The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said the sudden change of bidding rules that allowed Madras Security Printers and Mega Data Corporation to bag the project was due to its strategy towards incorporating cloud computing as part of a hybrid approach.
IBPAP president and CEO Rey Untal said the roadmap they bared last year was supposed to have been good until 2022, up until the pandemic threw a monkey wrench to their numbers.
In Metro Manila and Rizal, Globe said it is set to build at least 319 cell sites while in North Luzon at least 100 sites are in the pipeline with Bulacan, Pampanga, and Pangasinan topping the 15 provinces with the most builds.
Both Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) solutions are starting to revolutionize healthcare applications and services, and at the same time, contribute to the fight against Covid-19.
The Insurance Commission (IC) said the life insurance industry is ready to absorb potential claims brought forth by Covid-19 – particularly now that the testing capacity of the healthcare network has expanded.
About seven million customers of East Zone concessionaire Manila Water can now inquire their outstanding balances, know their current billings, and even pay their bills in the comfort of their homes and offices through a Web-based customer application called My Manila Water App (MMWA).
During the “Sulong Negosyo” campaign launch, PayMaya also announced it has tied up with entrepreneurial advocacy group “Go Negosyo” for various income opportunities and mentorship programs in the next several months.
The main function of the CICC, however, is now merely confined to just coordinating anti-cybercrime efforts among law enforcement agencies. Republic Act 10844 — the law that created the DICT — transferred the cybersecurity and anti-cybercrime powers of the CICC and its executive director to the DICT.
Satellite imagery and other unconventional data sources may help infer fast and inexpensive estimation of the country’s socioeconomic indicators, according to the top executive of a company called Thinking Machines Data Science Inc.
The Credit Card Association of the Philippines (CCAP) said the economic challenges has not only made card holders hesitant to apply for new credit cards but also made it more difficult for them to settle their credit card debt.
