6+ day, 23+ hour ago   (425+ words) A Philippine platform is offering users a way to hire companions by the hour for activities ranging from coffee meetups and food trips to sporting events, errands, and hospital visits. Launched this year, Phriend allows users aged 18 and older to…...

1+ week, 9+ hour ago   (234+ words) Telecommunications firms PLDT and Smart Communications have opposed the indiscriminate blocking of online platforms, saying restrictions should instead target specific content that harms or exploits children. The companies raised the position during the Protecta Pilipinas forum titled “Protecting Children in…...

1+ week, 9+ hour ago   (239+ words) Dubbed “PR Matters,” the series consists of 12 videos featuring veteran PR practitioners. The episodes will be released every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday on TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, and Facebook as part of the organization’s PR Month activities. The videos are grouped…...

1+ week, 13+ hour ago   (1143+ words) For many overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), entrepreneurship is part of the plan for eventually coming home. Years of working abroad can provide savings, but OFWs can also return with something equally valuable: skills, networks, discipline, industry knowledge, and exposure to…...

3+ week, 16+ hour ago   (259+ words) Converge ICT Solutions Inc. said it blocked nearly 12 billion attempts to access websites carrying dangerous, inappropriate, and harmful content in 2025 as the broadband provider stepped up measures aimed at protecting children and other users online. The company said it also…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (470+ words) Local telcos PLDT and Globe Telecom are blocking hundreds of websites carrying footage of school shootings and other acts of extreme violence, prompting concerns from a cyber activist over the absence of clear standards and due process. PLDT and its…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (626+ words) A cybersecurity practitioner has called for mandatory child-safety controls on digital platforms and devices, arguing that banning individual apps will not address the wider online ecosystem that can expose minors to violent content, grooming, and radicalization. In a revised policy…...