Group prods senators: Act on bills that will amend IP Code
An advocacy group prodded senators to act on two measures which seek to amend the Intellectual Property Code of the Philippines, saying existing laws remain helpless against online piracy.
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Romualdez wants 6-year terms for barangay, SK officials
SPEAKER Martin Romualdez has filed a bill seeking to set the term of office of barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) officials to six years from the present three years to ensure the continuity of their projects and protect them from politicking.
Singapore upgrades 2024 economic growth forecast
SINGAPORE, Singapore — Singapore on Tuesday upgraded its economic growth forecast for this year after beating expectations in the second quarter and on optimism that the manufacturing sector will gradually recover.
How Web3 is Transforming Gaming into a More Interactive Entertainment
The gaming industry has evolved significantly since the debut of Atari’s Arcade game, Pong, in the 1970s. Today, there are over 3.2 billion active gamers in the world, most of whom game at the comfort of their homes.
MPL Philippines returns with new transfer scheme, teams, point system
MANILA, Philippines – The Mobile Legends Professional League (MPL) Philippines is set to return with its 14th season, this time introducing a new global open transfer system to heighten the competitiveness of the ecosystem both locally and abroad.
The week ahead
> PH: The scheduled items start on Tuesday with the suspension of the Cirtek Warrants (TECHW). They’re worthless and will be delisted on August 19. After that, we get the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) decision on interest rates on Thursday. Lots of briefings and quarterly reports coming out, so there are bound to be some interesting developments that tumble out of those news items.> International: We’ll get the US CPI data for July on Thursday, and then on Friday we’ll get the updated jobless claims data. MB BOTTOM-LINE: This is the last week of full trading before we get two consecutive weeks that are interrupted by non-trading holidays. So far, this hasn’t been the kind of Deep Aughost that the oldheads keep talking about. The PSEi is up 29 points. That’s not a big deal but it’s better than a loss. The bigger deal to me is that the value turnover (~P5 billion) has been basically the same (on average) through the first seven days of trading in August as it was through all of July. The market wasn’t doing the best before Aughost, but at least it didn’t get worse. I don’t expect that to carry through those last two weeks, though.
PSEi rises to 6,600; peso rally continues
THE peso and stock market ended the week on a positive note with sentiment said to have been boosted by better-than-expected economic growth.
President Marcos thanks United States Congress for $500 million military aid
MANILA, Philippines — President Marcos has personally thanked visiting members of the US Congress for Washington’s $500-million military aid to the Philippines, citing the importance of “strong” backing from a powerful ally in confronting “new challenges.”