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Law requires online disclosure of calamity fund spending: Recto

Sen. Ralph Recto has reminded national agencies in receipt of hundreds of millions of pesos in Calamity Fund and Quick Response Fund (QRF) to comply with a provision of a law requiring them to post in their official websites projects financed by the two funds.

Long-time number 2 exec at Acer PH retires to focus on family biz

After a decade as marketing director of Acer Philippines, veteran IT executive Agnes Neria-Espino has formally retired from the tech subsidiary to focus on her family's business enterprise.

ADB, ICT Office start ‘shared infra’ project to speed up PH Internet

Acknowledging the crucial role of the government in speeding up the slow Internet connection in the Philippines, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) has partnered with the DOST's ICT Office for a massive initiative called "National e-Government Infrastructure Sharing Project."

‘Green mining’ tech to help 300,000 small-scale miners: DOST

This technology uses the so-called ?enhanced gravity concentration-flotation-extraction? process and uses an integrated tailings disposal and treatment system. This method assures that waste materials that are disposed in the environment are safe and considered as non-pollutant.

PNP has only 110 investigators for Internet crimes, says Recto

Due to limited manpower, there are only 110 police officers who serve as special investigators in PNP. These officers are detailed in different units of PNP such as Child Protection, Economic Crimes, Financial Intelligence, and Organized Crimes.

Acer PH marks dominance in PCs, notebooks, monitors

Acer has led the notebook market for a decade (2006-2015) with between 28-35% market share, and has been the leader in total PCs for seven consecutive years (2009 ? 2015) with 15-21% market share, according to data by analyst firm IDC.

Recto: Bangladesh Bank hacking shows need for ‘cyber-SAF’, DICT

Sen. Ralph Recto has called on Malaca?ang to expedite the signing into law of a recently approved bill creating the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), saying the country needs "Special Action Forces" in cyberspace to protect its banking system from hackers.

GrabCar — but not GrabTaxi — now allowed to operate in NAIA

There will be booths placed in designated areas at the terminals where booking agents will assist passengers. Even non-app users will be allowed to make reservations at the booths.

US gov’t donates mobile data extracting tool to DOJ

The Cellebrite UFED device "is a fully equipped mobile forensic tool that enables quick and easy data acquisition from more than 8,000 mobile devices, including not only cellphones, but handheld GPS units, tablets and other mobile platforms."

Microsoft PH exec, lawyer-doctor appointed deputy chiefs at privacy agency

A grizzled IT veteran who was part of the defunct Commission on Information and Communications Technology (CICT) and a brainy lawyer-physician have been named as deputy commissioners of the new National Privacy Commission.

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