Smart Communications has started rolling out bonus data for all Smart postpaid customers as part of its efforts to provide customers with means to stay connected and productive amid the Covid-19 situation.
As many educational institutions are facing temporary campus closures due to Covid-19, Google Philippines said it is providing distance learning tools, training, and resources to help schools stay connected through G Suite for Education.
Unlike robust enterprise networks used by businesses, home and mobile broadband networks may become strained quickly with more users accessing the Internet simultaneously, according to Philippine Chamber of Telecommunications Operators (PCTO).
The impact of coronavirus is both global and unpredictable, and the supply chain shock it is causing will most definitely and substantially cut into the worldwide manufacturing revenue of $15 trillion currently forecast for 2020 by tech market advisory firm ABI Research.
With the income tax filing deadline extended to May 15, 2020, many Filipinos who are stuck at home because of the public health situation can pay their taxes early via the Pay Bills section of the PayMaya app on their phone.
The SEC has approved the guidelines allowing participation in corporate meetings through teleconferencing, video conferencing and other remote or electronic means of communications amid the Covid-19 lockdown.
The National Privacy Commission (NPC) said the Data Privacy Act is clear in its provisions that personal information can only be collected when it is necessary and that it should only be disclosed to the proper authority.
The DICT said on Wednesday, March 18, that it has proposed the adoption of telecommuting guidelines to the Civil Service Commission as government offices across the country embrace the alternative work arrangement as a way of preventing the spread of Covid-19.
A party-list lawmaker is urging the Philippine government to request for access to the artificial intelligence (AI) tools that the World Health Organization (WHO) is using to fight the novel coronavirus.
