President Rodrigo Duterte has signed the Freedom of Information (FOI) order for implementation, Presidential Communications Office Secretary Martin Andanar announced at a press conference in Davao City on Sunday. The Executive Order, entitled “Operationalizing the Executive Branch the People’s Constitutional Right to Information and the State Policies of Full Public Disclosure and Transparency in the […]
The Land Transportation and Franchising Regulatory Board (LTFRB) has issued a memorandum suspending the acceptance of new applications for ride-sharing services from Uber, Grab, and u-Hop. In Memorandum Circular No. 2016-008, the LTFRB mandated all its divisions to halt the acceptance of new transport network vehicle service (TNVS) applications operating in the National Capital Region. The […]
The Pokémon Go phenomenon is literally everywhere nowadays. From the minefields of Bosnia, to MMA matches, to McDonald’s restaurants in Japan, the monster-catching craze has rapidly become a mainstream activity for everyone everywhere. The newest, craziest place for Pokémon Go to show up is during a United States State Department briefing on anti-ISIS coalition activities. […]
A legislative measure entitled, “An Act Requiring All Franchise Holders or Operators of Television Stations and Producers of Television Programs to Broadcast or Present Their Programs With Closed Caption Options” was passed today through the efforts of Senator Grace Poe, the bill’s primary sponsor. Assigned as Republic Act No. 10905, the new law will take […]
Hot on the heels of their GeForce GTX 1060 release a few days ago, NVIDIA has just announced the newest entry to their Pascal GPU line-up, the new TITAN X, dubbed the “ultimate graphics card.” NVIDIA’s blog post shared the juicy details: “The new NVIDIA TITAN X, introduced today, based on our new Pascal GPU […]
Adventurous Pokémon Go trainers in Bosnia are traversing dangerous minefields in search for elusive Pokemon, according to a report by the BBC. A local demining charity called Posavina Bez Mina (Posavina Without Mines) issued a warning on its Facebook page after receiving reports of intrepid Pokémon trainers in minefield areas. The post warned, “Citizens are urged […]
Mozilla’s Firebox browser will begin blocking Flash content starting next month, according to a blog post by Mozilla’s Engineering Manager Benjamin Smedberg. Smedberg commented, “Starting in August, Firefox will block certain Flash content that is not essential to the user experience while continuing to support legacy Flash content. These and future changes will bring Firefox […]
Senator Panfilo Lacson has filed a new bill seeking to enforce the registration of prepaid SIM cards to stop text-based scams and crimes carried out via mobile devices. According to the senator, “Possession of the most modern technology comes with tremendous responsibility.” Lacson added, “Towards this end, the State shall regulate the use and sale […]
Pokémon Go’s launch in the Philippines is only a matter a time, and what better way to prepare for the monster-catching craze by signing up with freenet and PayMaya, two nifty apps that will surely aid Pokémon trainers in their quest to be the very best. Through freenet, Pokémon trainers will be able to keep […]
The official Facebook page of NVIDIA Philippines has just confirmed the launch of the GeForce GTX 1060 graphics card for the local market. According to NVIDIA’s press release, the GeForce GTX 1060 “delivers GTX 980 gaming performance at twice the energy efficiency.” NVIDIA also mentions that “across the top gaming titles, GTX 1060 is on […]