A new report from LinkedIn has revealed that more women are being hired in leadership roles since 2015, with the largest increase seen in the Philippines among all Asia Pacific (APAC) markets studied.
Sen. Grace Poe has refiled her bill seeking to require Internet service providers (ISPs) to widen their reach and establish a minimum and consistent Internet connection speed.
Globe Telecom, meanwhile, has warned the public about the dangers of over-the-top or OTT messaging platforms such as Viber and Facebook Messenger, which bypass mobile networks and evade SMS blocking.
The Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) bared in a press briefing on Wednesday, July 6, that it will release anytime this quarter the guidelines that would prohibit property developers from having exclusive deals with just one broadband or Internet service provider (ISP) for tenants of condominiums and residents of subdivisions.
During the turnover ceremony on Monday, July 4, Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) secretary Ivan John E. Uy emphasized the importance of improving Philippine e-governance by making public transactions more efficient through digitalization.
One year after its entry as the telco industry’s third major player, Dito has captured 1% of the market’s subscriber base, behind Globe’s 87.4 million and Smart’s 70.3 million.
Online news website Rappler said it will appeal the order of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) affirming the revocation of its registration because of violation on foreign ownership in mass media.
Local tech startup Quicksilver Satcom Ventures — funded by social impact venture capital fund Ignite Impact Fund — is seeking to increase Internet penetration in far-flung and underserved areas in the country through the use of satellite technology.
The Supreme Court made the ruling as it sustained the conviction of a petitioner for violation of the Anti-Child Pornography Act, rejecting his claim that the chat thread presented as evidence against him should be excluded since the same was obtained in violation of his right to privacy.
