The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is expected to complete its review of two more local-owned banks applying for digital bank license next week, the last two slots for authorized digital banks in the country which has been limited to just seven banks. “There are two more in the pipeline. One...
With the inevitable shift to digital education, a local textbook publisher found a way to make its e-books more accessible to learners by offering an affordable e-learning advantage program. (Photo from PIXABAY) To make learning resources more affordable and convenient for students and parents to...
What a challenge to be young at this time! There’s the pandemic, there’s climate change, but short attention spans, gadget-ruined eyes, lazy memory cells, the age of obsolescence, and snowflakes as well AGE OF OBSOLESCENCE Unlike this TV from the 1950s, nothing lasts anymore, not your latest...
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) will stop accepting digital bank license applications by next week and will close the window for three years after limiting the number of digital banks in the country to just seven. “The judgment of the Monetary Board is that we will keep it close for...
Turning public art into technology-infused SM-art The great idea behind public art is that it’s accessible, easily viewed by people from all walks of life as it blends into the urban landscape. It runs counter to the notion of art being elitist, reserved for the few, or even accessible only by...
In compliance with international standards, the Philippines is among the early adopters of the World Health Organization (WHO) digital vaccination certificates, Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Secretary Gregorio B. Honasan II announced Thursday, August 12. Just two...
The local government units (LGUs) may conduct digital payment or tap financial service providers (FSPs) to distribute the financial assistance to residents affected by the implementation of the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) from August 6 to 20, the Department of Social Welfare and Development...
The Aboitiz Group has partnered with the Department of Agriculture (DA) for a nationwide mentoring program that targets to help agriculture-related small and medium enterprises (SMEs) become digital. (Photo courtesy of the Department of Agriculture) In partnership with DA, the Aboitiz Group...
The Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Textile Research Institute (PTRI) is seeking to develop a cloud-based digital apparel prototyping platform that seeks to benefit Filipino textile technologists, designers, manufacturers and customers. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) DOST Secretary...
Some 800 farmers and young Filipinos are set to take up in-depth digital literacy trainings through the Digital Farmers Program (DFP) 102 that will take place next month. FARMERS GO DIGITAL -- A farmer-youth tandem completes the hands-on activity on smartphone familiarization under the Digital...
21518 Mobile wallet and digital payment solutions provider GCash is extending its new remittance service feature, ‘GCash Padala’, to over 40 million active consumers as well as non-app users. Filipinos without any e-wallet accounts can now receive money in real time anywhere in the Philippines...
The “Tumindig” artwork of Filipino artist Tarantadong Kalbo, or Kevin Eric Raymundo in real life, meant to encourage people to register to vote, criticize the government’s failed pandemic response, and air his frustrations. Instead, it snowballed into a resistance fueled by artists, writers,...
