Tara Santelices and the badge of the incompetent on Aug 16, 2008 in Jeepney Cainta GMA News Theft Safety Modus Operandi Manila Robbery Public Transportation Kapwa-tao Tara Santelices Stolen Laptops Holdup This name is all over Philippine blogland as I post. Tara is a Leo. She shares my birth month and we are days apart in birth date but a generation apart in years. One other thing I believe Tara and I have in common is that we probably share the daily...
Airports: blackhole for laptops on Jul 4, 2008 in Ponemon.org Stolen Portables Paris Cinema Dell Stolen Item Laptops Aureaus Solito Airports Stolen Laptops PC World Three friends are attending the Paris Cinema International Film Festival (6th edition, 2008), the last of the three boarding her plane just about now (Saturday morning, PHI time). She is set to join our good friend Aureaus Solito, a panelist at the...
Wired: Macs in Damascus, Hasan the local 'Mac Guru' on Apr 9, 2008 in Police report Lost Property Honesty Laptops Stolen Items Apple Burglary Damascus Found Goods Stolen Laptops Macintosh Theft Stolen Item Wired.com's story, The Mac Guru of Damascus in the Case of the Missing Laptops, is about Eric Umansky's experience losing his MacBook and his fiancée's MBP in Syria to a break in. Before my fiancée and I headed to Syria to study Arabic,
Shoujiki on Feb 25, 2008 in New York Times Lost Property Honesty Kapwa-tao Japanese Law Stolen Items Japanese Found Goods Car Theft Receiving some guests recently, particularly the parents of an American volunteer in town for his wedding, and his counterpart from the Ifugao province, we touched upon the issue of keeping our things safe from thieves even in a seemingly safe place...
When yours is stolen... on Dec 30, 2007 in Stolen Portables Police report Serial Numbers Safety Stolen Items Apple Burglary Stolen Laptops Macintosh Theft Pawnshops Laptop Pawnshops Ipods The first thing to do, as I gather from various forums and sources, is to report the incident to the police. This way, the incident becomes official and all relevant information related to the lost items are noted. This same document will be very hel...
A Universal Message on Aug 13, 2007 in Lady Drivers Safety Modus Operandi Laptops Stolen Items Gas Stations Driving Ipods Identity Theft Car Theft Stolen Laptops Or why it only takes a few seconds to reconsider our safety at all times... Thanks to deepblue of philMUG for the link.
MANILA's "LAPTOP GANG" on Aug 2, 2007 in Stolen Portables Manila Laptop Gang Security GMA News News Manila Robbery GMA7 Laptop Gang TV 24Oras Stolen Laptops or, why you should NOT leave your valuables in your car. Now, it makes the network news, finally, and a name of the thieves to boot: the LAPTOP GANG. Unlike your motorcycle gang who are bike enthusiasts, Manila's Laptop Gang are not laptop owners,.
One for the books on Jul 15, 2007 in Proactive Theft Citizen Journalism Stolen Items Burglary BREAK-INS AND BURGLARY are not the most exciting experience, but these can certainly leave the most impression on the victims. Sometimes, the effect of media exposure on crimes may leave a numbing effect on the public unless, of course, it happens to...
THE MISSING on Jul 15, 2007 in Serial Numbers MacBook Pro Macintosh Mac Book Stolen Item Laptops Pawnshops Manila Laptop Pawnshops Apple Ipods Is yours on the list? ADDED: Aug. 23, 2008 » W87452P6X91 | MacBookPro 2.2 | Near Reyes Gym, Mand. City (Along Libertad street; forced vehicle entry) Feb. 29, 2008 » W87524CGZ62 | MacBook | Davao City, Davao (include: Eee PC, cell phone) Feb.
The BSP Media Release on Pawnshops on Jun 28, 2007 in BSP Press Release BSP Pawnshop Regulations Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Pawnshops The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) released on June 26, 2007 a precautionary guideline to the public in light of what it says are "numerous complaints brought to the attention of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP). I am lifting the first and l
