Jose Armando R. Melo, the former chairman of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) who presided over the first computerized elections in the country, has died at the age of 88.
Environmental health groups EcoWaste Coalition and Greenpeace have nudged the Philippine government to ban the importation of electronic waste, or e-waste, like what Thailand has recently done.
As governments look for innovative ways to respond to the Covid-19 pandemic and other risks, a governance expert reminded the public sector to ensure that these efforts should serve the best interest of the people to gain their trust.
Sen. Ralph Recto said allowing motorcycle taxis to resume operations is one job-creating public service that will not cost the government a single centavo.
Sen. Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa is asking the Senate to investigate social media giant Facebook for taking down accounts supportive of the current administration, saying the move is a form of censorship.
Concepcion Industrial Corporation settled on Oracle’s Fusion Cloud Applications to consolidate all office operations and run them on a single encompassing platform.
Sen. Joel Villanueva underscored the importance of innovation at the time of the pandemic, as he credited the country's improved ranking in the Global Innovation Index where the Philippines ranked 50th out of 130 economies due to the increased investments of the government in research and development.
The cPass sVNT kit is the first “rapid” test kit that can detect neutralizing antibodies (NAbs), a specific type of antibody that has been shown to interfere with virus re-infection and may be a good indicator of potential immunity against Covid-19.
The fresh allocation for the Free Internet Wi-Fi Connectivity in Public Places Project is lodged in the budget of the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) for 2021.
Sen. Manuel "Lito" Lapid said old and used gadgets can still carry out its purpose in families and individuals in need of these things, especially with the shift to remote learning modalities for school year 2020-2021 due to the pandemic.
