The Philippines needs 19,000 more scientists working in both government and private sector to turn the country into a significant force in research and development, according to Sen. Paulo Benigno ?Bam? Aquino IV.
The Philippines is seeking designation as an International Searching Authority and International Preliminary Examining Authority under the Patent Cooperation Treaty.
With the National Broadband Plan (NBP) expected to take three years to finish, Sen. Paulo Benigno ?Bam? Aquino IV urged the government to focus also on getting more competition by encouraging more players to join the market to improve the country's Internet speed.
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said it is targeting to launch the country?s second micro-satellite, the Diwata -2, by the second quarter of 2018.
According to the custom analysis of Alexa Data, there are over 22 million visits to infringing websites in the Philippines, compared to 18 million visits to the top three legal sites for movies and shows.
Online gaming industry accounts for second highest demand for office spaces this year, next only to the business process outsourcing sector which controls 38 percent of the total demand.
Acudeen Technologies was awarded for its innovative solution that turns SMEs invoices into cash through discounting of their receivables, providing them with necessary working capital they are not getting from the banks.
The House of Representatives has approved on third and final reading a bill seeking to renew and expand the legislative franchise of a local telecom firm into a full-fledged wireless and broadband operator.
