The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) said that it is currently “fixing” the issues related to the VaxCertPH the country’s vaccine certificate system that is being managed by the DICT and the Department of Health (DOH). VaxCertPH website screenshot / MANILA...
The Chinese Embassy in Manila denied on Tuesday night the supposed blacklisting of the Philippines for Chinese tourists. In a statement, the Chinese embassy said reports on Senate President Migz Zubiri’s pronouncement that the country is already “part of a blacklist of tourist sites,” as per...
This undated electron microscopic (EM) handout image provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention depicts a monkeypox virion, obtained from a clinical sample associated with the 2003 prairie dog outbreak. It was a thin section image from a human skin sample. On the left were mature,...
Malacañang said Tuesday it is still awaiting an official advisory on the supposed blacklisting of the Philippines from China's tourist sites after Senate President Migz Zubiri bared the move that supposedly came from the Chinese envoy in Manila. "Wala pa po kaming nari-receive na advisory (We...
The best local government units in the country converge in the 1 st Masskara Festival National Inter-Province Cities and Municipalities Chess Team Championships from Oct. 12 to 16 at the Forest Park Resort in Bacolod City. The five-day event will stake more than P600,000 in cash prizes courtesy...
The Philippine's poor ranking in global digital competitiveness should encourage the administration of President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos, Jr. to do more in government's digital transformation, an advocacy group said on Tuesday, Oct. 11. In a statement, CitizenWatch Philippines convenor Orlando...
A few years ago, local businesses grappled with voluminous, disconnected, and inaccessible accounting files. Some of the recordings were still done manually, and reporting to government agencies took double the work. This scenario gave impetus to start Xirrus, Inc., an all-Filipino company that...
The Philippines has expressed its commitment to extend its hands to victims of humanitarian crises, including beefing up its support for the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), as the government noted the importance of people-centered and cohesive humanitarian...
The Philippines and Indonesia have recently signed guidelines that will eventually pave the way for the foundation on the delimitation of the two countries' continental shelf boundary. This came after the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) and its Indonesian counterpart signed on Oct. 5 the...
It’s been two years since the pandemic catapulted organizations to embrace digitalization, pushing companies to further invest in improving their technological capabilities. With this shift, regional demands in data centers are growing exponentially, particularly with the rise of smart city...
United States (US) President Joe Biden has promised "to find time to visit the Philippines", according to Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos. Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos and US President Joe Biden (Facebook, AFP) This was revealed by the presidential son during a press...
Filipino lawmakers have welcomed another United States (US) congressional delegation to boost the bilateral ties between the Philippines and the US. Pangasinan 3rd district Rep. Rachel Arenas, Marikina City 2nd district Rep. Stella Quimbo, and Camarines Sur 1st district Rep. Tsuyoshi Anthony...
