A telecom industry study released on Friday, Oct. 2, raised serious concerns, particularly on national security, on the selection and impending operation of Dito Telecommunity-China Telecom as the country's third telecommunications player.
The guidelines cover areas such as online decorum, learning management systems, online productivity platforms, social media, storage of personal data, webcams and recording videos of discussions, and proctoring.
While the pandemic has dented consumer shipments and hindered commercial rollout, this has been mitigated by increased use of drones for public service responses and surveillance by both local and national police forces.
“Video Experience” in the Philippines has improved along with the increasing popularity of video streaming among Filipinos, according to the latest analysis by telecom analytics firms OpenSignal.
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has ordered Forsage Philippines to stop soliciting investments from the public through a crowd-funding platform based on the Ethereum blockchain technology.
As some banks are set to resume collecting online transaction fees via InstaPay on Thursday, Oct. 1, Sen. Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan has asked the government to suspend or reduce these fees until the end of the Covid-19 pandemic.
