In a development that stunned the telecom industry on Monday, May 30, fierce competitors Globe Telecom and PLDT temporarily put their bitter rivalry aside to team up and purchase jointly the telecom assets of defeated contender San Miguel Corporation.
An Internet security firm has revealed that a Philippine bank has been attacked by the same hacker group which took $81 million from the Bangladesh central bank and attempted to steal over $1 million from the Tien Phong Bank in Vietnam.
After signing a multi-year, multi-transponder agreement with Luxembourg-based satellite firm SES, Sky Cable is also now going into the direct-to-home (DTH) satellite TV market to compete with incumbent players Cignal and Dream.
The move was immediately met with enthusiasm by the local ICT sector, which has been pushing Aquino to sign the measure. Lawyer Jocelle Batapa-Sigue, former chair of the National ICT Council Federation of the Philippines, said the signing marked a "momentous day" for the ICT sector.
If signed into law, the Department of ICT will be established by merging existing ICT-related agencies under the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) and the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC).
Sen. Ralph Recto has called on the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) to work double time and live up to its commitment to provide free broadband internet access in 12 regions beginning next month.
An Internet security firm has warned online users, particularly from the Philippines, of another scam campaign on Facebook that spreads a malicious browser plug-in via social engineering techniques.
The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) has launched its new electronic filing system known as eTMFile, which allows the online filing of new trademark applications and is linked to three different payment channels.
The Comelec has been given 24 hours to respond, after which a formal complaint will be filed against the poll body before the National Privacy Commission.
