Although it has agreed to reduce its surge pricing as requested by the government, ride-sharing app operator Uber Philippines has asked its partner drivers to write the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) to make known of their opposition to the price cap.
Local telco Globe Telecom announced it has hammered out a partnership with the Cauayan City government to deliver world-class Internet services, as well as create a digital cashless ecosystem, which will be undertaken through GCash.
NPC commissioner Raymond Liboro gave proposals on how to make the bill attuned to the provisions of Republic Act 10173, or the Data Privacy Act of 2012. He said one of these is the classification of personal information as ?personal data? that will encompass all sensitive personal information of individuals which are exempted from the bill?s coverage.
Exercising its regulatory powers for the first time since accrediting the apps-based ride-sharing firms, the government has ordered Uber and Grab to impose a cap on their surge rates amid complaints from commuters that they have imposed exorbitant fare prices.
At the same time, Globe said it has transmitted a total of 11 text messages, warning customers of potential dangers coming from typhoon Nina prior to its landfall.
Based on global statistics for its Parental Control module, the research shows that the most attempts to visit dangerous websites by an underage user were recorded in Israel (775), followed by the UK (460), the US (352), Sweden (345) and Canada (302).
Pres. Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday, Dec. 22, ordered the closure of all online gaming firms, saying the country has no mechanism to regulate online gambling.
Aside from deploying 500 LTE 700 sites, Globe also said it has activated 900 additional LTE sites using the company?s additional spectrum allocation in the 2600 megahertz band.
Nokia and Smart Communications said they have achieved 5G speeds of 2.5 Gigabits per second (Gbps) using 100 MHz with latency of just 1 millisecond for the first time in the Philippines over a ?live? network, in a demo conducted at Nokia Manila Technology Center in Quezon City.
