Aquino backs cyberlaw; open to amendments

President Benigno Aquino III on Friday defended a new cybercrime law amid a storm of protests from defenders of freedom of expression and opponents of libel as a criminal offense.

President Benigno Aquino III on Friday defended a new cybercrime law amid a storm of protests from defenders of freedom of expression and opponents of libel as a criminal offense.

Philippine media groups say a new cybercrime law could be used to curb press freedom in the country.

You’ve seen it in the movies, somebody in front of a large transparent, paper-thin screen viewing and moving data and information from one screen to the next by gesturing with his hands at the screen.

President Benigno Aquino III on Wednesday inaugurated the government’s text blast system meant to spread presidential declarations, disaster warnings, news advisories and relevant information to 100,000 recipients per province.
Thousands of people lined up for hours on Thursday evening to be the first in the Philippines to get their hands on the new Apple iPhone 4S.

President Aquino on Friday made known to netizens worldwide his Christmas wish: That people would stop “criticizing anything and everything” and be more cooperative and caring. Participating in the video-sharing site YouTube as southeast Asia’s first interviewee on its World View series, Mr. Aquino also addressed a wide range of issues from his strategy in [...]

The country will have a broadband network yet. President Benigno Aquino III said his administration will come up with a national broadband network to link all government agencies electronically. At the same time he assured the public it would not be like the controversial NBN-ZTE deal that was scrapped by his predecessor. “Reviving it in [...]