Manny Pacquiao (left) and Errol Spence Jr. Philippine-based media company TAP Digital Media Ventures Corp. (TAP DMV) has signed a License Agreement with boxing icon Manny Pacquiao to secure Exclusive Broadcast/Exhibition Rights for his upcoming superbout against the undefeated WBC and IBF...
Consumer advocate CitizenWatch Philippines urged business groups to help local government units (LGUs) with digital solutions to strengthen their ongoing COVID-19 response so they can return to normalcy and economic activities. CitizenWatch convenor Atty. Tim Abejo said the ongoing COVID-19...
If the world wants to beat back the COVID-19 pandemic and ensure no one is left behind in the recovery, two issues thrown into sharp relief by the pandemic need attention: digitalization and regional cooperation. Digital transformation Even before COVID-19, the digital revolution was transforming...
Three animation students from the Philippines made the country proud after bagging the 1st runner-up place in an international digital art contest. Animation students win in an international digital art competition. (Photo from iACADEMY) Nicole Anne Argañosa, Elisha Gabrielle Briones, and Mesfin...
Johnson & Johnson (Philippines), Inc., the local unit of one of the world’s leading producers of consumer, pharmaceutical and medical devices, said it will be shifting more resources to digital marketing than the traditional media. Sean Zantua, human resources director of J&J Philippines,...
The Department of Tourism (DOT), through its marketing arm, the Tourism Promotions Board (TPB) has so far disbursed over P100 million to support the projects of destinations that have vowed to focus on "smart tourism" in the country. THEY’RE BACK – Tourists ride boats at Burnham Park in Baguio...
Aliwan Fiesta Digital Queen The Manila Broadcasting Company continues to celebrate inspiring, talented, and beautiful women via the search for Aliwan Fiesta Digital Queen, Year 2! - Open to ladies 16-28 years old, single, with pleasing personality, must have been born biologically female, and...
VIEWS FROM THE RIDGE In March 2020, before COVID-19 came, the Court cautiously tiptoed in using video conferencing to secure the testimonies of persons deprived of liberty (PDLs). Potential legal issues lurked, among them, those arising from the right of the accused “to meet the witnesses face to...
The government continues to roll out its COVID-19 vaccination program (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Health (DOH) reminded local government units (LGUs) to ensure that the list of vaccinated individuals in their jurisdictions will be submitted to the Department of Information and...
Legal issues of BSP’s ‘digital banknote’ initiative MB file After the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) created a Technical Working Group (TWG) in June 2020 as initial research on a possible central bank digital currency (CBDC), it released a more comprehensive study in March this year on...
Digital cities outside Metro Manila aim to create over a hundred thousand local jobs by 2025. So far, of the 31 cities launched under the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT)'s Digital Cities Program, nine have completed their five-year roadmaps. 18062 These include...
As more and more businesses turn to technology to thrive in new environments, Globe Business is expanding its services with a suite of Software-Defined Wide Area Network (SD-WAN) solutions to enable enterprises to improve network management with security, agility, and cost-efficiency....
