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Monthly Archives: February, 2015

New video-on-demand service Hooq debuts in PH via tie-up with Globe?

Hooq, a start-up joint venture between Singtel, Sony Pictures Television and Warner Bros. Entertainment, will allow customers of Globe to enjoy unlimited online streaming access and an offline viewing option to top Hollywood and Filipino movie and television content, via any device including computers, smartphones and tablets.

DepEd’s top journalism contest to include online journ in 2015 edition

Acknowledging the massive growth of online news reporting in recent years, the Department of Education (DepEd) is adding Online Journalism as one of the categories for the 2015 National Schools Press Conference (NSPC).

Sony bares release dates of new PS4 exclusive game titles

Tech giant Sony has bared that the PS4 exclusive title ?The Order: 1886? will be available in the Philippines on February 20, 2015.

Accenture beefs up e-learning facility in PH, steps up digital collaboration

A recent trip to the Philippines by Accenture?s global HR head Ellyn Shook highlighted the cutting-edge e-learning facility which the company is using to forge collaboration with other Accenture sites located in different parts of the country and the globe.

First leg of Asia Pacific IP experts meeting in PH held

The 40th Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Intellectual Property Rights Experts' Group (IPEG) meeting -- the first of the two high-level meetings hosted by the Philippines this year -- was recently held from January 31 to February 1, 2015 in Clark, Pampanga.

SSS members can soon make payments via ?G-Cash?

Mobile payments to Social Security System (SSS) will be available soon with the memorandum of agreement signed between the state agency and G-XChange Inc.

Koko wants Congress to study Comelec’s plan to use Internet voting

Sen. Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III on Thursday, Feb. 5, called on the Senate leadership to immediately constitute and convene the Joint Congressional Oversight Committee on the Overseas Voting Act of 2013 (JCOC-OVA) to study the necessity of other modes or systems for onsite and remote registrations and elections.

PH startup Salarium wins global contest in Geneva, gets $500,000 funding

Salarium, a startup from the Philippines that offers payroll solutions for emerging markets, was declared the grand winner of the second edition of Seedstars World (SSW), a global startup competition for emerging markets and fast-growing startup scenes held in Geneva, Switzerland.

Comelec mulls trial run of voter verification system for 2016 polls

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is looking to pilot-test the Voter Verification System (VVS), which will be used as an additional security measure in the 2016 national polls.

House ICT panel starts deliberating ‘Free Public Wi-Fi Bill’

The House Committee on Information and Communications Technology has started the deliberations on a bill which seeks to provide free wireless Internet accessibility in government offices and other public places.
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