The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has releaseed P600 million to cover the funding requirements for the Government Integrated Financial Management Information System (GIFMIS), the Aquino administration?s information technology (IT) system for integrating all public financial management processes.
Pointwest Technologies, a Filipino-owned software development house, was recently named the ?Best Filipino-Owned Company of the Year? at the recently concluded 2014 International ICT Awards Philippines. Former chair of the National ICT Confederation of the Philippines (NICP) and Bacolod City councilor Jocelle Batapa-Sigue, meanwhile, bagged this year's ICT-Business Process Management (BPM) Individual Contributor Award.
Covered by the proposed act are banks, department stores, shopping malls, colleges and universities, gasoline stations, pawnshops, lending institutions, and convenience stores, among other.
The Dream Project aims to generate high-resolution 3D maps of flood prone areas nationwide through Light Detection and Ranging (Lidar) technology that can be used by local government units for evacuation of residents during natural disasters, hazard assessment and quick disaster response measures.
In a privilege speech meant to mark International Women's Day, Sen. Loren Legarda on Monday, March 10, said that while the Philippines has been gaining success in empowering women, challenges remain and new ones have arisen, including cyber pornography.
LivingSocial said it has appointed Patricia Famador as the new country chief for the Philippines. She will replace departing managing director, Jojo A?onuevo, effective March 7, 2014.
The company said that its U-Bix Imaging Center (UIC) can fill the gap on digitizing public records, which is now a high priority of the Aquino administration.
Sorsogon representative Evelina G. Escudero said an inquiry is in order given the increasing popularity in the country of e-cigarette smoking as a substitute to real cigarettes as well as a means to quit smoking.
Malacanang on Tuesday, Feb. 18, said it did not receive any e-mail from Michael Christian Martinez?s mother requesting for financial aid from the government to meet the expense of preparations for the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.
