From the News! - Your Daily News » ICT http://fromthenews.net Tue, 23 Aug 2011 16:10:29 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Protect women — CHR http://fromthenews.net/protect-women-%e2%80%94-chr.htm http://fromthenews.net/protect-women-%e2%80%94-chr.htm#comments Sat, 07 Feb 2009 17:35:02 +0000 ripchord http://fromthenews.net/?p=5264

by Joel dela Torre
from People’s Journal

MARKING the United Nations Day for Women and International Peace today, the Commission on Human Rights called on government to improve protection and programs for the rights of women.

The CHR said … Read the rest

]]> http://fromthenews.net/protect-women-%e2%80%94-chr.htm/feed 1 After a layoff, a family learns to cope http://fromthenews.net/after-a-layoff-a-family-learns-to-cope.htm http://fromthenews.net/after-a-layoff-a-family-learns-to-cope.htm#comments Fri, 05 Dec 2008 11:43:35 +0000 ripchord http://fromthenews.net/?p=5079 CNET News

With the calendar winding down, the hours get hardest when Andy Erickson and his wife, Andrea, are forced to take out their checkbook and do the math.

“We see the finish line in December before we have to … Read the rest

]]> http://fromthenews.net/after-a-layoff-a-family-learns-to-cope.htm/feed 0 CICT opens new e-learning center in QC http://fromthenews.net/cict-opens-new-e-learning-center-in-qc.htm http://fromthenews.net/cict-opens-new-e-learning-center-in-qc.htm#comments Tue, 11 Nov 2008 11:42:17 +0000 ripchord http://fromthenews.net/?p=4931 Anna Valmero
INQUIRER.net

QUEZON CITY, Philippines — The Commission on Information and Communications Technology (CICT) has opened its seventh e-learning center in Loyola Heights under its eSkwela project.

The CICT through its Human Capital Development Group (CICT HCDG) launched in … Read the rest

]]> http://fromthenews.net/cict-opens-new-e-learning-center-in-qc.htm/feed 0 RP ranks 10th in IT competitiveness http://fromthenews.net/rp-ranks-10th-in-it-competitiveness.htm http://fromthenews.net/rp-ranks-10th-in-it-competitiveness.htm#comments Thu, 16 Oct 2008 08:12:25 +0000 ripchord http://fromthenews.net/?p=4868 Anna Valmero
INQUIRER.net

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines ranked as the 10th most competitive IT industry environment in the Asia-Pacific, a recent study showed.

Based on the 2008 IT Industry Competitive Index, the Philippines moved up one rank from last … Read the rest

]]> http://fromthenews.net/rp-ranks-10th-in-it-competitiveness.htm/feed 0 CyberEd to push through; DepEd needs P2 B in funding http://fromthenews.net/cybered-to-push-through-deped-needs-p2-b-in-funding.htm http://fromthenews.net/cybered-to-push-through-deped-needs-p2-b-in-funding.htm#comments Fri, 12 Sep 2008 07:56:59 +0000 ripchord http://fromthenews.net/?p=4988 Rainier Allan Ronda
Philippine Star

LAHUG, Cebu – The Department of Education (DepEd) is hoping to get P2 billion to fund the implementation of a five-year plan to set up a cyber education program in the public education system starting … Read the rest

]]> http://fromthenews.net/cybered-to-push-through-deped-needs-p2-b-in-funding.htm/feed 0 LGUs need to step up efforts to attract IT investors http://fromthenews.net/lgus-need-to-step-up-efforts-to-attract-it-investors.htm http://fromthenews.net/lgus-need-to-step-up-efforts-to-attract-it-investors.htm#comments Wed, 27 Aug 2008 08:45:37 +0000 ripchord http://fromthenews.net/?p=4676 by Lawrence Casiraya
from INQUIRER.net

MANILA, Philippines — Local government units (LGUs) will need to step up in order to accommodate the rapidly expanding IT services industry, according to industry analyst XMG.

Based on its midyear report, XMG said the … Read the rest

]]> http://fromthenews.net/lgus-need-to-step-up-efforts-to-attract-it-investors.htm/feed 0 Most high schools lack Internet link http://fromthenews.net/most-high-schools-lack-internet-link.htm http://fromthenews.net/most-high-schools-lack-internet-link.htm#comments Mon, 25 Aug 2008 06:08:04 +0000 ripchord http://fromthenews.net/?p=4796 Helen Flores
Philippine Star

The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) recently reported that a majority of public and private high schools in the country still have no Internet access.

Ester Ogena, director of the Science Education Institute of the … Read the rest

]]> http://fromthenews.net/most-high-schools-lack-internet-link.htm/feed 0 RP must focus on software-as-a-service, open source–Ovum http://fromthenews.net/rp-must-focus-on-software-as-a-service-open-source-ovum.htm http://fromthenews.net/rp-must-focus-on-software-as-a-service-open-source-ovum.htm#comments Sun, 24 Aug 2008 08:27:53 +0000 ripchord http://fromthenews.net/?p=4673 Lawrence Casiraya
INQUIRER.net

MANILA, Philippines–The open-source and software-as-service markets may provide the country’s best chances to keep up with outsourcing leaders India and China, according to industry analyst Ovum.

David Mitchell, UK-based Ovum’s senior vice president for IT research, said … Read the rest

]]> http://fromthenews.net/rp-must-focus-on-software-as-a-service-open-source-ovum.htm/feed 0 Friendster so bullish on the Philippines http://fromthenews.net/friendster-so-bullish-on-the-philippines.htm http://fromthenews.net/friendster-so-bullish-on-the-philippines.htm#comments Mon, 11 Aug 2008 12:38:21 +0000 ripchord http://fromthenews.net/?p=4729 Rene Martel
Manila Times

FOR millions of Filipino netizens, having a Friendster account and meeting, greeting and socializing on it with relatives and friends every day is a way of life.

In fact, such is the enormous popularity of this … Read the rest

]]> http://fromthenews.net/friendster-so-bullish-on-the-philippines.htm/feed 0 Internet subscribers climb to 2.5 M as of end-2007 http://fromthenews.net/internet-subscribers-climb-to-25-m-as-of-end-2007.htm http://fromthenews.net/internet-subscribers-climb-to-25-m-as-of-end-2007.htm#comments Mon, 04 Aug 2008 01:36:28 +0000 ripchord http://fromthenews.net/?p=4707 Mary Ann Ll. Reyes
Philippine Star

The number of registered Internet subscribers in the Philippines has increased to 2.5 million as of the end of last year, according to the National Telecommunications Commission.

From only half a million in 2001, … Read the rest

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