Senate President Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III on Saturday, Aug 6, slammed the ?inefficient service? of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) after its major computer system bogged down that virtually halted the operations and services at the agency.
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) formally opened on Thursday, Aug. 4, its Virtual Operations Center (VOC) to enhance its disaster management and response capabilities.
With over of the calls being prank and dropped calls received by agents manning Hotline 911 during the first seven hours of the nationwide hotline's operation, Sen. Richard J. Gordon pointed out that now there is even more need for the passage of his SIM card registration bill.
Filipino scientists have stressed that in order for the Philippines to develop a strong science culture, the country must develop strong educational foundation on the university level, get bigger government support, and overhaul its procurement process.
The use of 911 as the new Nationwide Emergency Hotline Number was made possible through a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) signed between the DILG and telecommunications companies which allowed the change of 117 to 911 as the designated national disaster number.
In his message, DOST secretary Fortunato dela Pena said the government under the administration of Pres. Rodrigo Duterte is determined to harness the benefits of science and technology to spur development especially in the countryside to boost inclusive growth.
Although relatively newer compared to open-source technology, cloud computing has soared in use and popularity because of one distinct advantage: applications.
According to web traffic analysis tool StatCounter, 56.4 percent of PCs in the Philippines are still running on Windows 7 or Windows 8.1, both of which are eligible for the free Windows 10 upgrade offer.