The Cooperative Development Authority (CDA)'s "Co-opbiz", an online global marketplace for its cooperative members, was formally launched on June 28 at Novotel Manila Araneta City in Quezon City. (COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY) It can be accessed at coopbiz.ph. The "Co-opbiz" is an e-commerce...
The country si among several others that have shown slight progress towards achieving global nutrition targets in Asia, according to the global nutrition report (GNR). (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Based on the information provided by the Department of Science and Technology - Science and Technology...
The Department of and Technology-Science and Technology Information Institute (DOST-STII) and Advanced Science and Technology Institute (DOST-ASTI) has inked a partnership in an aim to continuously improve hybrid learning in areas that are unserviceable by local telcos and internet providers....
Senator Grace Poe has called on the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) and the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) to increase their efforts to halt rampant text scams victimizing many unsuspecting mobile phone users in the country Poe, chairwoman of the Senate...
Still misunderstood since it wreaked havoc in the 1980s, this epidemic keeps spreading through shame, secrecy, and silence Northern Samar is stepping up its drive against human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) to rid the province of the illness. The local...
TECH4GOOD Monchito Ibrahim We have been saying for so long now that we are an attractive country to invest in because of our large, young, talented, and English-speaking workforce. But is it ready to make the Philippines become a potent global player as the world economy starts embracing Industry...
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), on Monday, May 2, inaugurated its Robinsons Magnolia office, aiming to “close digital divide” by providing “extensive” connectivity for Filipinos. (Image courtesy of DICT) The DICT’s Robinson’s Magnolia Office will...
With seven days to go before the May 9 polls, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) already distributed 70 percent of the voters information sheet. Comelec/MB Data from the poll body showed that as of Monday, May 2, the Comelec already distributed 46,004,200 of the 65,709,572 total VIS. Here is the...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) already distributed 43 million voters information sheet (VIS) ahead of the May 9 polls. Comelec/MB "As of yesterday (Saturday), we are already at 43 million out of the 67.4 million," Comelec Commissioner George Garcia said in a forum Sunday, May 1. In the...
Twitter has been part of the information landscape for many years. In only 280 words, messages known as “tweets” have started conversations, influenced opinions, and stirred controversy and disinformation that have affected actions on health issues, commercial initiatives, and other human...
The Fiscal Incentives Review Board (FIRB) is not bowing down to pressure as the interagency body stood firm on its decision that the work-from-home (WFH) setup for registered information technology-business process outsourcing (IT-BPO) firms was only temporary. In a statement on Thursday, April 28,...
More than two years into the pandemic, organizations in the Philippines are now slowly going back to their offices. With Metro Manila and most parts of the country now on Alert Level 1 the most lenient restrictions set by the authorities amid the current health crisis, companies are starting to...
