Statistics show that 71% of PC software used in the philippines in 2004 was illegal. Losses due to piracy amounted to P3.7 billion last year, depriving the country of additional revenues and new job oppurtunities.

Various government agencies and private sector representatives have joined hands to stop prevelance of software piracy among businesses. All business engaged in the use or distribution of illegal software are warned - you have only 30 days to legalize your unlicensed software  and to stop selling pirated software.      

Nationwide Crackdown starts on September 16

In batangas some of the shops here who used to use Windows are now using linux. They are now arresting PC shop owners who dont have license to use windows. The funny thing is, the students dont know how to use linux and linux is not for students. Every students has this very funny look on their face whenever i see them in computer shops. They look so confused lol. I hear them saying "Ano ba naman ito, ang hirap gamitin" :).

Even my sister was telling me how hard it was for here to surf the net or even save a word document when she rents outside our house. So i created her an account to my linux so she would get used to using it and not lost a lot of minutes just figuring out how things work under it.

Lumang balita but oh well...

MANILA, Philippines – Government agents recently raided Anino Games Inc., an award-winning pioneer in the third-party game development in the Philippines, for allegedly using pirated design software, GMANews.TV learned on...

http://www.gmanews.tv/story/119203/NBI-raids-award-winning-game-developer-for-using-pirated-software