Malacanang on Friday, Jan. 6, said the Commission on Elections (Comelec) should come clean to maintain its credibility following an adverse finding by the National Privacy Commission (NPC) on the hacking of Comelec?s voter database ? dubbed as ?Comeleak? -- weeks before the May 2016 national elections.
Sen. Loren Legarda has filed a bill creating the Philippine Space Agency (PSA), an agency that will address all national issues and activities related to space science and technology applications.
Local telco Globe Telecom announced it has hammered out a partnership with the Cauayan City government to deliver world-class Internet services, as well as create a digital cashless ecosystem, which will be undertaken through GCash.
NPC commissioner Raymond Liboro gave proposals on how to make the bill attuned to the provisions of Republic Act 10173, or the Data Privacy Act of 2012. He said one of these is the classification of personal information as ?personal data? that will encompass all sensitive personal information of individuals which are exempted from the bill?s coverage.
The National Privacy Commission (NPC) said it is recommending that Internet users change the passwords of their email and social media accounts as part of their new year?s resolutions.
Japanese tech titan Fuji Xerox has unveiled in the Philippines what it dubbed ?Smart Work Gateway (SWG)? concept to help small and medium enterprises in their digital transformation journey.
Logistics and remittance brand LBC Express has signed an agreement with India-based Ramco Systems to deploy the latter's human resources (HR) and payroll software solution.
Members of the House committee on transportation have questioned the viability and capability of the new electric trains of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) because of the coaches? low speed.
Sen. Franklin M. Drilon has sponsored Senate Bill No. 1280 seeking to amend the 36-year-old Corporation Code, with the objective of making the Philippines conducive to doing business under a system of good corporate governance.
