The Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) has announced that team Inflection Point of the Batangas State University (BatStateU) will be the first-ever Philippine team to join the Kibo Robot Programming Challenge (Kibo-RPC).
Ahead of the 2024 State of the Nation Address, 23 organizations called on Pres. Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. to certify as urgent the proposed “Konektadong Pinoy Act,” also known as the “Open Access in Data Transmission Act,” recently filed as Senate Bill No. 2699 under Committee Report No. 262.
Sky Cable announced on Monday, July 22, that it has entered into a commercial arrangement with fiber broadband provider Converge ICT to enable Sky to upgrade its network and improve services to its subscribers.
Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) secretary Fred Pascual signed on Friday, July 20, an order suspending the online sale of vapor products on marketplaces, effective immediately.
Comclark, the Pampanga-based technology firm owned by emerging tycoon Dennis Anthony Uy, signed on Thursday, July 18, an agreement with tech company Data Lake to expand the coverage of Starlink satellite broadband in the country.
Amid the decline, Globe is calling on mobile users to remain vigilant amid emerging scam schemes that evade cellular networks, including the use of chat apps and fake cell towers that are able to send messages without telco detection.
“Proptech” company Lhoopa has announced the completion of its $80-million funding round, which is said to be the biggest funding round by a startup in the Philippines to date and one of the biggest raises in Southeast Asia in 2024, according to CB Insights data.
NU Bacolod will open in August this year while NU Las Pinas and Cebu campuses will open next year. Campuses in Pangasinan, Isabela, Davao, Iloilo, and Naga are set to open in the next three years.
