House Bill 10388, which was approved on third reading in the last Congress but fell short of reaching the bicameral level, sought to require developers to properly provision ICT facilities for telcos, removing a hurdle they would often face in building cell sites.
Department of Finance (DOF) secretary Benjamin Diokno has urged the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to continue expanding the country’s capital market through digitalization to support economic growth.
A new report from LinkedIn has revealed that more women are being hired in leadership roles since 2015, with the largest increase seen in the Philippines among all Asia Pacific (APAC) markets studied.
Sen. Grace Poe has refiled her bill seeking to require Internet service providers (ISPs) to widen their reach and establish a minimum and consistent Internet connection speed.
Globe Telecom, meanwhile, has warned the public about the dangers of over-the-top or OTT messaging platforms such as Viber and Facebook Messenger, which bypass mobile networks and evade SMS blocking.
The Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) bared in a press briefing on Wednesday, July 6, that it will release anytime this quarter the guidelines that would prohibit property developers from having exclusive deals with just one broadband or Internet service provider (ISP) for tenants of condominiums and residents of subdivisions.
During the turnover ceremony on Monday, July 4, Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) secretary Ivan John E. Uy emphasized the importance of improving Philippine e-governance by making public transactions more efficient through digitalization.
One year after its entry as the telco industry’s third major player, Dito has captured 1% of the market’s subscriber base, behind Globe’s 87.4 million and Smart’s 70.3 million.
Online news website Rappler said it will appeal the order of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) affirming the revocation of its registration because of violation on foreign ownership in mass media.
