Diosdado “Dado” Banatao, a Filipino entrepreneur and engineer whose innovations helped shape the modern personal computer and whose success in Silicon Valley inspired generations of Filipinos, has died. He was 79.
The Supreme Court (SC) has held that bank deposits remain confidential, but the Cybercrime Prevention Act allows disclosure of certain information for cybercrime investigations.
Data from the DICT showed that the most common cybercrimes recorded in the country were online libel, illegal access, and computer-related identity theft.
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has formally turned over the locally developed Controller Operated Battle Ready Armament (Cobra) system to the Department of National Defense (DND) and the Philippine Army.
Prior to his appointment, lawyer Johann Carlos S. Barcena served as executive director at the Office of the Commissioner under the Governance Commission for Government Owned and Controlled Corporations (GCG).
The House of Representatives on Wednesday, Dec. 3, approved on third and final reading a measure requiring telecom providers to roll over unused prepaid or postpaid internet data or convert them into rebates.
The government is laying the groundwork for the entry of new foreign telecommunications firms, with the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) confirming strong interest from overseas operators ahead of the release of new policy frameworks.
During a recent budget hearing, Sen. Risa Hontiveros questioned the Department of Information and Communications Technology’s original plan to pursue direct contracting.
Growth is being fueled by booming e-commerce, rising digital payments, and rapid adoption of artificial intelligence (AI), according to the latest e-Conomy SEA 2025 report by Google, Temasek, and Bain & Company.
The European Union has awarded the Philippines a €22.6-million (around ₱1.4-billion) Digital Economy Package to accelerate the country’s digital transformation, strengthen cybersecurity, and expand the use of artificial intelligence in government services.
