Asean member-countries and Japan have vowed to enhance the cybersecurity cooperation among them, saying cybersecurity has a crucial role to play in promoting economic activities and strengthening connectivity in the region.
The National Bureau of Investigation indicted on Monday the chief of the Technology Resource Center and his predecessor, as well as two other employees of the agency, accusing of them of taking kickbacks for projects coursed through the TRC using the Priority Development Assistance Fund of legislators.
Reflecting the global trend in international travel, immigration personnel at the country?s international airports will no longer require travelers to present printed copies of their onward or return tickets. Instead, passengers can just show their electronic tickets or e-tickets that can be viewed via mobile devices such as smartphones or tablets.
Exports of electronic products posted its first positive growth for this year due to increased demand from major trading partners such as China, Singapore, Japan, Hong Kong, and the US.
The Philippines dramatically improved its ranking this year by six places by placing 59th from 65th last year in the Global Competitiveness Report 2013-2014, which was released by the World Economic Forum on Sept. 4, Wednesday.
In particular, Sen. Miriam Defensor Santiago called for a program similar to the Open Government Initiative started in 2009 by the Obama administration. Under the initiative, the US government developed a website called Data.gov that makes government data available to everyone.
The Laguna facility is the fourth overall for IBM in two years following similar launches in Pampanga and Davao in 2012 and then Naga City in the Bicol region last May.
Undeterred by the current controversy on the P10-billion pork barrel scam, Malacanang has submitted to Congress a proposed 2014 national budget which contains an option for legislators to provide free Internet access in public places using their Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF).
For reporting a major vulnerability flaw in Facebook, a Cebu-based IT security professional has been rewarded $4,500 (about P195,000) under the social networking giant?s ?bug bounty program?.
To further expand the capability of the Philippines in the outsourcing arena, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) recently launched an English language training software for Filipinos considering a career in the BPO industry.
