Created by IBM in 2011 and first implemented in public schools in New York, the P-TECH program creates a direct path between high school, college, and career by linking the education sector with local companies.
With the adoption of a ?game-changing? labor policy through the passage of the Telecommuting Act, the government is urging telecommunication companies to level up their game to provide reliable Internet connection for workers.
Under the draft memorandum circular crafted by presidential adviser on ICT Ramon Jacinto, a maximum of two independent tower companies may be registered by the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) in the first four years of the implementation of the policy.
The Benguet Electric Cooperative (Beneco), which was earlier tapped by the government to serve as an Internet service provider in the Cordillera region, said it has entered into a business partnership with broadband provider Converge ICT.
Acting DICT secretary Eliso M. Rio Jr. said Duterte?s support goes beyond the recently-concluded new major player awarding, which had another petition filed before the Supreme Court seeking to nullify the entire selection process.
The Intellectual Property Office (IPOPHL) should have the power to disable access to websites that are being used to infringe on copyrights or facilitate copyright infringement, according to Kabayan party-list representative Ron P. Salo, who is pushing for the passage of House Bill 8001.
The bill provides for the establishment of the Philippine Space Development and Utilization Policy (PSDUP) that shall serve as the country?s primary strategic roadmap for space development and shall embody the country?s central goal of becoming a space-capable and space-faring nation within the next decade.
