Called ?ONE Philippines Act?, the bill highlights the role of national government agencies, particularly the Information Communications Technology Office (ICT Office) of the DOST and the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC), in creating a new system of providing access to information, which includes IT infrastructure where both the private players and government can invest in.
A lawmaker is calling for the regulation of online gambling, stressing that easy access to the Internet has exposed minors to gambling. At present, there is no existing law to monitor Internet gambling.
Though deemed highly successful, the government?s tech-driven disaster preparedness and mitigation program -- Project Noah (Nationwide Operational Assessment of Hazards) -- needs more scientists and advanced equipment so it can deliver more responsive and accurate information and alerts.
Trading activity from online investors also grew in 2013 with their share to total number of trades in the stock market growing to 29.3 percent in 2013 from 28.2 percent in 2012. In terms of value traded, online trading turnover went up by 23.9 percent in 2013 representing 6.1 percent of total regular market trades.
After displaying one of its best performances ever in last year's International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) with three bronze medals and two honorable mentions, the Philippine team in this year's IMO took home a silver, two bronzes, and two honorable mentions -- the best feat the country ever had since joining the world's hardest math competition.
Smart Communications, Sun Cellular, and Globe Telecom said network coverage has been restored in areas battered by Typhoon Glenda. However, there are still service disruptions caused mainly by loss of commercial power, transmission interruptions because of fiber cuts, and misaligned microwave radios.
Emerson Process Management, a unit of St. Louis, Missouri-based tech giant Emerson, recently opened a new engineering and service center in Ortigas complex in Pasig City as part of its effort to provide regional expertise, support, training, and services for customers globally.
Sen. Paolo Benigno ?Bam? Aquino, who is slowly emerging as an ICT advocate in the Senate, has filed a resolution seeking to conduct an inquiry on the progress made by the national roadmap for e-commerce since the passage of the E-Commerce Law 14 years ago.
SAP Philippines managing director Darren Rushworth said the facility will initially hire 50 people and aims to double the headcount by next year. The plan is under the company's project Nucleus, which is a call center but is more sales-oriented.
A bill has been filed in the House of Representatives increasing the graveyard shift pay of business process outsourcing (BPO) employees from 10 percent to 25 percent of their basic salary. The existing applicable provision in the Labor Code only mandates an additional pay of 10 percent for work done from 10 pm to 6 am.
