The Asean took a major step in harmonizing regional data protection, privacy regulations, and initiatives by launching the first Asean Data Protection and Privacy Forum in Bangkok, Thailand with the Philippines at the helm.
The European Union has urged the Philippine electronics industry to review its existing circular economy principles and practices after finding that some 80% of the pollution and 90% of the manufacturing costs are the result of decisions made at the product design stage.
This is despite the fact that the Philippine Space Agency will be placed under the administrative supervision of the Office of the President (OP) and not as an attached unit of the DOST as originally intended.
Data from Kaspersky revealed that its users in the Philippines were attacked by cybercriminals through the popular attack method called drive-by download.
This is only the second time, after the 58th IMO in 2017, that all six members of the Philippine team won a medal. The Philippines also ranked 31st out of 112 countries, up from last year’s 38th out of 107 countries.
The new law aims to help startups and startup enablers by providing incentives like travel grants, access to a Startup Venture Fund, and assistance in getting visas and business permits.
NEDA chief Ernesto Pernia said the Philippines can benefit from the adoption of digital technology such as analytics, which can help organizations identify problems, come up with solutions, and even create new goods and services.
