NEDA director-general Karl Chua said there had been some improvements in the country's broadband performance, but the Philippines can do better as it currently ranks 63 out of 178 countries in terms of broadband speed.
During a congressional hearing on Friday, Comelec spokesperson James Jimenez asked how the Manila Bulletin was able to "verify" the hacking of its servers but the publication was not able to address the query.
The DICT said preliminary findings suggest that a hack was not possible due to the Vote-Counting Machine (VCM) system being offline and the lack of existing data on the Automated Election System (AES) that could be breached.
A study conducted by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has found there is a weak correlation between awareness on smart manufacturing technologies and adoption.
A recent study of the Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) said among the industry’s weaknesses include issues arising from access points, the distrust from using technologies, poor connectivity, and the high cost of Internet in the country.
More than half of Filipino workers are using mostly general skills that are not attuned to the modern technology-driven world, according to a recent study of state think tank Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS).
The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Agreement, which will take effect early this year, is the first free trade agreement (FTA) of the Philippines with comprehensive provisions on e-commerce.
In a statement, BHW party-list representative Angelica Natasha Co said the debunked Comelec hacking claim “is an attempt to cast seeds of doubt in the minds of the public on an IT matter that is beyond their understanding.”
As to the fears that the legislation might trample on freedom of speech, Maria Ressa argued that it is the algorithm of the distribution channels that are seeking to be controlled and not the content.
