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.
Under the bill, the Philippine Space Agency office and its research facilities will be housed in at least 30 hectare of land within the Clark Special Economic Zone in Pampanga and Tarlac.
The proposed law seeks to create ICT Centers (ICTCs), or ICT Hubs, in every legislative district in the country with the view of enhancing the access of every Filipino to information.