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Beware and Protect Yourself from Sextortion Emails

Posted on November 16, 2021 | 1 min read

Recently, sextortion and fraud emails are rising rapidly. These are threatening emails alleging that the recipient has been monitored conducting personal activities while watching pornographic videos.

Sextortion scams are a type of phishing attack whereby people are forced to pay a bitcoin ransom because they have been threatened with sharing embarrassing videos of themselves visiting adult websites or sharing other sensitive information to the recipients’ entire contact list.

These scams claim that they’ve installed malware on your computer, and been able to watch, track and record all your online activities. They look credible as they provide slick technical details about how this was achieved, and sometimes the email also includes the recipient’s password. The password that they sometimes include may be real, however, it is also probably your old password. Those passwords are available on the dark web.

Notice to the PH Registrant Community

Posted on July 30, 2021 | 1 min read

This is to inform you that our partner Zoom Hosting (zoom.ph) is under temporary suspension since July 22, 2021. We have received a number of complaints from PH domain name owners that Zoom Hosting was unresponsive and unreachable resulting in the expiration of their domains.

As the PH registry, we would like to apologize for the behavior of Zoom Hosting and are working with them to improve the quality of service they provide. Their temporary suspension will be lifted once they comply with the minimum requirements we have tasked them to do.

We value all of our PH domain owners and we hold our registrar partners to a high standard in servicing their registrants. Our support channels are open to all PH domain owners if they have issues or concerns with their registrars.

Web Hosting Service Downtime Report

Posted on March 15, 2021 | 1 min read

This downtime notice is only for web hosting (Kloxo and cPanel) services. The PH registry was not affected by this incident.

Our services, which includes shared hosting, encountered an unforeseen downtime last Sunday, March 14, 2021, starting at 1:28 AM. This is due to a sudden power fluctuation on our datacenter service providers’ facilities (ePLDT-Vitro). During the incident, their UPS did not supply power to our entire server infrastructure, resulting into the service interruption. We were able to restore all services at 2:25 PM, the same day.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused. We are continuing to work with our service provider to avoid similar incidents in the future.

Web Hosting Service Downtime Report

Posted on February 9, 2021 | 1 min read

This downtime notice is only for web hosting (Kloxo and cPanel) services. The PH registry was not affected by this incident.

An unforeseen maintenance event happened in our datacenters last Sunday, January 31, 2021. Our datacenter partner (ePLDT – Vitro) had a maintenance activity in the power lines supplying the racks where our servers are located. Their UPS did not supply power for our servers resulting into an abrupt power interruption. This power interruption caused all our monitoring tools to go offline causing a delayed response of our IT department. We were also not made aware of the schedule and the severity of the activity.

We apologize for the inconvenience this downtime has caused and the delayed posting of this notice. The details of this incident was only shared to us yesterday, Feb 8, 2021.

We are now working with our datacenter partner to avoid this communication lapse and technical issues in the future.

dotPH’s extension on Domain Renewal payments has now ended

Posted on May 19, 2020 | 1 min read

Last March 25, as a way of helping out our valued customers during this uncertain time, dotPH made the decision to extend payment deadlines for PH domain renewals. The said extension has now ended this May 19.

If you are still unable to make your payments for renewals, you can contact us by sending an email to [email protected], reaching us through our social media channels, or sending us a message through our website chatbox. If you are a nameholder under a dotPH registrar, you may email us at [email protected].

Once again, we’d like to thank you, our nameholders, for your continued support of dotPH!

The Relevance of a Personal PH Domain To Your Digital Branding

Posted on April 28, 2020 | 3 min read

In this fast paced digital world we’re living in, you’re probably wondering how you can effectively establish your own personal brand and stay ahead of the competition. Having unique and searchable online content is a great way to stand out in any industry. Sharing expertise online allows you to create a persona that reflects your personal values and professional skill. So if you want greater control of your online presence and stand out among the rest, here’s how owning and using a personal PH domain can help boost your digital branding.

Personal PH domain name as an online resume. An online resume will grab your target employer’s attention. If an employer sees your website, they’ll likely click on it to see what you’ve got. Seeing you’ve taken the time and effort to build a website featuring work, experiences, recommendations, previous presentations and more will be a killer first impression. Besides, it will showcase your tech-savviness.

Importance of online portfolio to show off your work. It would be easier for your target customer or employer to find you if you have an online portfolio link using your personal PH domain. Imagine how convenient it is to share your portfolio using a PH domain, and it would be easy to remember too. With an online portfolio you can easily showcase your work and prove to your target customer or employer that you are capable of fulfilling their requirements.

Importance of online portfolio to show off your work. It would be easier for your target customer or employer to find you if you have an online portfolio link using your personal PH domain. Imagine how convenient it is to share your portfolio using a PH domain, and it would be easy to remember too. With an online portfolio you can easily showcase your work and prove to your target customer or employer that you are capable of fulfilling their requirements.

Greater control of your online image. By owning personal PH domain such as yourname.ph or any other variation of your name and domain suffix, you ensure greater control over your online presence. With a personal PH domain, you have a greater chance of controlling what people see first when they Google your name. You can be sure that your personal PH domain will appear on the first result when they search you. By far, it is the easiest way to be found online and also adds professionalism to your online image.

Gives you a unique and professional-looking email address. Having your own PH domain lets you have a personalized email address, such as [email protected]. Everyone knows that a personalized email address is more professional looking than a @gmail.com or @hotmail.com. It’s easier to remember and makes your email more memorable and reputable to others.

Having a personal PH domain can give a lot of benefits to your digital branding. An established reputation online could lead you to more job opportunities and can help expand your professional network. So securing a digital address should be the first thing you consider. Who knows, your next opportunity might come from a simple Google search by your future employer or client.

Start building a stronger online personal brand today with a PH domain.