Communications & Technology

Business enterprises across the country are shifting focus, from simply adopting new technologies to delivering tangible business outcomes, according to Meralco subsidiary whose TechTalk series serves as the platform guiding this transition.

Philippine tax technology startup Taxumo is expanding beyond freelancers and small businesses into the enterprise market, aiming to turn mandatory electronic invoicing into a growth engine that could eventually rival its tax-filing business.

Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Secretary Henry Aguda has committed to a seamless handover following his resignation, assuring the public that key digital programs and department operations will continue without disruption.

The Philippines recorded the region’s highest reported use of e-wallets for scam payments, with 74 percent of Filipino scam victims who lost money saying they paid through digital wallets, compared with a 34 percent ASEAN average, according to a report by the ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO).

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has confirmed accepting the resignation of Information and Communications Technology Secretary Henry Aguda, while ruling out for now the possible transfer of Public Works Secretary Vince Dizon back to the Department of Transportation (DOTr).