Noting that media organizations are still not agreeable to the rewording of a provision in the Data Privacy Act, Sen. Edgardo Angara explained that the law exempts journalists from being penalized for publishing ?leaked? information vital to public interest.
The House of Representatives passed on third and final reading a bill that defines and punishes cybercrime, completing the triumvirate of ICT legislations that Congress has approved this year.
The Superfund for Science and Engineering Scholarships is targeted to raise P5 billion in five years to encourage and enable the best and brightest Filipino youths to pursue studies and careers in science and engineering (S&E).
The head of ICT councils in the Philippines has warned that crucial ICT bills passed by Congress recently are in danger of ?going into waste? if the government would continue to drag its foot in approving it.
With the escalation of hostilities between Chinese and Filipino hackers in cyberspace, the Philippine government has released a statement on Tuesday saying it is "not condoning nor encouraging" the retaliatory attacks by local hacker groups.
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) on Friday said the there is a growing concern in the surge of so-called ?lifestyle diseases? in the local BPO industry.
