The 2020 Unisys Security Index also found that the government has attained a higher level of trust than banks with more Filipinos willing to use a mobile app that matches their facial image with identity information in a government database to access online government services than online banking services.
Sen. Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan has called on Filipinos to use their social media power for good, noting the Philippines has become a hotbed for political operatives who use the platform to sow fear and hate.
Kabayan party-list representative Ron P. Salo said the provisions in the Family Code on personal appearance during a wedding ceremony have already been overtaken by advancements in technology.
The initiative, which continues the legacy of Next Wave Cities, aims to drive inclusive growth in the countryside by selecting high-potential areas throughout the country and transforming them into bustling IT and BPO hubs within five years.
ABS-CBN president and CEO Carlo Katigbak appealed to Congress for due process as the NTC stated it will issue a cease-and-desist order (CDO) on the broadcast of ABS-CBN programs aired via the TV Plus digital conversion box.
The national government, spearheaded by the Department of Finance and Landbank, has launched the Overseas Filipino Bank (OFBank) as a digital-only, first branchless government bank that allows overseas Filipinos to perform banking transactions anytime and anywhere in the world.
Even as the DICT is eyeing to reduce the permits for common tower this year, Globe said it will build more cell sites of its own in different parts of the country in the next three months.
During the online oath-taking of new lawyers – a historic first for the legal profession – SC justice Marvic Leonen highlighted the solemn duty that lawyers must perform in society and the role of technology in fulfilling that responsibility in these troubled times.
