The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has declared that it will prioritize the establishment of an ecosystem of e-mobility solutions for the country's transportation sector since fuel prices have skyrocketed anew.
Re-electionist senator Leila M. de Lima made the call after it was found that the wife of Police Lt. Col. Ryan Jay Orapa, the chief of NCRPO Drug Enforcement Unit, is a shareholder of POV Security Agency, Inc. which has an existing contract with e-sabong operator Pitmaster Group.
The Supreme Court (SC) has dismissed for lack of merit the petition for certiorari of former Optical Media Board (OMB) chair Ronald “Ronnie” Ricketts seeking the dismissal of graft charges against him in connection with his alleged failure to institute charges against those arrested for possession of pirated digital video discs (DVDs) and video compact discs (VCDs) during a raid in 2010.
As for the performance of major cell phone manufacturers, the report found that devices from Apple had the fastest median download speed at 32.84 Mbps.
The enrolled copies of the bills on the registration of subscriber identity module (SIM) cards and the Electric Vehicle Industry Development Act were transmitted to Malacañang last March 15 and 17, respectively, for the president’s signing.
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) has unveiled the PhilSysQR Code Verification System that would authenticate the embedded QR code in the Philippine ID system.
Vice-presidential candidate and senator Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan issued the appeal as Facebook's parent firm, Meta, took down hundreds of accounts and pages in the Philippines for engaging in various malicious and dangerous activities, thus, violating the social media site's policies.
The DICT is set to provide cloud hosting of the Comelec’s online services, which includes the Registration Status Verifier, Precinct Finder, Online Voter Certification Application, and the National and Local Election Results Website.
DOST-PCIEERD director Enrico Paringit said that while each city is unique in terms of its needs and goals for smart city development, their technologies should still have a common ground.
Epson Philippines has also partnered with World Wildlife Fund for Nature (WWF) Philippines to create a three-dimensional virtual museum showcasing various habitats and how they are affected by climate change.
