Barcode technology to boost healthcare sector’s efficiency
REUTERSTHE ADOPTION of barcode technology could help streamline Philippine health professionals’ workflows and address inefficiencies in the medical supply chain, according to GS1 Philippines, Inc.“Technologies like tools for data storage and exchange, remote data capture, and virtual care are proven
ERC caps reserve market price at P25/kilowatt-hour
PHILSTAR FILE PHOTOTHE Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has set the ceiling price for the power reserve market at P25 per kilowatt-hour (kWh), subject to review every five years.The agency adopted a reserve offer price floor of P0 per megawatt-hour (MWh)
Metro Manila Film Festival 2024: What if….
By Edg Adrian A. Eva, ReporterMovie ReviewThe KingdomDirected by Mike TuvieraProduced by MQuest Ventures, Inc., M-ZET TV Productions, and APT Entertainment, Inc.(This review includes marked spoilers.)WHAT IF the Philippines was never colonized?This question has lingered in the minds of many
Digitalization to drive PHL rural banks’ growth
THE PHILIPPINE rural banking industry’s growth will be driven by its digitalization as more players embrace the neobank model, an industry head said.“Growth will be driven mainly by neobanks — rural banks that operate like digital banks but are not
Asia-Pacific countries to beef up biometric tech as use of deepfakes grows
VECSTOCK-FREEPIKASIA-PACIFIC countries are expected to strengthen their biometric verification tools next year amid the increase in deepfake technologies, according to identity authentication solutions provider iProov.“As deepfake technology becomes increasingly weaponized by hostile state actors and criminals in 2025, a wave