More than half of Filipino workers are using mostly general skills that are not attuned to the modern technology-driven world, according to a recent study of state think tank Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS).
The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Agreement, which will take effect early this year, is the first free trade agreement (FTA) of the Philippines with comprehensive provisions on e-commerce.
In a statement, BHW party-list representative Angelica Natasha Co said the debunked Comelec hacking claim “is an attempt to cast seeds of doubt in the minds of the public on an IT matter that is beyond their understanding.”
As to the fears that the legislation might trample on freedom of speech, Maria Ressa argued that it is the algorithm of the distribution channels that are seeking to be controlled and not the content.
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has also reminded banks and e-wallet providers to enhance their surveillance and monitoring measures to deter digital vote-buying and selling schemes in relation to the upcoming elections in May 2022.
The unveiling was made to coincide with the 125th anniversary of the martyrdom of Dr. Jose Rizal -- the reason why the 3D statue is also 12.5 feet in height.
New privacy commissioner John Henry Naga said the National Privacy Commission (NPC) is investigating whether BDO’s aging IT system had sufficient technical, organizational, and physical safeguards in place to prevent the unauthorized disclosure of personal information.
National Privacy Commission (NPC) deputy commissioner John Henry Naga has been appointed as the new chair of the data privacy agency while Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) undersecretary Emmanuel “Manny” Caintic has been designated as the acting secretary at the ICT agency, a highly-placed source told Newsbytes.PH.
