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Philippine NTC transfer made known after delay

Philippine NTC transfer made known after delay

News Presidential directive to transfer country's telecom regulator back to the ICT commission was released to the public more than 16 months after it was signed.

Wednesday, January 07 2009 04:17 PM

Tags: Regulations, Mobile platforms/communications, Local Government, Telecommunications, Philippines, Directive, Information And Communication Technology, U.S. Department of Transportation, U.S. Senate, CICT


Arroyo makes last pitch for Philippine ICT dept

Arroyo makes last pitch for Philippine ICT dept

News Philippine President Gloria Arroyo, who ends her term in less than a year, makes final appeal for lawmakers to pass bill to create standalone ICT unit.

Tuesday, July 28 2009 03:09 PM

Tags: Local Government, Politics, Information And Communication Technology, Business Process, BPO, U.S. Department of Transportation, Microsoft Office, agency, U.S. Congress, legislator


Crisis backs Philippine BPO, software sectors

Crisis backs Philippine BPO, software sectors

News Economic downturn bolsters growth for country's outsourcing and software industries, as market players form regional hubs to vie for U.S. contracts.

Friday, January 30 2009 02:31 PM

Tags: IT outsourcing, Outsourcing, Software, Growth strategies and tools, Outsourcing, Philippines, Business Process, BPO, Sorio, financial


A look back at Arroyo's ICT term

Blogs As I watched the State of the Nation Address (Sona) of Pres. Gloria Arroyo last Monday, I noticed that she peppered her ...

Wednesday, July 29 2009 10:13 AM


Once chopped up, CICT is whole again

Blogs It was late Friday afternoon when the press statement from the Commission on Information and Communications Technology (...

Saturday, February 21 2009 06:43 PM


NTC: A highly politicized agency

Blogs Without anyone almost noticing it, the powerful National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) has been transferred back u...

Saturday, February 07 2009 02:14 PM


Philippines appoints new ICT chief

News Chairman of Commission on Information and Communications Technology outlines his top priorities, including the "difficult" poll automation project.

Wednesday, October 17 2007 06:33 PM

Tags: Government, Business Strategies & Functions


Time for a strong Philippine ICT authority

Blogs The Philippines prides itself as a prime IT destination where outsourced work and electronics manufacturing can be done ...

Thursday, August 23 2007 06:43 PM


Putting the House in order

Blogs On Apr. 10, I attended an e-commerce conference organized by the government and an industry group composed of local e-bu...

Monday, April 21 2008 03:23 PM


Finally, an e-commerce breakthrough

Blogs Swamped under the tons of IT news and frenzied holiday rush was the recent formal launch of the 136 million pesos (abou...

Monday, December 17 2007 05:55 PM


Embattled Yahoo opens office in the Philippines

Blogs It may no longer be the king of the Internet, but Yahoo still casts a long shadow here in the Philippines. It wasn't...

Tuesday, June 24 2008 10:40 AM


An old Philippine model that needs to be replaced

Blogs The title above aptly describes the antiquated manual elections in the Philippines that were replaced--thankfully--by an...

Wednesday, August 13 2008 02:55 PM


Domain prices should go down, not up

Blogs The decision last April by Verisign -- due to become effective this October -- to raise the fee for both .com and .net d...

Thursday, October 04 2007 08:49 AM


Back to reality

Blogs The whole Philippines--that includes me, of course--has just gotten back to work after a long break. Filipinos probably ...

Friday, January 04 2008 10:39 AM


How ICT is getting a bad name

Blogs The Philippines, which reached its economic peak in the 1960s but gradually went on a decline in the decades that follow...

Monday, September 17 2007 10:19 AM


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Use SCP for quick, secure file transfers

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Amendments to empower Copyright Tribunal

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As a lawyer, I often inform my clients about the need to clear licenses with the various licensing societies whenever they use works belonging to other parties. This is especially..... by Bryan Tan

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Tags

  1. agency
  2. directive
  3. industry
  4. information and communication technology
  5. information technology
  6. local government
  7. malacanang
  8. melvin g. calimag
  9. mobile platforms / communications
  10. national telecommunications commission
  11. philippines
  12. president
  13. regulations
  14. telecom industry
  15. telecommunications
  16. u.s. department of transportation
  17. u.s. senate