Communications & Technology
DICT brings free internet, digital aid to remote Palawan areas
The Department of Information and Communications Technology has expanded free internet services to remote island communities across Palawan, activating 621 Wi-Fi hotspots in 207 public schools to help bridge the digital divide.
Telcos push unified industry approach to protect critical infrastructure
Members of the National Telecommunications Security Council (NTSC) are calling for a unified "whole of industry" approach to safeguard telecommunications facilities, especially when disasters strike.
Marcos Jr. signs EO 119 modernizing gov’t data rules and set data reaidency framework
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has signed Executive Order No. 119, updating the country’s outdated government data system and putting in place a formal data residency framework to better protect official information while drawing more investments to the digital economy. The new policy replaces Memorandum Circular No. 78, a 1964 guideline designed for paper records, with a modern system built to suit current digital tools including cloud computing and artificial intelligence.
Globe secures P10-B Land Bank loan for network investments and debt management
Globe Telecom, Inc., the Ayala-led telecommunications firm, has obtained a P10-billion term loan from the Land Bank of the Philippines to fund its capital spending program, refinance existing obligations, and cover general corporate needs.
Proposed US reshoring bills pose little immediate threat, says IBPAP
The Philippine information technology and business process management (IT-BPM) industry sees little immediate risk from two proposed US bills designed to bring outsourced jobs back to America, saying both measures have stalled in Congress and mirror earlier anti-offshoring proposals that never became law.
