Education Secretary Leonor Briones underscored the greater need to protect learners from all forms of abuse especially those that may take place online. (Photo from Unsplash) “The danger is very real. I'm not speaking from just reading statistical reports on how children are harmed,” Briones...
The “Surf2Sawa– Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor (PCUP) Wi-Fi project” or the “free Wi-Fi for all” has been launched in Quezon City, the Commission announced. In a Facebook post on Tuesday, Feb 22, PCUP disclosed that the project was launched on Monday, Feb. 21 at Upper Lilac...
IG Parent's Guide On Safer Internet Day, Meta launched the Instagram Parents Guide to educate Filipino parents on Instagram’s safety features and empower them to initiate conversations with their children on online safety and mental well-being. The Parents Guide is developed with Plan...
Reelectionist Senator Sherwin Gatchalian vowed to pursue the enactment of his measure to develop satellite-based internet technology in the country and expand the powers of the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) to ensure universal access to the web. Gatchalian, chairman...
Daet Bishop Rex Andrew Alarcon, chairman of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines-Episcopal Commission on Youth (CBCP-ECY), has expressed support for the regulation of the use of the internet by children for their own safety and protection. Bp Rex Alarcon (Nico Balbedina/CBCP News)...
Two advocacy groups are calling for stronger measures to curb Online Sexual Abuse and Exploitation of Children (OSAEC), saying that the effort should be integrated among various stakeholders – from the government, private sector, civil society, to the communities and families – as the world...
Cisco Philippines, with the support of business partners Ardent, Azimuth, and volunteer rescue group Team Patola deployed the Cisco Konektado Strategic Emergency Response Vehicle (SERV) at the start of the year to Bohol and Cebu after these areas were devastated by Typhoon Odette. The Konektado...
' Mag-ingat ' always! As the world is on the cusp of building the metaverse, the role of the internet has never been more essential. It has built intangible bridges that connect everyone as people are pushed to keep their distance due to the pandemic. But—and this is not news—it is also a host...
Typhoon Odette displaced more than 1M families as it swept through Visayas and Mindanao last December 16, 2021. While humanitarian and relief operations are ongoing, many families are still left without connectivity as cell towers and fiber cables are being repaired and restored. Cignal Connect...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) cited the low voter turnout as a perennial problem in overseas voting. Comelec/MB "Since the start of overseas voting, that has been our perennial problem, the low voter turnout," Comelec Spokesperson James Jimenez said in a virtual forum. This, he said, is the...
The camp of presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo apologized for the technical difficulties they experienced during Friday’s KBP presidential forum and promised to do better next time. Keeping her calm demeanor, Vice President Leni Robredo flashes the finger heart sign and is still...
Fiber broadband provider Converge ICT Solutions Inc. invested over P100 million to intensify its network security systems to make the internet a safer place, especially for children. To date, Converge has blocked over 20,000 websites featuring child sexual abuse imagery, stopping an average of...
