A new report from Nomura Research Institute (NRI) has shown the remarkable preference for e-wallets among Filipinos, undeterred by the issues they have encountered in the ever-evolving digital payment landscape.
In line with the issuance of its advisory, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said it will request assistance from the National Telecommunication Commission (NTC) and the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) to block access to Binance in the Philippines.
Embattled online cryptocurrency exchange Binance has ceased its marketing efforts in the Philippines after the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a public advisory against the company for operating without a license in the country.
A new study from telecom firm Telenor Asia has revealed that Filipinos are most likely to have their mobile on them at all times, with 24% saying they are never without it, compared to the regional average of 14%.
The “Horizon Philippines” initiative seeks to catalyze the creation of new intellectual property assets through a collaboration platform for startups in three vital Philippine industries -- BPO, overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), and electronics assembly.
The 2023 Asia Scam Report released at the 1st Anti-Scam Asia Summit in Taipei revealed that the shopping scam rate in the Philippines reached 35.9 percent -- the highest among 11 Asian countries surveyed.
Sen. Grace Poe, the budget sponsor of the DICT, said instead of granting the agency a P300-million confidential fund, the amount of P280 million was put in a line item budget “so that it’s easier for us to be able to monitor it.”
US-based meteorology company Atmo has signed a memorandum of agreement with the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) to build a high-resolution weather forecasting system for the Philippines using artificial intelligence (AI) technology.
Senators Chiz Escudero and Allan Peter Cayetano are backing the proposal to expand and strengthen the role of the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB), including the power to block inappropriate contents on video streaming platforms that do not fit the moral values of Filipinos.
A subdomain of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) website that appeared to be related to the Office of the Command Inspector General (OCIG) of the Communications, Electronics and Information Systems Service (CEISSAFP) was reported by the group Deep Web Konek to have been defaced Monday afternoon, Nov. 13.
