Ten years ago, it was reported that 90 percent of Pisay qualifiers were from private schools. Until recently, the percentage went down to 60 percent for qualifiers from privileged families. Among this year's crop of freshmen is Robert John P. Pecayo, Grade 7, and a resident of an urban poor community along Agham Road.
Fallen Internet star Yahoo is dissolving its entire editorial team in the Philippines as part of the company’s sweeping restructuring program across Asia and Europe.
A free mobile application, St. Luke's MedConnect includes features designed to make transacting with St. Luke's more convenient. These include requesting an appointment with a St. Luke's doctor, accessing one's laboratory results, reserving a room, paying online, scheduling executive check-ups, and reading about health tips.
The local office of software titan Microsoft has entered into an agreement with Solar Entertainment Corporation (SEC) for the adoption of cloud-based productivity suite Office 365.
Speaking at a recent event organized by state think tank Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) in Makati City, former WB lead economist Marito Garcia noted that the escalating cost of tertiary education can deprive poor people from getting high-quality education, and later on, quality high-paying jobs.
Epson recently launched the next generation of T-Series Technical Drawing printers for the engineering, architecture, and geographic information system (GIS) markets.
According to analyst firm ABI Research, Mercedes-Benz, Volvo, and BMW continue to comprise the top three players in the consumer Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) market.
Flexing the government's police power, the Department of Justice (DOJ) has issued a second advisory on telecommunications sector which warned telcos "not to mislead or deceive subscribers with unlimited Internet packages that are eventually throttled upon reaching a certain volume of data."
The Justice Department has noted that telcos have been keen on enticing subscribers with various promotional campaigns especially with unlimited deals that impose certain restrictions on these offers.
