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LANDBANK ISSUES SAFETY TIPS FOR ATM USERS
Tuesday 7th of May 2013
MANILA, May 7 (PIA) -- The Land Bank of the Philippines provides the following tips on how to be safe when using its automated teller machine (ATM) along with some tips to protect yourself from being a victim of fraud, ATM scams and/or identity theft.
In a post on its website, www.landbank.gov.ph, the bank said one should:
• Ensure that no one is watching you while keying in your personal identification number (PIN) or any other sensitive information;
• Cover the PIN Pad with your hand when entering your PIN;
• Create a unique PIN. Do not use obvious information such as your phone number, birthday or address;
• Memorize your PIN. Do...
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26Dec2011OZAMIZ CITY, Misamis Occidental, Dec. 26 (PIA) -- The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) has again warned the people living near the mountain slopes and in low-lying areas of the Northern Mindanao river systems of possible flashfloods and landslides. PAGASA reported that another low pressure area (LPA) was estimated, at 2:00 a.m., today, at 30 km. west Northwest of Butuan City (9.0 degrees North, 125.3 degrees East), Northeast monsoon a...
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28Jan2011CEBU, January 28 (PIA) – Central Visayas is now experiencing rainfall that is three times the normal level, says Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical, Astronomical Services Administration (PAG-ASA) weather specialist Oscar Tabada during the Regional Disaster Risk Reduction & Management Council (RDRRMC) meeting recently. Tabada said rainfall volume recorded in January 1-26, 2011 was at 353 millimeters, “three times higher than the 107.8 millimeters of rainfall in the same per...
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26Jan2011BUTUAN CITY, Jan. 26 (PIA) – Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) this morning advised the public that the rainfall experienced by Butuan city since last night will continue PAGASA also released general flood advisory following scattered rainfalls here which started last night. According to the advisory released by PAG ASA this morning, as of 9:00 a.m., northeast monsoon prevailing over Luzon, easterlies affecting Mindanao. For the p...
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20Jan2011ZAMBOANGA CITY, Jan. 20 (PIA) -- The above normal rainfall observed in some areas of Visayas, Bicol Region and Mindanao during the months of October to December last year, is a clear manifestation of the impacts of the current La Niña event, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said. It added that most climate model forecasts maintain the possibility of the cold episode to last at least into the northern hemisphere spring season ...
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19Jan2011ZAMBOANGA CITY, Jan. 19 (PIA) -- Who could ever forget the September 2009 tragedy that killed 73 persons and left nearly 70,000 families displaced after typhoon Ondoy dumped the heaviest rainfall on Metro Manila. The heartbreaking moment somewhat lead the public to wonder what happened to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) early warning system in situation such as this? PAGASA was put on a bad light as the bureau said it does not ha...
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05Jan2011CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Jan. 5 (PIA) -- Damage to crops, livestock, fisheries and infrastructure resulting from the floodings in Lanao del Norte, last Jan. 2, due to heavy rains brought about by the tail end of the cold front, have been estimated to have reached Php3.63M, as of Jan. 5, 2011. The situation which has affected three towns of the province, namely: Baroy, Tubod and Lala involving 14 barangays has drowned a six (6) yr. old girl and prompted some 1,329 families to evacuate and l...
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04Jan2011CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Jan. 4 (PIA) -- Some 1,009 families in Lanao del Norte have been affected by the floodings that took place on Jan. 2, 2011, due to heavy rains brought about by the tail end of the cold front. Reports reaching the Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (RDRRMC), region 10, also disclosed that six (6) year old girl, Cristy Jane Celocia, drowned when their house was swift away by the floods in Barangay Lower Sagadan, Baroy town of the province. A to...
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03Jan2011CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Jan.3 (PIA)-- People living near the mountain slopes and in low-lying areas of the river systems of Northern Mindanao and their respective local disaster risk reduction management councils (DRRMC) have been alerted for possible flashfloods and landslides. This, as the tail-end of a cold front has continued to affect Mindanao and the Visayas resulting in light to moderate winds in the next 24 hours, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomic Services (PAGAS...
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01Mar2010CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (1 March) -- The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomic Services Administration (PAG-ASA) is undergoing innovation in its delivery of services to address the meteorological, hydrological and astronomical hazards that may affect the country. During a recent meeting of the El Niño Task Force for Northern Mindanao, Ricardo Mercado, Officer-in-Charge of PAG-ASA, region 10, said these services include those of the weather forecast, weather bulletins an...
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01Mar2010CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (1 March) -- The gradual decrease in sea surface temperature is expected to still be within the El Niño threshold and likely to sustain its moderate strength as it continues in its mature stage which will last up to June 2010. Thus revealed Ricardo Mercado, Officer-in-Charge of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomic Services Administration (PAG-ASA), region 10, who said the rainfall condition within the period, will likely be below normal over ...
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