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Mobile streaming platform POPTV has partnered with RD Pawnshops to make its subscriptions more accessible to the mass market.

The Electronic Simplified Processing of Application for Registration of Company (eSPARC) is expected to facilitate faster and easier registration of corporations in the country.

The initiative aims to fast-track the digital connectivity of all public schools and DepEd offices nationwide and allow learners to have wider access to DepEd TV, DepEd Commons, and other learning platforms.

World Bank – Philippines senior economist Kevin Chua said the government should address issues and challenges in online work such as digital divide, the lack of digital infrastructure, and weak social protection schemes.

The Ayala-owned telco said it also working to finalize the interconnection of fixed landline service with Dito.

Filipino-led fintech startup Plentina announced it has closed a seed round of $2.2 million after launching a service for large-scale merchants to sell on installments consumers without a credit card in the Philippines and Southeast Asia.

Unlike typical exchanges, on PrimeXBT, users don’t have to worry about handing the actual digital asset -- a somewhat complex process.

Based on the information posted on the DICT website, Manuel Anthony S. Tan has been appointed as undersecretary while Kristoffer L. Tiansay was named assistant secretary for regional operations and countryside ICT development.

The DICT VAS or D-VAS is part of the Vaccine Information Management System (VIMS) developed by the agency in support of the national immunization program of the government.

A PIDS study pointed out that without policies and programs toward skills development, the gender skills gap is likely to remain, if not widen.