Technology

Philippines’ Department Of Energy and Department Of Science And Technology Collaborate to Support Renewable Energy

In the nation’s grab to transition to clean energy, a MOA was signed by the Department of Energy (DOE) and the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) have started the
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NTC renews NOW Telecom’s permit to operate mobile network

Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, October 10) — The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) renewed NOW Telecom’s radio license to operate a mobile telco network. The regulator granted it a permit renewal in
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Stolen PhilHealth data now being ‘shared illicitly’ – NPC

Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, October 10) — The country’s privacy watchdog warned individuals or groups against circulating and processing stolen account information from the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) after it
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Hackers begin exposing some PhilHealth data from September 22 ransomware attack

Among the data exposed are PhilHealth employees’ identification cards, hospital bills, and working files MANILA, Philippines – Hackers have begun exposing some of the data retrieved from the September 22
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Japan startup develops ‘Gundam’-like robot with $3-million price tag

Called ARCHAX, the robot has cockpit monitors that receive images from cameras hooked up to the exterior so that the pilot can maneuver the arms and hands with joysticks from
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ChatGPT no longer limited to data before September 2021

SEP 28, 2023 MANILA, Philippines – OpenAI announced on Thursday, September 28 that ChatGPT will no longer be limited to data before September 2021, and it can now browse the
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DICT issues warning, guidelines to gov’t agencies vs. Medusa ransomware

Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, September 25) — The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) has issued guidelines on how government agencies and even the public can protect their data against
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No info leaked on online security incident -Philhealth

MANILA, Philippines — No information has been “compromised or leaked” in a “security incident” that hit the online systems of the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) early on Friday, the
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PH labor inspectors so far unable to monitor Filipinos in foreign AI companies

Thousands of Filipino workers in foreign AI firms are reportedly earning below minimum wage, but the DOLE’s labor inspectors are limited to checking labor law compliance among local establishments, the
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Bamboo pushed as alternative building technology in PHL

BAMBOO is expected to be included in the latest edition of the National Structural Code of the Philippines (NSCP) as an alternative building technology. Base Bahay Foundation, Inc. has piloted
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