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The 71-year old Honasan revealed that the 74-year old Rio is his baptismal godbrother, childhood friend and mentor at the Philippine Military Academy.

Long-time observers of the local ICT industry said they are hoping Honasan would bring in more experienced and competent underlings who can help him tackle the issues that the ICT sector is currently facing.

In January, the DICT said it wanted to reduce to seven days the process of issuance of permits for telcos in compliance with Republic Act 11032 or the Ease of Doing Business Act. Currently, it takes eight months to secure at least 25 necessary permits and documents on building towers.

Democracy.Net.PH co-founder Pierre Tito Galla said the rollout of the cell towers and supporting infrastructure will help improve the delivery of Internet and mobile services in the provinces.

The investment means SCI will now be bringing blockchain-powered solutions and services for the 4,000 domestic partners of Cebuana Lhuillier.

The agency said it will release a memorandum circular on child online protection and will be seeking inputs from technology providers.

The World Bank also noted that digital payments adoption is lagging in Southeast Asia compared to other parts of the world.

DTI secretary Ramon Lopez said AI can become a great equalizer wherein educated, highly skilled, and highly motivated young Filipinos can make their mark.

The bill also seeks to create the Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA).

The jobs will be based in Amazon?s dedicated customer service centers in Cebu and Manila.