Sen. Loren Legarda on Friday, Jan. 12, said that all state universities and colleges (SUCs) will each receive an additional P10 million in their capital outlay this year for the purchase of school equipment and improvement of facilities within their respective campuses.
The law requires all Personal Information Controllers (PICs) to submit an Annual Security Incident Report, even if the PIC concerned does not need to register with the NPC.
In a Facebook post, DICT undersecretary and officer-in-charge Eliseo Rio Jr. said fixed broadband is the weak point of Globe Telecom and Smart Communications and that is where the third player in the local telecom industry should pounce on.
DTI secretary Ramon Lopez said they took into consideration the argument of the telcos that there is still cost involved in maintaining the load if there is no expiration date.
Department of Science and Technology (DOST) secretary Fortunato de la Pena said he hopes Congress would pass more science-related bills in 2018, particularly those that deal with space development.
DICT officer-in-charge Eliseo Rio Jr. said Globe Telecom and Smart Communications reaped a cash windfall with SMS or text messaging a number of years back but did not invest in building cell towers despite the anticipated massive demand for mobile data.
Globe Telecom issued a statement on Friday, December 15, disputing the assertion by the government that the combined capacity of the country?s telcos is only at 2 Tbps.
