Over 400 complaints of alleged harassment and shaming by various mobile online lending operators have swamped the National Privacy Commission (NPC) recently, with borrowers crying foul over perceived reputational harm and abuse of their data privacy rights.
The bill, filed by Kabayan party-list representative Ron Salo, seeks to establish a Philippine Data Interconnectivity System that shall “serve as the master database" of all government data.
Smartmatic VP for global services Elie Moreno earlier said the Comelec had complete control of the VCMs as it has chosen to exercise its option to purchase the machines used in the 2016 elections.
The National Privacy Commission (NPC) is looking into social media reports alleging that some candidates running for the midterm elections were able to access personal information of voters without their consent.
The rollout of the fiber optic cables will also form part of the DICT's Free Public Wi-Fi network to reach the unserved and underserved areas in the country.
Filipino developers who will be able to secure a slot in the program will be flown to Google Asia-Pacific office in Singapore for two all-expenses-paid bootcamps.
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) officially introduced its hybrid electric train (HET) to the public through an inaugural run on Wednesday morning, April 24, from the Alabang to Binan station of the Philippine National Railways (PNR).
