The End Child Prostitution, Pornography and Trafficking of Children for Sexual Purposes (ECPAT Philippines) successfully rounded up support of various national agencies and other civil society groups in the Philippines to commemorate December 12, 2011 as International Day Against Human Trafficking by helping in the nationwide dissemination of information on the problem of child sex trafficking and how to report the incidence of the crime.
December 12 completes the 18-Day Campaign to End Violence against Women and Children (November 25-December 12) as observed worldwide every year. [Read More . . .]
The iSchools Project was a computerization initiative of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) which is set to wrap up this year. DOST said that its roll-outs of the iSchools Project in different parts of the country have revealed a “confusing” software policy among schools, especially “with what appears to be Department of Education (DepEd)’s continuing promotion of paid productivity software.” DOST also revealed it has opened discussions with DepEd to urge the agency to use FOSS (free and open source software). [Read More . . .]
This is about a one-month old press release that I feel is important for the stakeholders in the i-café industry to know. It should also interest the landline and myDSL service subscribers of Philippine Long Distance Telephone (PLDT) Co. if they want to save some money for connectivity outside their homes and offices.
The press release said that with the aim to keep subscribers in its fold, dominant carrier PLDT is setting up a network of WiFi zones in Metro Manila to provide its myDSL and landline service subscribers unlimited WiFi Internet connection when they are not in their homes or offices. PLDT WiFi Zones are being set up in restaurants, malls, gas stations, bars, salons, PC shops, hospitals, and PLDT business offices, among others, in Metro Manila and soon in key provincial cities. [Read More . . .]
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