The Intellectual Property Office (IPOPHL) should have the power to disable access to websites that are being used to infringe on copyrights or facilitate copyright infringement, according to Kabayan party-list representative Ron P. Salo, who is pushing for the passage of House Bill 8001.
With the accession, the Philippines agrees to provide some exceptions and limitations to rules in its national copyright law to allow converting published works in formats accessible to the blind, visually impaired, and otherwise print disabled persons (VIPs).
Senator Leila M. de Lima has sought a Senate inquiry into the P20-billion loan agreement with a Chinese telecommunications firm Huawei to fund the installation of an initial 12,000 closed-circuit television (CCTV) security cameras in public areas in Metro Manila and Davao City.
The bill provides for the establishment of the Philippine Space Development and Utilization Policy (PSDUP) that shall serve as the country?s primary strategic roadmap for space development and shall embody the country?s central goal of becoming a space-capable and space-faring nation within the next decade.
Accenture had doubled its maternity-leave benefit, to 120 calendar days, in 2015. The latest parental-leave benefits package, which took effect Dec. 1, expands the leave benefits of fathers, life or common-law partners, adoptive parents and secondary caregivers.
Intel Optane is a system acceleration solution found in 8th generation (or newer) Intel Core chips that is designed to store commonly used data and programs closer to the processor.
he Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) has unveiled its online evaluation and appointment system for the application of theoretical examination for merchant marine officers.
The markers are equipped with quick response (QR) codes and near field communication (NFC) chips. When scanned through a mobile app, the QR and NFC devices will activate a browser window that will provide detailed information about the site on the user?s smartphone.
