The National Privacy Commission (NPC) on Tuesday, Oct. 12, reminded all personal information controllers (PICs) to get free and informed consent from vaccinees before using any personal information in their Covid-19 vaccination cards for promos, raffles, or discounts.
The growth in Q3 marks the sixth consecutive quarter of growth for the PC market as the onset of the pandemic has led to a surge in demand while also contributing to component shortages and other supply challenges.
The BSP upheld the cease-and-desist order (CDO) issued against Digital Spring on July 23, 2021, reiterating that Lyka and not Digital Spring should register as Operator of Payment System (OPS) with the BSP.
Tablet shipments continued to be driven by the education sector due to large tenders from several LGUs to provide tablets for public school students in preparation for the school year.
Martha Sazon of Mynt (operator of GCash) has been recognized as CEO of the Year while Dr. Richard Parcia of Concepcion Industrial Corporation was named as CIO/CDO of the Year.
ePLDT recently launched a cloud-based phone system called ePLDT Calling for Microsoft Teams, which allows businesses to combine their communication and collaboration systems in a single platform.
The most prominent issue to come out of Honasan’s two-year run as DICT head was when former undersecretary Eliseo M. Rio Jr. resigned from his post in February 2020 and questioned the disbursements of P300 million in agency’s confidential funds.
Smart Communications also lambasted Globe Telecom for being “oblivious of the hardships being suffered by former Globe customers that ported in to Smart”, for the inability of GCash to work properly, adding that Globe was also acting with "a hint of righteousness".
Facebook's dominance in the social media scene is highlighted by the number of users it can reach through its apps at approximately 3.5 billion as of Q2 2021.
