The National Privacy Commission (NPC) has warned the Philippine National Police (PNP) that it cannot go beyond the boundaries set by law for its plan to monitor social media for quarantine violators.
Se. Sonny Angara, the bill’s author, took note of the growth of digital payments in the Philippines at a rate of 27% to 30%, which is higher than the 25% average of emerging Asian countries, but is still just one percent by volume of the estimated 2.5 billion payments made per month.
DOTr assistant secretary for legal affairs Mark Steven Pastor said the memorandum circular will cover all types of electric vehicles and will not exclude light electric vehicles or low-speed vehicles.
Sen. Franklin Drilon said instead of regulating Netflix and other streaming platforms, the MTRCB should continue to allow them and other media to self-regulate content.
After the country reached this year its best record in the Global Innovation Index (GII), the Department of Science and Technology is targeting to significantly advance further in two years.
According to JobStreet’s latest job report as of August 2020, over half (60%) of all job candidates in the Philippines were impacted by the Covid-19 in which 17% were permanently retrenched and 43% found themselves temporarily not working.
Taiwan-based tech firm MSI, known primarily for its gaming laptops, has officially thrown its hat in the business laptop space with the launch of its new “Business & Productivity” lineup -- the Summit, Prestige, and Modern series.
