John Arcilla wins Beat Actor in 78th Venice International Film Festival

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A day after saying "Punyeta" to the Duterte government, John Arcilla wins Best Actor in the Venice Film Festival! Ganyan!

Who says you cant criticize the government and win an international acting award? 

John Arcilla bags the Volpi Cup Best Actor award at the prestigious 78th Venice Film Festival for his performance as Sisoy Salas in 'On the Job: The Missing 8.' 

John is the first Southeast Asian actor to bag the prestigious award.

Arcilla won the coveted award for his portrayal of Sisoy Salas in the movie directed by Erik Matti.

Matti, accepted the award on Arcilla's behalf, who couldn't attend the festival because he is currently taping in Ilocos for 'FPJ's Ang Probinsyano'.

The historic nature of Arcilla's win for Best Actor at the Venice Film Festival - the oldest in the world - cannot be underplayed. Previous winners include Jean Gabin, Frederic March, Alec Guinness, Jimmy Stewart, Burt Lancaster, Gerard Depardieu, Hugh Grant, ...River Phoenix, Jack Lemmon, Marcello Mastroianni, Sean Penn, Liam Neeson, Javier Bardem, Ben Affleck, Brad Pitt, Colin Firth, Philip Seymour Hoffman, and Adam Driver. 

Arcilla is the 5th Asian actor to win Volpi Best Actor. Apart from  Mifune (who won twice), Shah, & Xia, Palestinian Kamel El-Basha also won in 2017 for The Insult.

Penélope Cruz was best actress. John was in the US a couple of years ago for Heneral Luna. Exciting to witness the world seeing John’s tremendous talent! 

In a pre-recorded video, Arcilla thanked the film festival for the acting award.

'If there is something I really regret tonight it is I wont be able to kiss my own Volpi cup there in the middle of Venice and on that red carpet just like all other 77 actors who I admire.' 

Debold Sinas recycled by Duterte as his Undersecretary

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Former PNP chief Debold Sinas appointed as Undersecretary of Office of the President, Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea confirmed.

Undersecretary for Mañanita Affairs?

I can still remember his birthday party during the hard lockdown nung bagong bagong labas ng ECQ... Ano na pala nangyari doon? Ahh wala... Okay Yndersecretary na sya ngayon, more birthday parties to come Mr. Secretary.

Clowns talaga mga tauhan ng gobyerno. What can you expect from the one up there who appoints them who's losing his sanity.

Yung wala ka ng silbi sa PNP pero napunta ka naman ngayon sa Office of the President. Tindi ng administrasyon na ito.

Gustong-gusto talaga ni Duterte ang mga recycled niyang mga alipores na isinusuka ng mamamayan binabalik at binibigyan pa din ng posisyon sa pamahalaan. Sinas and Parlade ito na naman dagdag epal.

Magaling talaga sa waste management ang Duterte administration.. Magaling magrecycle ng basura eh. Lalo na sa mga basurang bulok na bulok pero hindi nabubulok. The only good thing about this government is that it’s very industrious in recycling waste materials. Environmentalist na syi Duterte, ang hilig mag recycle ng mga bulok.

Welcome to the Philippines! The recycling capital of the world! 

I don't mean to be ad hominous but the man has the look of a stereotypical corrupt ruler. I remember the goblin king in the hobbit.

This is madness. We should all unite and be vigilant.  Social media is the new EDSA.

It's really high time that we bring back sanity and decency in our society and in our government as it is quickly going to be ran by incompetent, retired friends of the ghoul! Save us Lord from the clutches of Evil…

Under Duterte's administration, lawbreakers, incompetents and corrupts are promoted.  Duterte had done more damages than any good to our country.  Only us - the people -  can stop Duterte from total destruction of our beautiful country.

This is what Marcos did before he proclaimed martial law, he appointed retired millitary members into various government positions, the parralels of what Marcos did then and what Duterte is doing now is frighteningly close. 

May plano yatang gawing military junta ang gobyerno. Halos lahat ng ahensya ng gobyerno ay panay retiradong militar. Mga recycled na tao na hindi nag tataguyod ng INTEREST ng mamamayan kundi ng kabilang Poon.

This is the prime example that duterte hires for loyalty and not for competency. No wonder our pandemic response is in shambles.

They should not abuse the power given by the people and God because everything has an end and a limit.

ePLDT stresses the need to strengthen cybersecurity among PH enterprises

 

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As online transactions become the new norm since the onset of the pandemic, cyberattacks proliferated around the globe, compromising data security, and incurring millions of losses among organizations.

One of the top cyber threats is ransomware, a type of malicious software that threatens to publish a victim’s personal data, or make use of encryption to block access, or hold hostage the victim’s files until a sum of money is paid.

According to a report from Kaspersky Security Network, cybersecurity threats in the Philippines increased by 59 percent with over 44.4 million detections for 2020 alone, and over 7,000 companies encountering ransomware attacks. 

A United Kingdom-based cybersecurity firm, Sophos, also found that organizations in the country spent an average of $820,000 to recover on attacks, including the ransom and cost incurred because of the system downtime.

“There is a need for the further strengthening of cybersecurity among businesses, especially now that cybercriminals are taking advantage of our non-standard operating mode and our increased reliance on digital platforms,” said Marilene Tayag, Chief Information Security Officer of ePLDT, the ICT arm of PLDT Enterprise.

“Organizations have started investing more in cybersecurity. Enterprises have come to realize that protecting the company’s digital assets must be integral in the implementation and adoption of innovative technologies.”

Moreover, the chief information security officer said that ePLDT has been boosting its cybersecurity solutions to assist organizations in solidifying their data protection capabilities.

ePLDT Security Operations Center (SOC) has been providing cybersecurity services that protect businesses against cyberattacks. It provides services such as cybersecurity consulting for identifying possible threats, incident response, and managed security for various security solutions suited for the needs of businesses.

“ePLDT, together with our partners, continues to develop solutions that safeguard organizations against possible vulnerabilities in the digital space,” said Jovy Hernandez, ePLDT President & CEO and SVP & Head for PLDT and Smart Enterprise Business Groups.

“Cybersecurity and data protection are critical for the success of every business endeavor; thus, we commit to this duty of keeping users proactive and vigilant with the use of our flexible and reliable cybersecurity solutions,” he added.

Likewise, to better help institutions in reinventing and revolutionizing their business operations including cybersecurity, PLDT, the country’s largest integrated telecommunications company, will hold the most prestigious digital thought leadership event, the Philippine Digital Convention 2021 (PH Digicon 2021).

The three-day convention aims to guide decision-makers in rethinking the way they conduct their business with insights from industry and technology experts around the world and help them revolutionize their organization with technologies needed to stay ahead and thrive in the ever-changing business landscape.

The PH Digicon will be on October 6 to 8, 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM. To register, visit phdigicon2021.com.

 

For more information, visit epldt.com