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IBM tells CIOs to become disruptors, touts cognitive services platform

Tech giant IBM Philippines encouraged CIOs (chief information officers) of local companies to redefine their roles and be technology disruptors themselves for their organizations to develop smarter apps and services and further expand their growth.

NPC calls for data privacy compliance in consumer finance sector

At the 15th Data Protection Officers Assembly (DPO15), National Privacy Commission (NPC) chair Raymund Liboro encouraged consumer finance service providers to comply with the provisions of the Data Privacy Act of 2012 as he emphasized the need to mitigate risks as the sector becomes increasingly dependent on advances in technology.

De Lima to launch e-book on ‘Dispatches from Crame’

The book, titled "Dispatches from Crame I," contains a selection of more than 100 of Sen. Leila de Lima's handwritten statements from her detention at the Philippine National Police Custodial Center, in Quezon City on topics such as EJKs and the war on drugs, governance, and social justice.

Grace Poe wants free Wi-Fi installed in bus stops, terminals

Sen. Grace Poe has field a bill that mandates free Internet and clean sanitary facilities for passengers in land transportation terminals, pit stops, stations, and rest areas all over the country.

Senate concurs on ratification of international cybercrime treaty

The Senate has adopted a resolution expressing its concurrence to the ratification of an international agreement that facilitates multilateral cooperation and enhanced collective capability to suppress cybercrime.

House ICT panel hits NTC?s ineptitude on prepaid credit issues

At a recent hearing for the proposed ?Prepaid Load Protection Act?, the ICT committee of the House of Representatives lambasted the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) for its incompetence in dealing with the issues of disappearing prepaid credits and expiration of prepaid load.

Study: Asia-Pacific firms need to accelerate digital transformation

The report says the contribution of digital technology to the GDP of the Philippines would grow from only 3 percent in 2017 to 40 percent in 2021.

House ICT committee creates TWG to fine-tune e-gov?t bill

The House ICT committee has created a technical working group that will fine-tune House Bill 262, seeking to create an E-Government structure in the public sector.

Lacson intros bill amendment to scrap telco interconnection fees

Sen. Panfilo Lacson introduced an amendment to Senate Bill 1636, the proposed Lifetime Cellphone Number Act, seeking to remove the interconnectivity fee or charge imposed by telcos on mobile phone subscribers for domestic calls and SMS (text) messages.

Legarda seeks Senate concurrence on int’l cybercrime treaty

The Budapest Convention on Cybercrime aims to address the threats posed by cybercrime and facilitates multilateral cooperation and enhanced collective capability to suppress cybercrime.

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