The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) ordered telecommunications companies to warn their subscribers on scam messages offering fake jobs. (NTC / MANILA BULLETIN) In a memo dated Nov. 19, NTC ordered Digitel Mobile Philippines, Globe Telecom, Smart Communications, and Dito Telecommunity...
Reelectionist Senator Leila De Lima is now seeking a congressional inquiry into the reported sale and use of text blast machines for probable partisan political activities. De Lima said such activity is abusive and dangerous as it hijacks emergency protocol systems to “spam” people with...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Wednesday, September 29, urged telecommunication companies to ensure that mechanisms safeguarding mobile phone subscribers’ personal data are in place as they start the implementation of the Mobile Number Portability Act (MNPA) on September 30. Gatchalian said the...
NTC The National Telecommunications Commission on Tuesday ordered all telecommunications entities to ensure the sufficiency of the number of technical and support personnel and standby generators with extra fuel, tools and spare equipment in the areas forecast to be affected by the incoming...
The Philippines should join the growing list of countries mandating the registration of pre-paid subscriber identity module (SIM) cards to put an end to the prevalence of deceptive modus and online scams, Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said on Wednesday. “Hangga’t walang batas na magpaparusa sa mga...