The government lifted the looming ban on Discord following productive negotiations on online safety compliance and child protection standards. The decision, announced Thursday by the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) and the Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC), prevents a prolonged shutdown of the popular messaging platform in the country.
Singapore-based cleantech company BioMetallica is sizing up the Philippines for a potential urban mining facility that would recover valuable metals from electronic waste and other industrial materials, according to the Board of Investments (BOI).
TP Philippines, formerly known as Teleperformance, is opening more than 10,000 customer expert positions nationwide, adding to its 60,000-strong workforce as the company expands its footprint in the country’s information technology-business process management (IT-BPM) sector.