Boosting its stock in their bitter war, Smart Communications scored a lopsided 5-0 card against fierce rival Globe Telecom in the latest tests conducted by the NTC during the first quarter of 2013.
Filemon Berba Jr., president of the Philippine Foundation for Science and Technology (PFST), says financial assistance from the private sector is crucial in spreading the importance of science, especially to Filipino high school students.
If New York is the city that never sleeps, the Philippines could very well claim the title as the country that never sleeps ? a somewhat twin complement to its current stature as call center capital of the world.
The consumer market declined 32 percent quarter-on-quarter in 4Q 2012 with 208,000 units recorded. Windows 8 failed to boost PC shipments as anticipated prior to its launch.
The proposed amendments to the Intellectual Property (IP) Code ? embodied in a newly approved bill by Congress but still awaiting Pres. Benigno Aquino III?s signature ? must be struck down because it contains ?unabashed violations on constitutionally protected rights?.
Registered voters whose biometrics had not been captured are now mandated to submit themselves for validation to be conducted by the City or Municipal Election Officers.
The Department of Budget and Management has announced the implementation of the Medium-Term Information and Communications Technology Harmonization Initiative (Mithi), in line with budget preparations for fiscal year 2014.
The national government picked Davao City to launch its new flagship program anchored on ICT (information and communications technology) dubbed "Smarter Philippines", which seeks, among others, to develop "smarter cities" and "smarter countryside across the nation".
But, two IT executives ? former Commission on ICT chair Ivan Uy and former Comelec commissioner Gus Lagman ? said the poll body will be violating the Automated Election Law if it uses the PCOS machines without disclosing its source code.
Dubbed as the Advanced Device and Materials Testing Laboratory (Admatel), the facility houses advanced machines critical to the needs of the semicon industry.
