The Philippine Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (PT&T) is a telecommunications services provider in the Philippines since its establishment in 1962. The company caters to corporate,small/medium business,and residential segments across the country. PT&T's business is categorized into two major services:Connectivity and IT Services.
Internet in the Philippines first became available on March 29,1994,10:18 a.m. With the Philippine Network Foundation (PHNet) connecting the country and its people to Sprint in the United States via a 64 kbit/s link. As of February 2022,there are around 76 million people using the internet in the country,penetrating 68% of the total population.
Teodoro "Teddy Boy" Lopez Locsin Jr. is a Filipino politician,diplomat,lawyer,and former journalist who is currently serving as the Philippine Ambassador to the United Kingdom since August 30,2022. He previously served as the Secretary of Foreign Affairs under the Duterte administration from 2018 to 2022. He was a member of the House of Representatives from 2001 to 2010,representing the 1st district of Makati and later served as the Philippine ambassador to the United Nations from 2017 to 2018. He was the host of the editorial segment titled "Teditorial" for ANC's nightly newscast The World Tonight.
Ramón Pereyra Jacinto,best known by his initials RJ,is a Filipino businessman,musician and radio TV personality. He previously served as Undersecretary for Government Digital Broadcast Television and the Digitization of the Entertainment Industry Sector in Department of Information and Communications Technology. He is also the founder and chairman of Philippine rock-and-roll radio station DZRJ and the Rajah Broadcasting Network.
Alfredo Benjamin Sabater Caguioa is a Filipino lawyer who is an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines. Prior to his appointment as associate justice,he served as acting secretary of the Department of Justice and chief presidential legal counsel under the presidency of Benigno Aquino III.
The following are the events in related to Philippine law in 2016. This includes developments in criminal investigations of national notability.
The presidential transition of Rodrigo Duterte started when then-Davao City mayor Rodrigo Duterte won the Philippine presidential election on May 9,2016. Duterte topped the official count by the Congress of the Philippines on May 27,2016,with 16,601,997 votes,6.6 million more than his closest rival. The joint bicameral Congress proclaimed Duterte as the President-elect and Leni Robredo as the Vice President-elect on May 30,2016.
Paulyn Jean Buenaflor Rosell-Ubial is a Filipino physician who served as Secretary of Health on an ad interim basis under the Duterte administration. President Rodrigo Duterte nominated her in 2016,but the Commission on Appointments rejected her appointment in 2017.
Vitaliano "Vit" Napeñas Aguirre II is a Filipino lawyer serving as a commissioner of the National Police Commission from January 11,2021 to June 30,2022. He previously served as Secretary of Justice under the Duterte administration from 2016 until his resignation in 2018,and vice president and chief legal counsel of Clark Development Corporation under former President Benigno Aquino III. He gained wide public attention in 2012 during the impeachment trial of Supreme Court Chief Justice Renato Corona when he was cited for contempt after he was caught covering his ears while being lectured by the late Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago.
Ismael "Mike" Dres Sueno is the former Secretary of the Philippine Department of the Interior and Local Government. He was appointed by President Rodrigo Duterte to replace Mel Senen Sarmiento starting June 30,2016. A member and former national chairman of PDP–Laban,he served as Governor of South Cotabato under President Corazon Aquino. On April 4,2017,Sueno was dismissed as Secretary of the Interior and Local Government by Duterte due to 'loss of trust and confidence'.
Salvador "Sal" San Buenaventura Panelo is a Filipino lawyer who served as President Rodrigo Duterte's Chief Presidential Legal Counsel (2016–2021) and Presidential Spokesperson (2018–2020). He was also the legal adviser during Duterte's 2016 presidential campaign. As a private lawyer,he has handled cases involving politicians and other controversial personalities. He is a former director of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP).
The National Privacy Commission,or NPC,is an independent body created under Republic Act No. 10173 or the Data Privacy Act of 2012,mandated to administer and implement the provisions of the Act,and to monitor and ensure compliance of the country with international standards set for data protection. It is attached to the Philippines' Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) for purposes of policy coordination,but remains independent in the performance of its functions. The Commission safeguards the fundamental human right of every individual to privacy,particularly Information privacy while ensuring the free flow of information for innovation,growth,and national development.
Philippine Communications Satellite Corporation (PHILCOMSAT) is a telecommunications company based in Makati,Metro Manila,Philippines. Its main teleport is in the province of Rizal.
Eliseo Mijares Rio Jr. is a Filipino retired brigadier general and electronics engineer who is the former Undersecretary for Operations of the Philippines' Department of Information and Communications Technology and once headed the department under the Duterte administration from 2017 to 2019 as Officer-in-charge.
A bidding was held in November 2018 to determine the prospective third major telecommunications service provider in the Philippines which is meant by the Philippine government to compete with the existing duopoly of PLDT,Inc.–Smart Communications and Globe Telecom.
Now Telecom Company,Inc. is a telecommunications firm based in the Philippines. The company provides broadband and fiber-optic communication services to upper-class residential and commercial areas in Metro Manila under the Now Fiber Air brand. The firm,along with Now Corporation and News and Entertainment Network Corporation (NEWSNET),formed the unified Now Network service.
The Secretary of the Information and Communications Technology is the member of the Cabinet in charge of the Department of Information and Communications Technology.
The presidency of Bongbong Marcos began at noon on June 30,2022,following his inauguration as the 17th president of the Philippines,succeeding Rodrigo Duterte. His term is expected to end six years later,on June 30,2028.
