The House of Representatives has approved on second reading a measure requiring the mandatory installation of speed limiter in public utility and certain types of vehicles.
The Board of Investment (BOI) is all set for the soft launch on Aug. 19 of the One Window Network (OWN), a cloud-based portal system that allow investors to lodge queries and concerns online.
Although it seemed like that it was only complying with an order from the Philippine government, Uber?s act of applying for registration on Aug. 17 as a TNC or transport network company marked a major milestone as this is the first time that the US-based firm is applying for accreditation.
The Philippines has more than enough talent and expertise to meet the demand of various technology start-ups, whose expected influx will turn the country into the next "Silicon Valley" of the world.
With a senator expressing his dismay on the delay of its issuance, the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) formally released on Thursday, Aug. 13, its memorandum order on Internet speed and standards in the country.
Smartmatic won the public bidding for the 23,000 machines after offering a bid of P2.2 billion (P1.7 billion for lease; P500 million for option to purchase) and offered P7.862 billion (P6.286 billion for lease and P1.576 billion for option to purchase) for the 70,977 OMR machines.
The Philippine operations of outsourcing giant Accenture announced that it has increased its maternity leave benefit to 120 calendar days of paid leave, from the statutory requirement of 60 days for normal delivery.
Twelve agencies from the government have already submitted their "Agency Data Inventories" to the open data task force and are currently available to the public.
To be launched in conjunction with ?Geeks on a Beach,? the roadmap provides a framework for developing the Philippine startup ecosystem, which mainly consists of Internet-related innovation.
