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Two senators asked the Bureau of Internal Revenue to suspend a registration badge requirement for online sellers and content creators before the October 31 deadline, citing privacy concerns over embedded QR codes. The day's other coverage ranged from a Mynt listing on the stock exchange to a 400-billion-dong livestream fraud case in Vietnam.
Premier Volleyball League match reports drew the widest spread of coverage in the captured set, while a looming October 31 deadline for the tax bureau's online-seller badge and a sharp rise in network attacks rounded out the day's business and tech stories.
The Ombudsman suspends a DICT undersecretary for six months over alleged conflicts of interest in ₱1.55 billion in government technology contracts, while PLDT's volleyball team's winless PVL run and the PSE's push to list Maya draw separate attention.
The Office of the Ombudsman placed DICT Undersecretary David Almirol Jr. on a six-month preventive suspension without pay over alleged conflict of interest in ₱1.55 billion in e-government contracts, and Almirol denied wrongdoing the next day. The same week, the CICC opened a scam-verification website and the NTC tested mobile networks in Manila's University Belt.
The Office of the Ombudsman ordered a six-month preventive suspension of DICT Undersecretary David Almirol Jr. over eight e-government contracts worth about ₱1.55 billion awarded to firms tied to the company he founded. The order drew nationwide coverage and the heaviest social engagement of the day.
Robert Joseph de Claro took over the Department of Information and Communications Technology and named lower internet prices, streamlined licensing and stronger consumer standards as priorities, while the Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center warned about online groomers and PLDT called for a joint child-safety effort.
Robert Joseph de Claro took over the Department of Information and Communications Technology on October 19 and named cheaper, faster internet as his priority. The same day brought a Supreme Court e-notarization launch, Converge's ₱500 prepaid broadband plan and data-center expansion, and PLDT Home's health bundle with MWell.
The Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center ordered Reddit and Discord to establish a Philippine presence after three school shootings, then extended the deadline. Telcos separately pushed connectivity planning, AI returns and child-protection figures.
President Marcos named Roberto de Claro interim head of the Department of Information and Communications Technology, while the National Telecommunications Commission began measuring mobile and internet speeds along the MRT-3 rail line. PLDT Home and MWell launched a bundled health plan, and Globe backed a Bacolod music festival.
Smart Communications opened a three-hour preorder window for Apple's eSIM-only foldable iPhone Duo, while Robert de Claro took over the Department of Information and Communications Technology and Converge tested a cheaper prepaid fiber plan.
Robert de Claro was sworn in as the new secretary of the Department of Information and Communications Technology on October 13, replacing Henry Aguda, while the National Telecommunications Commission's latest Metro Manila tests found 29 of 142 test points below the prescribed mobile broadband standard. DICT also ran a two-day digital job fair in Davao City offering more than 3,000 positions.
Robert de Claro takes over the Department of Information and Communications Technology after Henry Aguda's resignation, while the telecom regulator drafts permits for second-hand phone dealers and a Senate bill on under-18 social media use draws a surprised response from the cybercrime body.
