The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) formally opened on Thursday, Aug. 4, its Virtual Operations Center (VOC) to enhance its disaster management and response capabilities.
The Philippines emerged as the most bemedaled country in an international math contest in Singapore as Filipino students bagged 208 medals and 120 merit awards to top the 12th International Mathematics Contest (IMC) held from July 29 to August 1.
Although the Philippines has long been regarded as the call center capital of the world, the country is hardly known to major markets abroad because the government has not been aggressive enough in promoting and marketing the booming outsourcing industry.
Diwata-1, the country?s first micro-satellite for scientific earth observation, again captured high-resolution images during the satellite?s test phase.
A study conducted by German software maker SAP has revealed that 54 percent of Filipino consumers are satisfied with the digital experiences that local ICT brands are offering.
Ride-sharing app Uber said its newest product uberPOOL is proving to be effective with helping decongest Manila with 73,000 unique riders taking an uberPOOL ride since its launch 40 days ago.
With over of the calls being prank and dropped calls received by agents manning Hotline 911 during the first seven hours of the nationwide hotline's operation, Sen. Richard J. Gordon pointed out that now there is even more need for the passage of his SIM card registration bill.
