e) of Republic Act No. 3019, the Anti
DND spokesperson Arsenio Andolong (File photo) MANILA - The Department of National Defense (DND) on Monday clarified that the two Turkish-made T129 "ATAK" attack helicopters have yet to arrive in the country, despite reports circulating online that these have arrived on Jan. 8. "Contrary to information circulating online, as of 9 January 2021 the first two units of TAI (Turkish Aerospace Industries) T129 ATAK Helicopters have not arrived in (the) country," DND spokesperson Arsenio Andolong said in a statement. He added that the DND will issue updates regarding the project as soon as they become available. Then Philippine Air Force chief, Lt. Gen. Allen Paredes, said the first two units out of the six ordered from TAI were scheduled for delivery last December. The DND did not provide a reason why the delivery of the helicopters did not push through as scheduled. The six T129 attack helicopters were acquired for a total contract price of USD269,388,862 (about PHP12.9