Senator Risa Hontiveros on Thursday welcomed the House of Representatives’ move to finally pass their own version of the Anti-Online Sexual Abuse and Exploitation of Children (anti-OSAEC) bill. The Senate approved its version of the measure, Senate Bill No. 2209, in May 2021. The House Committee...
Etaily, a fast-growing Philippines-based e-commerce-enabling startup, has closed a US$4.3 million seed extension round, an addition to its initial $1.6 million funding round held in Q2 2021. Etaily, a fast-growing Philippine-based e-commerce-enabling startup, has closed a US$4.3 million seed...
An official of the Department of Education (DepEd) clarified that the payroll of employees remains “intact” amid incidents of online banking scams reported by some of its teachers. (FILE PHOTO / DEPED) “ DepEd payroll system is intact. It was not hacked,” Education Undersecretary for...
A group of teachers sought the assistance of the Department of Education (DepEd) to help resolve the issue of unauthorized online transactions reported by several teaching personnel. (Photo from Unsplash) The Teachers’ Dignity Coalition (TDC) said that as of Jan. 25, it has already submitted an...
The Sibol national team is set to compete in all esports titles in the upcoming 31st Southeast Asian Games in Vietnam. Photo from Sibol After conducting Phase 1 of the Sibol national team qualifiers for titles Mobile Legends: Bang Bang, League of Legends: Wild Rift, and Crossfire last week, the...
Senator Grace Poe on Tuesday called on banks and other financial institutions to toughen its stance against cybercrime especially at a time more people are turning to digital transactions. Poe, who chairs the Senate Committee on Banks, Financial Institutions and Currencies, made the appeal...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Monday slammed the reported hacking of teachers’ bank accounts by still unidentified “unscrupulous individuals” whom he said are concocting all kinds of methods to steal money via online and other digital means. Earlier in the day, the Teachers’ Dignity...
Providing great customer service with localized fulfillment serves as two of the most crucial elements needed to capture the Southeast Asian e-commerce market. LOCAD Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder Constantin Robertz focused on how online sellers keen on breaking into new regions can benefit...
This online tutoring website is the smarter, safer, easier way to boost learning for your children The COVID-19 pandemic has brought sweeping changes to the way we do most things, pushing work and school to online platforms, for one, to ensure continuity and safety for everyone. One of the toughest...
How to take care of oneself online, make the first move, handle dates, and when it’s time to move on to being “just” friends With the ongoing pandemic, everything had to shift—including dating and meeting new friends. How does one maneuver this “new normal” that we are in? Online dating...
Smart, together with the Department of Agriculture – Agricultural Training Institute (DA-ATI), is modernizing agriculture through the Digital Farmers Program or DFP. The ladderized capacity-building program aims to enable smallholder farmers to use the internet and different mobile technologies...
PITMASTER Foundation, the corporate social responsibility arm of the booming electronic sabong or e-sabong Pitmaster, has given away P100 million worth of cash donations and testing kits to the Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) in response to the alarming spread of the dreaded Covid-19 in...
