We now live in the digital era. Technology has revolutionized all aspects of society that it is near impossible to imagine life without it. Disrupting even the luxury market, technology offers the wealthy consumer a gamut of services and products based on tons of advancements from Artificial...
The Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-PCAARRD) and Mindanao State University (MSU)-Maguindanao have teamed up to implement a project that will address the lack of water resources and...
WAYS-TO-STOP-SMS-SPAM-ON-iPhone-Android-HERES-HOW-1 Spam and phishing attacks tripled from June this year, with the month of November posting the highest number and 600 mobile numbers blocked on a daily average, according to the investigation units of PLDT and Smart Communications Inc....
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST)-Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Quezon) signed Wednesday, Nov. 24, a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with the city government of Sta. Rosa, Laguna seeking to transform the city of Sta. Rosa to high-level smart city. (DOST Calabarzon) DOST...
WAYS-TO-STOP-SMS-SPAM-ON-iPhone-Android-HERES-HOW-1 Cybercriminals now target job hunters, according to local telcos. “The recent SMS spamming activities are specific to job hiring," says Angel Redoble, PLDT and Smart Communication Inc.’s Chief Information Security Officer. He likened the...
Smart_500x500 In just 30 days (Oct. 21 to Nov. 20), Smart Communications, Inc. blocked up to 15,000 mobile numbers related to SMS hoax and spam, as well as 40 domains and Internet Protocol (IP) addresses that online scammers use, the telco reported Nov. 23, 2021. The move came after a sudden spike...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has recorded over 4.4 million active users of Safe, Swift and Smart Travel Management System or S-PaSS. Safe, Swift and Smart Travel Management System or S-PaSS (DOST) S-PaSS serves as a one-stop online communication and coordination platform for...
Since its establishment in October 2020, the Department of Science and Technology’s (DOST) “1st Science for the People-Smart Food Value Chain Facility and Manufacturing Village” in Tuburan, Cebu has benefited 250 farmers. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The DOST said its first ever on-site...
33951 Telcos blamed combined non-technical and technical issues for the "birth pains" of implementing Mobile Number Portability (MNP). However, Telecommunications Connectivity Inc. (TCI), a joint venture of DITO Telecommunity, Globe Telecom Inc. and Smart Communications Inc., assured the National...
Smart_500x500 Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) has expanded its nationwide 5G network to 6,400 base stations, surpassing its initial target of 3,800 for 2021. This puts Smart's total base stations as of end-September to 72,600, enabling Smart to cover 96% of the population from Batanes to...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) vowed Thursday, Nov. 4, to strengthen efforts to reduce pollution in Manila Bay. Hundreds of people plunge into the cool water of Manila Bay at the breakwater in Macapagal Boulevard in Pasay City amidst the pandemic. (Photo by Ali Vicoy / MANILA...
pldt-logo-ver2 In the first nine months of the year, PLDT Inc.’s Consolidated Service Revenues (net of interconnection costs) rose 7 percent to ₱135.9 billion, driven by record-high service revenues of ₱46 billion in the third quarter. However, reported that its net income declined by 4...
