The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) said IP filings from January to December 2021 grew 11.6 percent year-on-year (YOY) to a total of 46,496, recovering significantly from the 2020 drop, as lighter quarantine restrictions last year reignited business and IP-related activities.
ePLDT Vitro’s 11th data center — Vitro Sta. Rosa — will rise in what is said to be the country’s largest DC campus by far -- a five-hectare PLDT property in the industrial city of Sta. Rosa.
Netbank, a fully-regulated bank that offers Banking-as-a-Service solutions, has unveiled Netbank Virtual, an openly accessible Web-based platform where anyone can browse, test, and integrate Netbank’s financial products and solutions.
The IT and Business Process Association of the Philippines (IBPAP) has appointed industry old-hand Celeste Ilagan as its new chief policy and regulatory affairs officer.
The SEC said the act of “contacting the person in the borrower’s contact list other than those who were named as guarantors or co-makers shall constitute unfair debt collection practice.”
The mammoth undertaking was one of the biggest migrations of its kind by any Philippine-based company, with various business units under the group such Universal Robina Corporation, Cebu Pacific, Robinsons Land, and Robinsons Bank taking part in the initiative.
Makati City representative Luis Campos Jr. has warned condominium and subdivision developers against forming exclusive deals with a sole Internet service provider (ISP), saying they risk getting slapped administrative fines of up to P100 million.
An e-sports group told lawmakers in a congressional hearing on Thursday, Feb. 17, that e-sports and gaming industries should not be associated with gambling because majority of e-sports participants are minors.
