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                    [Title] => US diplomats vulnerable to security lapses
                    [Summary] => 

The recent attack on United States Ambassador to South Korea Mark Lippert by a knife-wielding activist shows the need to tighten security for American diplomats, even in countries that are considered “safe.”

[DatePublished] => 2015-03-10 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135726 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1426901 [Title] => Dalmore 62: ‘Kingsmen’s choice’ [Summary] =>

An American friend of mine who watched Kingsman: The Secret Service told me he was so intrigued by the reverence to Dalmore whisky that he found himself doing some research about the drink.

[DatePublished] => 2015-02-24 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135726 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1424491 [Title] => Blaming Americans will set back peace process [Summary] =>

The so-called WikiLeaks cables purportedly revealing US involvement in the botched PNP Special Action Force operation in Mamasapano that resulted in the death of 44 SAF troopers is clearly being manufactured by leftists to shift the blame on a foreign government, a retired intelligence analyst informed Spy Bits.

[DatePublished] => 2015-02-17 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135726 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 854642 [Title] => Smart expands NFC offerings [Summary] =>

After becoming the first telco to use the state-of-the-art Near Field Communications technology in the country, Smart Communications Inc. is now joining forces with a global technology firm to propagate the country’s use of NFC as a fast and convenient way of transacting payments.

[DatePublished] => 2012-10-01 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1486156 [AuthorName] => Manny N. de los Reyes [SectionName] => Technology [SectionUrl] => technology [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 827683 [Title] => Lawmakers seek investigation of defective e-passports [Summary] =>

Administration lawmakers are calling for a congressional inquiry into reports that many electronic passports issued by the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) were defective and could have implications on national security.

[DatePublished] => 2012-07-14 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805432 [AuthorName] => Paolo Romero [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 825889 [Title] => BSP reorders passports from disqualified maker [Summary] =>

Reports of disintegrating passports are not isolated cases after all.

[DatePublished] => 2012-07-09 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134276 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805283 [AuthorName] => Jarius Bondoc [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 494971 [Title] => DFA launches ePassport [Summary] =>

MANILA, Philippines - The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) launched the Philippine “ePassport” with enhanced security features that will also facilitate and hasten the entry formalities of Filipino travelers to other countries.

[DatePublished] => 2009-08-12 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804865 [AuthorName] => Pia Lee-Brago [SectionName] => News Commentary [SectionUrl] => news-commentary [URL] => http://img194.imageshack.us/img194/6905/sfthumb.jpg ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 77681 [Title] => DFA, BSP contractor tagged in Kenyan scandal [Summary] =>

The European company that printed the P100 “Arrovo” bills in November 2005 that was tapped by the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) and the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) to produce hi-tech electronic passports was involved in an overpriced passport project in Kenya four years ago.

[DatePublished] => 2008-08-07 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1664250 [AuthorName] => Rainier Allan Ronda [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 76087 [Title] => BSP: Arrovo bill printer not disqualified [Summary] =>

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) yesterday said Oberthur Technologies had not been disqualified from future government contracts after settling and agreeing to pay for misprinting the P100 “Arrovo” bills in 2005.

[DatePublished] => 2008-07-30 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096655 [AuthorName] => Des Ferriols [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 75948 [Title] => Winning bidder for e-passport same firm that printed Arrovo bills? [Summary] =>

The firm tapped by the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) and the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) to produce supposedly tamper-proof electronic passports is said to be the same company that printed the P100 “Arrovo” bills that provided much embarrassment to the Philippine government in 2005.

[DatePublished] => 2008-07-29 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1664250 [AuthorName] => Rainier Allan Ronda [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) ) )
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