A consumer group filed a case on Thursday, Aug. 25, at the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) to revoke the operating licenses of courier firm J&T and its franchise partners due to alleged unlawful business practices.
Department of Finance (DOF) secretary Benjamin Diokno identified digitalization as the key in transforming and eradicating corruption within the government’s two main revenue agencies.
ABS-CBN and TV5 have earlier announced that it was putting the deal on hold to address the issues raised by lawmakers and the NTC on the proposed investment by ABS-CBN for a minority interest in TV5.
Sen. Sonny Angara said during a hybrid committee meeting that a cease-and-desist order may no longer be sufficient to fight digital fraud, which he said is a different type of “beast”.
The BSP, PhilSA, and DOST-ASTI recently kicked off the test deployment of satellite Internet service provider iOne Resources Inc. at the Progressive Bank of Malvar and Rural Bank of Cuenca.
MediaTek country manager for Indonesia and Philippines Cedric Chang announced that the local mobile phone and electronics brand Cherry Mobile will carry MediaTek chips for its 5G-enabled devices: the MediaTek Dimensity 810 for the Cherry Mobile Aqua SV, and the MediaTek Dimensity 700 for the Cherry Mobile Aqua S10 Pro 5G.
Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano on Tuesday, Aug. 16, warned that the procurement of information technology (IT) equipment and services could become a new vehicle for government corruption if no proper investigation is made in the Department of Education (DepEd)'s purchase of allegedly overpriced laptops.
Newly appointed Department of Science and Technology (DOST) secretary Renato Solidum Jr. assured the public that the current programs of the agency will be continued since they are already addressing the current administration’s priority concerns in pumping up the economy.
House Bill 11856, or the proposed “E-Government Act,” tasks the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) to create and promote an E-Government Master Plan to encourage excellence in facilitating the enforcement of all e-government services and processes.
