With the completion of Phase 1 of the much-touted National Broadband Plan (NBP), Sen. Grace Poe said the Filipino people are looking forward to the government's promised 200 megabits per second (Mbps) Internet speed for state agencies and departments.
Only five percent of respondents in the Philippines reported using a single private or public cloud in 2021, down from 51 percent in 2019 – establishing hybrid cloud as the dominant IT architecture.
The Gobi-Core Philippine Startup Ecosystem Report 2021 said with the growing number of investments in the local market, the Philippine startup ecosystem has begun changing for the better.
Sen. Franklin Drilon expressed his concern that the National Task Force to End Local Armed Conflict (NTF ELCAC) has a higher budget of P30 billion compared to the DOST’s 2022 budget of P23.793 billion.
The BSP made the pronouncement following reports that local banks are refusing to accept the PhilSys ID as a valid proof of identity because it does not feature a signature of the ID holder.
SEC chair Emilio Aquino said the agency is currently crafting new guidelines that will allow online lending and financing companies to better address the needs of borrowers and plug loopholes that give rise to abusive and predatory practices.
The latest report from mobile metrics firm Opensignal has shown that Smart Communications is still the country’s fastest operator although third telco player is making significant gains.
Independent ICT policy researcher Grace Mirandilla-Santos said the IRR contains some very good provisions that underline the important role of satellite in the digital infrastructure ecosystem.
