Desktops, however, recorded a 6.6% decline as Internet café demand dropped significantly in markets such as the Philippines due to a prolonged period of forced shutdown in business operation caused by the pandemic.
The program kicked off last year, with the US Embassy in the Philippines providing support, incentives, and benefits to 13 early-stage startups worth P1 million.
The TV extravaganza will feature K-Pop boy group Treasure as Shopee brand ambassador Willie Revillame, who will also be hosting the show, as well as John Lloyd Cruz, who is set to make his TV comeback since his hiatus in 2017.
The BSP said a turning point in the country’s digital transformation journey is the National QR Code Standard or QR PH, which leverages on the efficiency and affordability of the QR technology.
Former DICT undersecretary Eliseo Rio Jr. refuted on Tuesday, June 1, the statement of the DICT claiming that Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) technology provides cheaper and faster Internet to remote areas of the country.
According to research firm IDC, the Philippines smartphone market grew annually by 26.8%, bringing in 4.2-million unit shipments in the first quarter of 2021.
The Pokémon Company and Nintendo have revealed the release schedules of Pokémon Brilliant Diamond, Pokémon Shining Pearl, and Pokémon Legends: Arceus games.
