MNL Tech Roundup
September 18–24
Dizon: PH Must Be Ready to Adopt to New COVID-19 Testing Technologies
Manila Bulletin | Dhel Navarro | September 24
As new testing technologies emerge everyday, the Philippines should be quick and ready to adopt these to help in the country’s COVID-19 response…Dizon said that they at the NTF believe that the country should be very open to adopting new technologies. This should be an option especially if experts would be quick to analyze and study new tests. He mentioned new ones such as the antigen test to be piloted in Baguio City and the breath test from Israel.
Tech-Assisted Learning is the Future of Education
Manila Bulletin | Len Amadora | September 19
Its geographic location makes the Philippines highly prone to natural calamities, which often forces schools to cancel classes or temporarily shut down. Add to that the ongoing coronavirus pandemic that magnified the need to make education disaster-proof. Thanks to technology, this is now possible. This tech-assisted shift will significantly change the game, making online learning a solution for schools to keep the academic year uninterrupted in the face of any calamity.
More Areas in Metro Manila 5G Ready, Says Globe
Rappler | Rappler.com | September 19
Globe Telecom, Incorporated on Saturday, September 19, announced 9 more areas in Metro Manila that are 5G ready…“We’re firing up our 5G within these cities’ select vicinities which are residential areas and centers of daily commerce,” said Coco Domingo, Globe vice president for Strategic Platforms and Partnerships. “The deployment of Globe’s 5G is strategic as we’re targeting those main nerve centers that in the very near future would benefit greatly from the transformative power of better and faster connectivity,” Domingo added.
