The public’s concerns about the mandatory SIM card registration’s pitfalls immediately surfaced soon after it took effect. Technical glitches marred the first days of its rollout, while news of data breaches in government agencies cast further doubt over the law’s effectivity. As the mandatory registration continues despite several challenges, the Read more…
Last March 10, 2023, FMA attended and paneled the UN CS267 side event titled Cybersafe Against Fake News in New York, USA. Watch Ms Liza Garcia of FMA talk about women and girls’ safety online amid rampant information disorder here! The sixty-seventh session of the Commission on the Status of Women took place Read more…
This is a press release from Out of The Box Media Literacy Initiative. In celebration of Safer Internet Day, non-government organization Out of The Box Media Literacy (OOTB) named 3 high school students as winners for its “Take Ctrl ⇧ Shift Habits” essay writing contest on Tuesday, February 7. The Read more…
Check what we have gathered this February: Check what we have gathered this February: Lawmakers ratify entry to world’s largest trade pact Philippine lawmakers approved Tuesday the country’s entry into the world’s biggest free trade bloc, with supporters arguing it will boost investment and jobs, but detractors warned it could Read more…
Check what we have gathered this January: Speeding up our digital journey With the imposition of quarantines during the peak of the pandemic and frequent local lockdowns for two years, mobility was severely curtailed. This effectively ground physical economic activity to a halt. Yet, people needed to continue functioning, albeit Read more…
DECEMBER 2022 GenderScoop is a monthly digest on gender & ICT in the Philippines Mandatory SIM Card Registration Republic Act No. 11934, or the SIM Card Registration Act, was signed into law on October 10, 2022 to help curb scams and other crimes and on December 12, National Telecommunications Commission Read more…
DTI bats for mandatory gov’t local procurementDTI is set to launch in the next few months the still unnamed e-commerce platform for all local micro small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) from which government agencies must source their supplies. New Philippine Export Development Plan ready by next monthThe next Philippine Export Read more…
ID Watch is a monthly digest of news and updates about identification systems in the Philippines. View or download the two latest issues of ID Watch by clicking on the links below: ID Watch September 2022 ID Watch October 2022
SEPTEMBER 2022 GenderScoop is a monthly digest on gender & ICT in the Philippines What we gather this month:Online Sexual Harassment and Non-consensual sharing of videos and images are rampant; ASEAN lawmakers speak about the dangers of disinformation; Judiciary and Law Enforcement Initiatives against Threats, Intimidation and Harassment; Tech Companies Read more…
SECURITY EXPERT LAUNCHES UNIFIED CYBERSECURITY PLATFORM CHALLENGES TIn a recent press briefing, Ian Felipe, Trend Micro Philippines country manager, told journalists that local organizations have to act fast because they were identified in Trend Micro’s 2021 Annual Cybersecurity Report as some of the most vulnerable in the region. Read more Read more…