The DOST’s Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (PCHRD) said it is supporting the research and development of technologies and projects that will aid in the monitoring and management of the Covid-19 infection.
In a memorandum dated March 12, 2020, the DICT ordered the NTC to monitor the compliance of all operating Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) and Internet Service Providers (ISPs) in providing ample bandwidth allocation, and availability of service and signal, based on their respective service level agreements.
In terms of the data involved, most incidents saw leakages of customer-related details such as personally identifiable information (53%), authentication credentials (33%), payment or credit card specifics (32%), account numbers (27%), and other personal particulars (26%).
The laboratory will house research facilities and workstations with high-performance computers capable of processing massive parallel and large-scale simulations for researches on nanotechnology, nanoscience, and materials science.
Local telcos PLDT-Smart and Globe Telecom both announced on Sunday, March 15, that they are giving their postpaid subscribers a 30-day extension for payment of their bills.
Philippine-based WonderTech team was selected for the top honor for its Agree Farm App, besting more than 1,000 developers and data scientists from around the world.
To ensure that Filipinos have access to accurate and up-to-date information in the midst of the Covid-19 community quarantine, wireless operators Smart Communications and Globe Telecom have deployed free WiFi connectivity in hospitals and transport hubs.
Messaging app Viber recently doubled the number of people who could participate in group calls -- up to 10 people at once -- to help everyone stay connected despite the Covid-19 epidemic.
