A new study has revealed the countries with the most and least Internet restrictions in the world and Philippines ranked among the top 10 least restricted countries, with an Internet restriction score of 5.13/10.
Supreme Court chief justice Alexander G. Gesmundo noted that online legal advice and dispute resolution, much like those provided by consumer-based Internet companies, have apparently reduced legal services to a mere commodity in the virtual marketplace.
After initially being excluded in the list of bypassed Cabinet members who were reappointed by Pres. Ferdinand Marcos Jr., Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) secretary Ivan John Uy has been formally reappointed and took his oath of office on Thursday, Oct. 6, in Malacanang.
Ivan John Uy, the secretary of the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), was not among the bypassed Cabinet members who were reappointed by Pres. Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Tuesday, Oct. 4, in Malacañang.
From last year’s 51st rank, the Philippines slumped to 59th place in the newly released 2022 Global Innovation Index (GII) which studied 132 economies worldwide.
Northern Samar representative Paul Ruiz Daza raised the problem of delayed issuance of the National ID cards and asked how the DICT can help the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) solve the matter.
During a recent Senate hearing, Sen. Robin Padilla broached the possibility of crafting a law that would allow the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) to act against inappropriate content on online streaming platforms.
