Rizal Tech? An exiled innovator and the modernization of Dapitan
While regarded as one of the foremost figures in Filipino history, Jose Rizal’s contributions to science and technology may seem to be among the...
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Full work-from-home setup for BPOs: Will it cause a provincial shift?
With the Philippine government currently pursuing the shift of business process outsourcing (BPO) firms to implement 100 percent work-from-home (WFH) schemes, certain trends in...
Top Digital Wallet Apps in the Philippines in 2022
Tracing their origins back to the 1990s, digital or electronic wallets have become mainstream in recent years, especially in the Philippines. This despite the...
ChatGPT: This AI is out to take your job
Developed by artificial intelligence research and deployment company OpenAI, free-to-use ChatGPT is designed as a conversational model “to answer follow-up questions, admit its mistakes,...
5 Tech Product Lines that Got Lost in Time
A decade or two passing by may not feel like too long ago, but in reality, a lot has changed in the things we...
FAQ: What do we know about the Maharlika Investments Fund?
To date, some 200 of them have been formed in more or less 50 nations around the world. They call it “sovereign wealth fund.”...
SIM Registration Law 2022: Frequently Asked Questions
R.A. Number: Republic Act No. 11934 Objective: An Act requiring the Registration of Subscriber Identity Module Short Title: Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) Registration Act...
Battle of Glass: Tempered vs Gorilla vs Dragontrail
“Glass is glass. And glass breaks,” thus said the famous tech reviewer JerryRigEverything. And yet, over the years, science has stretched the practical applications...
Explainer: How the 3G shut-down will affect you
PLDT announced last month that they are planning to shut down their 3G network. This will happen sometime in 2023. PLDT claims only 4%...
GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo: What do they mean?
Back in the day, people have developed ways to navigate by reading what is around them. The stars, for example. This would be why...
What’s the difference? Bluetooth vs NFC vs RFID
In an increasingly wireless world, new technologies emerge to ensure people are connected. Among the more familiar would be Bluetooth, NFC, and RFID. Or...
Tech Bills to watch out in the 19th Congress
With the opening of the 19th Congress following the inauguration of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr., developments in technology and the future of the...
Ranked: Biggest Banks in the Philippines (by Total Assets)
UPDATED June 13th, 2022Believe it or not, banking is a fairly recent phenomenon in the Philippines. In fact, Filipinos have been with modern banks...
Explainer: Philippine Digital Workforce Competitiveness Act and the Future of Work
With a Senate vote of 18-0-0 in favor of the measure as of May 30, Senate Bill No. 1834 has been approved on third...
War for talent? ‘Underground BPOs’ compete for headcount
They pay relatively higher salaries while allowing employees to avail work-from-home (WFH) setups. This was how reports reaching the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA)...
High-paying entry-level IT Jobs in demand; still NOT enough
For some, the terms “high-paying” and “entry-level” when referring to jobs might not be the best match of words. Yet a recent study by...
New Economic Reform Bills: Impact on PH Tech
In a joint statement, at least 13 local business groups and foreign chambers have urged Congress to pass key economic reform bills that are...
Crypto Explainer: Why LUNA and UST crashed?
The crash of “stablecoin” TerraUSD (UST) and LUNA, backed by the largest algorithmic stablecoin platform Terra, took the global cryptocurrency market by storm. It...
Most affordable 5G phones in the Philippines under Php 20k
UPDATED May 28th, 2022With 5G network coverage expanding in the Philippines, compatible devices are also making their way in the local market. While in...
Budget phones under Php 2,000 in the Philippines (2022)
Thinking about having that entry-level phone but with a tighter budget than expected? Fret not, for the cheap phone market in the Philippines also...
