Mabalacat City in Pampanga has banned the playing of online game Roblox in all computer shops following the passage of an ordinance by the city council, with city officials saying the ordinance aims to prevent students from being influenced by violence depicted in the gaming platform.
The Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC) has invoked the “parens patriae” doctrine, or the State’s role as protector of its citizens, in defending the government’s decision to block Discord in the Philippines, even as authorities lifted the restriction shortly after it was imposed.
At least three domestic shipping companies have stopped accepting electric and hybrid vehicles aboard their vessels following the deadly MV June Aster fire off Coron, Palawan, raising questions over how battery-powered vehicles should be transported on Philippine ferries.
