After successive announcements from local and foreign companies on data center projects in the country, Globe Telecom has joined the "hyperscaler" fray by disclosing on Wednesday, March 2, that it formed of a joint venture partnership with Singapore-based ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC) and Ayala Corporation (AC) for the construction of data center projects in the Philippines.
Fintech startup Plentina recently appointed Alex Aronson, a veteran of the e-commerce and retail technology industry, to be its next general manager for the Philippines.
LGUs supporting DepEd can now acquire Chromebooks using their Special Education Fund (SEF) and donate them to public schools in their areas to support the new learning requirements brought by the pandemic.
According to the NPC, the personal data of public officers, including individuals who are or were performing service under contract for the government, may be disclosed if the requested information is a matter of public concern or interest, provided that the information is relevant to the subject matter of the request, and disclosure is not otherwise prohibited by any law or regulation.
Realme clinched the top spot for the fourth consecutive quarter, accounting for 20.6% of the smartphone market and growing by 7.9% QoQ, driven by the C-series that accounted for more than 70% of its total shipments.
The Senate on Monday, Feb. 28, formally filed a resolution urging the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (Pagcor) to suspend the operation of the popular "E-sabong" or online cockfight until the cases of the 31 missing cockfight aficionados are resolved.
The Philippine government had a series of follow-up online meetings with the company, immediately following the Senate ratification of the proposed amendments to the Public Service Act (PSA), allowing full foreign ownership for satellite Internet services in the country and not requiring legislative franchise for public services.
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has allowed SeedIn Technology and Eastern Securities Development Corporation to act as crowdfunding intermediaries and operate crowdfunding portals, providing the country’s SMEs with more funding options.
