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Smart Communications, together with the Agricultural Training Institute of the Department of Agriculture, has introduced a capacity-building initiative that aims to enable smallholder farmers to use the Internet and different mobile technologies to improve their livelihood.

The Eco-SIM cards are made from recycled materials from refrigerators.

SSS members can also apply online for the Sickness Benefit Program for Covid-infected workers in home confinement.

More than half of Filipino workers are using mostly general skills that are not attuned to the modern technology-driven world, according to a recent study of state think tank Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS).

The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Agreement, which will take effect early this year, is the first free trade agreement (FTA) of the Philippines with comprehensive provisions on e-commerce.

Under the bill, advertisements or images by manufacturers and retailers that encourage the purchase and use of vape products would be prohibited.

The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) said it has a total of 49 projects in the first phase of its 10-year Digital Transformation (DX) Roadmap, of which 14 have already been launched or implemented as of the last quarter of 2021.

Smart Communications had the highest Speed Score (68.78) among the three mobile operators in the Philippines during the fourth quarter of 2021.

Investree Philippines, a joint venture between Filinvest Development Corporation and Investree Singapore, is the first crowdfunding intermediary and funding portal registered with the SEC.

BPI chief digital officer Noel Santiago said money mules facilitate the transfer of illegally obtained money on behalf of someone else.