IPOPHL attributed the increase in application to its expansion of intellectual property satellite offices, as well as the rising number of online filings.
Aangat Tayo party-list representative Harlin Neil J. Abayon III said the government can use the Data Privacy Act to shut down the spread of suicide games and other malevolent activities in cyberspace.
Government agencies have issued a call to parents to monitor their children’s use of the Internet as the so-called "Momo Challenge", an alleged suicide challenge targeting children and adolescents, became viral online.
Under the measure, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) is mandated to create Startup Visas for prospective or current foreign owners, employees, and investors of a startup or startup enabler registered in the Philippines.
However, DICT acting secretary Eliseo M. Rio Jr. has recommended to Pres. Rodrigo Duterte that Monchito Ibrahim be reappointed to his former post as undersecretary.
President Rodrigo R. Duterte has signed a law that will allow mobile users to keep their numbers even after they change service providers or subscription plans.
The DICT said it expects the Mislatel consortium to commence operations after the midterm elections, as both the House of Representatives and Senate still need to reconcile provisions of their respective versions of the resolution approving its franchise.
