Sen. Risa Hontiveros on Wednesday, June 17, urged the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) to “withdraw, review, and re-write” its memorandum circular on the...
Meralco initially waived the 47 peso-convenience fee during the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) but the company recently announced that it will resume collecting the fee from consumers who wish to pay their bills online after Metro Manila and other cities started reopening payment and business centers.
The Philippine Government Network (GovNet) uses fiber optic technology to provide government offices with high speed broadband connection by connecting government agencies to a data center that is operational and secured 24/7.
Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian has asked the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) to defer its plan to impose taxes on small-time online sellers amid the Covid-19 pandemic, saying that the proposed taxation at the height of the economic and health crisis is ill-timed and insensitive.
The National Privacy Commission (NPC) said it will meet with officials of Facebook Philippines on Tuesday, June 16, to seek more information regarding the numerous reports of impostor Facebook accounts.
With more Filipinos turning to the Internet to conduct daily businesses under the new economy, Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian is pushing for the Internet Transactions Act to make transactions easier and faster in order to strengthen the country's digital economy.
Sen. Ralph Recto said an operational "online database" of persons with arrest warrants would have led to the instantaneous verification of the pending warrants against the two arrested protesting drivers in Caloocan City.
The DICT has called on lawyers and key staff of the IBP to avail of digital signatures for the electronic signing of pleadings, ensure the integrity of legal documents, and protect lawyers during when practicing their profession online.
