Sen. Franklin M. Drilon defended the constitutionality of the vetoed bill as he underscored that the measure contains no constitutional infirmity, specifically the provision that merely mandates the use of one's real name and registered SIM card in creating social media accounts.
The education segment declined, but shipments were still largely above pre-pandemic levels, supported by sizable education projects in Japan, India, Korea, and the Philippines.
PLDT announced on Monday, April 19, that its subsidiaries Smart Communications and Digitel Mobile Philippines have signed agreements for the sale of 5,907 telecom towers and related infrastructure for P77 billion.
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) and the Alliance for Financial Inclusion (AFI) have jointly launched the “Agent Registry for Cash Agents”, a project that seeks to reinforce the BSP’s twin goals of financial inclusion and payments digitalization.
The Supreme Court (SC) has dismissed for lack of merit the petition for certiorari of former Optical Media Board (OMB) chair Ronald “Ronnie” Ricketts seeking the dismissal of graft charges against him in connection with his alleged failure to institute charges against those arrested for possession of pirated digital video discs (DVDs) and video compact discs (VCDs) during a raid in 2010.
As for the performance of major cell phone manufacturers, the report found that devices from Apple had the fastest median download speed at 32.84 Mbps.
The app has just introduced the “Shop by Mall’ feature where users can shop from their favorite malls and restaurants and get everything delivered together.
Global shipments of traditional PCs, including desktops, notebooks, and workstations, declined 5.1% in the first quarter of 2022 (1Q22) but exceeded earlier forecasts, according to preliminary results from research firm IDC.
Among the countries in SE Asia, consumers in Malaysia (72%) strongly favored the SMEs’ adoption of digital payment systems, followed by Singapore (68%) and the Philippines (68%).
Re-electionist senator Sherwin Gatchalian underscored the need to separate the legislation on social media after a more thorough and comprehensive discussion.
