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Why businesses should invest in data security

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 08 10:20 AM

Failure to protect data from breaches makes a company liable under data privacy laws in the country, a consultant said Tuesday.    Read more »

DILG wants lifestyle check on barangay officials

Trishia Billones, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 07 01:02 PM

MANILA - The Department of the Interior and Local Government is eyeing a lifestyle check on barangay officials, some of whom might have enriched themselves using public money, an official said Monday. Read more »

Grab challenger ditches booking, surge fees

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 07 10:54 AM

A new ride-hailing company MiCab will not have booking fees, price surges, or trip cancellations, its co-founder said Monday. Read more »

Chinese missiles in Spratlys threaten PH int'l air, sea access: analyst

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 05 05:04 PM

China's installation of missiles in the Spratly islands threatens the Philippines' international access in the disputed South China Sea, an analyst said Saturday. Read more »

Gov't urged to file diplomatic protest vs China over S. China Sea missile deployment

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 05 04:38 PM

The Philippine government should file a diplomatic protest against China for the latter’s recent installation of missiles in the Spratly islands, former National Security Adviser Roilo Golez said Saturday. Read more »

Overspending barangay, SK candidates face disqualification: Comelec

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 04 06:11 PM

Candidates who overspend for campaign materials, including broadcast air time, may be disqualified from the polls, Commission on Elections spokesperson James Jimenez said Friday, the first day of the campaign period for the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections. Read more »

Espenilla on rate hike: Inflation data needs 'hard look'

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 04 04:16 PM

Monetary authorities will take a "hard look" at inflation data during their meeting next week, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Governor Nestor Espenilla said Friday, after the rise in consumer prices quickened for the fourth straight month. Read more »

Dissecting Data: April 2018 inflation

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 04 04:00 PM

Regardless of the base year used in computing price increases, inflation is clearly on an uptrend as shown in charts from the ABS-CBN Data Analytics Group. Read more »

Duterte's anti-endo EO 'useless', lawmaker says

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 04 10:45 AM

The executive order on labor contractualization recently signed by President Duterte is "useless", a lawmaker said Friday. Read more »

PhilHealth chief's travels all official, legal - spokesperson

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 03 09:08 PM

State-shouldered travels of the interim president of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) were all above board and backed by corresponding authority from the chairperson, a spokesperson for the corporation said Thursday. Read more »

School-to-work path for youth must be short: ADB

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 03 07:19 PM

Filipinos looking for jobs should not stay idle for long to help them find good employment, an official of the Asian Development Bank said Thursday. Read more »

Gov't urged to address needs of those outside Luzon grid

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 03 05:04 PM

The government should address the needs of people in areas that are not connected to the main power grid in Luzon to unlock their growth potential, a solutions provider said Thursday. Read more »

DICT: Allowing foreign control of telco to attract 3rd player

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 03 02:52 AM

Allowing foreigners to have the controlling stake in telecommunications companies will entice them to help form the third telco player in the Philippines, the head of the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) said Wednesday.    Read more »

AI makes leap from smartphones to smart appliances

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 03 12:33 AM

Tony Velasquez traveled to Seoul to see firsthand the newest home appliances that LG has now equipped With its own artificial intelligence platform.   Read more »

Euro chamber says EO vs 'endo' may discourage foreign investments

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 02 05:08 PM

The executive order signed by President Rodrigo Duterte banning illegal contractualization may discourage foreign investments in the country, the head of the European business lobby said on Wednesday.  Read more »

Boracay shutdown losses seen at $1 billion: GlobalData

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 02 12:50 PM

The six-month closure of Boracay could result in $1 billion in economic losses, an analyst said Wednesday, as the government proceeded with its cleanup of the island. Read more »

'Build, Build, Build' can help reduce poverty: ADB

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 02 11:19 AM

The Philippines is poised to meet its target to reduce poverty by the end of President Rodrigo Duterte's term in 2022 as his government rolls out a P8-trillion infrastructure program, an official of the Asian Development Bank said Wednesday.  Read more »

End to 'endo'? Start with government first - Escudero

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 02 11:10 AM

Ending illegal contractualization in the Philippines should have started with the government, which employs the most number of job order or contractual workers, Sen. Francis Escudero said Wednesday. Read more »

Keep deployment ban to Kuwait until 'kafala' system removed: Escudero

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 02 11:08 AM

MANILA - Sen. Francis Escudero on Wednesday said the deployment ban to Kuwait ordered by President Rodrigo Duterte should stay until the Gulf state repeals or amends its "kafala" or sponsorship system, which leaves workers vulnerable to abuse. Read more »

Labor chief defends new EO on 'endo'

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 01 07:16 PM

Labor Chief Silvestre Bello III on Tuesday defended the executive order (EO) stopping illegal contractualization amid criticisms from labor groups. Read more »