Digitalization is transforming the world and has become an integral part of modern society. It plays a crucial role in shaping a country's economic, social, and political landscape. South Korea, for example, has become one of the most technologically advanced countries in the world, with a strong...
A digital and globally competitive nation by 2040? Information and Communications Technology Anna Mae Lamentillo said the DICT is working hand in hand with other government agencies to attain a shared goal: to make the Philippines a “prosperous middle class and globally competitive society” by...
Local banks are in the sights of global fintech platforms provider, Intellect Design Arena, which targets the Philippines as a lucrative "strategic market". Over the short term, in just in a couple of years, the company expects to haul in $10 million revenues per annum, around P546 million, from...
USAID, the principal US government agency to extend assistance to countries, launched a P1 billion digitalization program that aims to digitally transform 30,000 small micro and medium enterprises (MSMEs) over a five-year period. US Ambassador to the Philippines MaryKay Carlson announced the $18...
Despite disruption caused by the pandemic to the agriculture industry, Girlie and her fellow farmers found a way to continue farming and selling their harvests by opening an online shop. With the large number of conglomerates in the country, there are no shortage of philanthropic activities that...
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has launched a management portal system that will connect its electronic data-based documents to its counterparts in the Southeast Asia region. BOC Commissioner Yogi Filemon Ruiz said the project is the Philippine government's commitment to have interconnectivity of...
AboitizPower team members plant a narra tree sapling on the site in Cayanga, Bugallon, Pangasinan province where the company’s 94-MW peak solar power plant will soon rise. The sturdy and durable narra, considered as the Philippines’ national tree, was chosen to symbolize AboitizPower’s strong...
The Philippines' digital transformation must go side-by-side with its continued infrastructure development. (Sam Albury/ Unsplash) Thus, reckoned Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte, who learned from Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Secretary Ivan John Uy...
Albeit inflation, ongoing wars between countries, and the impact of the pandemic, what remains among the Filipino people is good foresight for the Philippines. In the height of tough times, hope is still in the pusong Pinoy . That’s how Issa Litton, the host of Kapihan sa MB, threaded the...
Tougher times are upon us. Filipinos, regardless of economic status, feel the impact of high inflation rates. Apart from the economic struggles, the threat of COVID-19 remains. But with hopeful transformation through the power of technology and innovation, we can retain a positive outlook on the...
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) said it will continue improving its digital capabilities to make the payment and collection of taxes easier. BIR Commissioner Romeo D. Lumagui, Jr. made the assurance to allay concerns of some revenuers and even outsiders that he might not continue the...
FROM THE MARGINS The future is Agriculture 4.0. Slowly but surely, the breakthroughs in technology that have transformed other industries is changing agriculture. Connectivity, mobile adoption, artificial intelligence, and other emerging technologies are transforming the whole agricultural value...
