The combined forces of the SEC Enforcement and Investor Protection Department (EIPD) and PNP’s Anti-Cybercrime Group (ACG) arrested the officers of Decentra while in the act of soliciting investments from the public without the requisite license during a seminar or business presentation in a hotel in Quezon City.
The United Nations Convention on the Use of Electronic Communications in International Contracts (UNECC) aims to facilitate the use of electronic communications in international trade by ensuring that contracts concluded and other communications exchanged electronically are as valid and enforceable as their traditional paper-based equivalents.
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has called on e-commerce platforms to adopt the guidelines issued by the government and improve their existing system to ensure that the 20% discount is given to senior citizens and persons with disabilities.
IBPAP attributed the upsurge to three factors: (1) pent-up demand from global customers, (2) higher confidence in work-from-home (WFH) setups by clients in contact centers and business process services, and (3) growth in emerging sub-segments like e-commerce, fintech, healthcare, and technology.
In fact, the National Privacy Commission (NPC) said educational institutions may even process personal data to achieve the purposes within its educational framework without the need for consent of the data subject.
After updating its screening process for online lending apps to help address the proliferation of predatory lending, Google will soon require advertisers offering cryptocurrency exchanges and wallets targeting the Philippine audience to present proof of their registration or license to operate in the country.
Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) acting secretary Manny Caintic said on Tuesday, May 31, said he is now preparing to hand over the reins to lawyer Ivan John Uy who has been named as the agency’s new secretary under the incoming administration of President-elect Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.
The Philippines is set to be the first country in Southeast Asia to avail the services of Starlink broadband service which provides a low-Earth orbit satellite system designed to deliver broadband Internet connectivity with speeds between 100 to 200 Megabits per second (Mbps).
The law would also hold accountable and liable telecom companies, media platforms and Internet services providers for their failure to block, remove, and take other proper actions to ensure the prosecution and conviction of the perpetrators.
The Supreme Court (SC) has admonished a La Union regional trial court (RTC) judge “to be more circumspect in his professional and personal dealings in social media” for posting on his Facebook account photos showing him half-dressed and revealing his tattoos on his upper body.
