Technology News From The Philippines
According to Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) secretary Ramon Lopez, the year-to-date online business registration has now reached 80,000 from just 2,000 in the first quarter of the year.
Trending Covid-19 case data is visible at the country level for all 220 countries and territories that Google Maps supports including the Philippines, along with province and city-level data where available.
There are now more than 40 million unique YouTube viewers in the Philippines each month, as more Filipinos tucked into their homes watching videos on how to be a better plantito or plantita, among other growing niche passions.
Internet giant Google has confirmed that it pulled out an outsourced work from the Cebu operations of BPO firm Sykes after a few employees were caught converting online gift cards into bitcoins.
The package of initiatives also include the national deployment, in partnership with DepEd of Google’s Suite for Education.
Safe Folder is a secure 4-digit PIN-encrypted folder that allows people to store important documents, images, videos and audio files, keeping their personal files safe from being opened or accessed by others.
Google Philippines is urging Filipino educators to join this year’s Virtual Innovator Academy (VIA20), a global community of educators who advocates the use of technology to solve challenges around education.
Google announced on Thursday, April 16, a Journalism Emergency Relief Fund to deliver urgent aid to thousands of small, medium, and local news publishers globally including the Philippines.
