PAL can better support employees. Philippine Airlines (PAL) and its regional affiliate PAL Express (PALex) have partnered with IBS Software to provide their employees with a new, fully digital system for booking and managing staff travel. The airline group has signed up to implement IBS Software’s fully automated SaaS solution…
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Mobile revenue to also grow. The total fixed communications service revenue in the Philippines is expected to increase at a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.0 per cent from $US3.6bn in 2021 to $US4.7bn in 2026, mainly driven by the strong growth in fixed broadband segment according to GlobalData,…
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Despite COVID-19 resurgence in 2Q21. The Philippines smartphone market grew 22.6 per cent year-on-year in 2Q21, according to the International Data Corporation’s (IDC) Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker. This was the fourth consecutive quarter of year-on-year growth. “Despite supply concerns, vendors are now in a better position of managing their supplies a year after…
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Emails warning about breach of over 300,000 files and documents unanswered. A London-based security firm has issued a warning to The Solicitor General of the Philippines and the Philippines Government about a potential breach that appeared to contain over 300,000 files and documents. According to TurgenSec it sent these emails…
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Building maximum data privacy resilience by encouraging full accountability, compliance, and ethics. National Privacy Commission of Phillipines is set to impose administrative fines on data privacy violations of personal information controllers or processors from the private sector. A separate initiative for government agencies is also underway with the NPC holding…
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Cybersecurity important to building trust with citizens. Governor Benjamin E. Diokno of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP described his vision for the Philippines becoming a digital-heavy, cash-light society to help achieve inclusive growth – with “50 per cent or half of all transactions should be digital by 2023, and…
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Cybersecurity more than just an IT issue The Securities and Exchange Commission Philippines issues a cybersecurity notice to all corporations under the supervision of the Commission. Companies are advised “in light of the increase of online digital transactions, the rise of cyber financial crimes, and the recent reports of hacking…
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Women researchers at DOSTI-ASTI spoke about their experiences within the field of ITC The Phillipines’ Department of Science and Technology – Advanced Science and Technology Institute (DOSTI-ASTI) is known for its contributions to the growth of Space Technology, Information and Communications Technology (ICT), and Microelectronics in the country. Early in…
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