Saturday, June 24, 2006

Philipines: Lapu-Lapu City regulates Internet cafe operations

A police raid on an apartment rented that was allegedly a venue for producing pornographic Internet content. was enough reason for the Lapu-Lapu City Council yesterday approved an ordinance regulating the operation of Internet cafes !

The ordinance, which “regulates the operation, design, layout and construction of all Internet cafes and other establishments engaged in similar business within the city of Lapu-Lapu,” does not ban cubicles or other enclosures, but stipulates that such enclosures should allow a user to be visible from the outside.

The ordinance also regulates the entry of students into Internet cafes during school hours.

naturally the city Internet cafes are upset with the new law which has numerous loop holes.

Read the complete story at http://globalnation.inq7.net/cebudailynews/metro/view_article.php?article_id=6010

Courtesy : inq7.net

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