As the country celebrates the 20th anniversary of the Internet in the Philippines, one of the persons responsible in making that milestone a reality said that while the cost of going online has gone down tremendously over the last two decades, the cost of data access should still go down in order for more Filipinos to have access to the Internet.
Pres. Aquino gave the assurance during the 46th commencement exercises and 50th anniversary of the school on Wednesday. Unlike all other science high schools in the country which are under the Department of Education, the PSHS ? known to students and the public as ?Pisay? ? is under the Department of Science and Technology (DOST).
Access to broadband could be the universal catalyst that lifts developing countries out of poverty and puts access to health care, education, and basic social services within reach of all, according to the UN Broadband Commission for Digital Development.
The Filipino students took home a prize of $750 for their study "Communect: Secure Community Connection Using OpenBTS as an Alternative Base Station," which was presented at the regional event held at the Korea University in Seoul, South Korea last March 11 to 13.
The latest technologies and how to comply with the Bureau of Internal Revenue's (BIR) tech-related tax regulations are among the two main things that many business leaders in the Philippines want to learn about.
The Philippines joined the 17th Clock Tower School International Mathematics Contest, held from March 20 to 23 in the capital city of Ramnicu Valcea in Valcea, Romania.
DBM secretary Florencio B. Abad said the initial implementation of the Aquino administration?s Cashless Purchase Card System program is the first step in preventing unliquidated spending in government, especially in light of a Commission on Audit (COA) announcement that P5 billion in state funds have yet to be accounted for.
