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Open Access In Data Transmission Act
The Open Access in Data Transmission Act is an internet and telecommunications law bill filed in the Congress of the Philippines. The bill contains provisions encouraging the development of data transmission infrastructure and removing any barrier to competition in data transmission services. It also aims to protect and promote the internet as an open platform enabling consumer choice, freedom of expression, end-user control, competition and freedom to innovate without permission. Background The Philippine telecommunications industry was liberalized in 1995 with the passage of the Republic Act No. 7925 or the ''Public Telecommunications Policy Act''. Prior to the enactment of the law, the telecommunications industry was heavily dominated by the Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT). On March 29, 1994, Internet first became available and has since become commercially available for consumer, private business, government and institutional use. Business process outso ...
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Congress Of The Philippines
The Congress of the Philippines ( fil, Kongreso ng Pilipinas, italic=unset) is the legislature of the national government of the Philippines. It is bicameral, composed of a lower body, the House of Representatives of the Philippines, House of Representatives, although colloquially the term "Congress" commonly refers to just the latter, and an upper body, the Senate of the Philippines, Senate. The House of Representatives meets in the Batasang Pambansa Complex, Batasang Pambansa in Quezon City while the Senate meets in the GSIS Building in Pasay. The Senate is composed of 24 senators half of which are elected every three years. Each senator, therefore, serves a total of six years. The senators are elected at-large and do not represent any geographical district. In the current 19th Congress of the Philippines, 19th Congress, there are 316 seats in the House of Representatives. The Constitution of the Philippines, Constitution states that the House "shall be composed of not more ...
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Philippine Chamber Of Commerce And Industry
The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry ( acronymed as either PCI or PCCI) is a non-government association of private businesses that works to influence government actions on issues such as Agriculture, Information Technology, Human Resources, and Tourism. History The Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines started on July 19, 1903 as the Philippine Chamber of Commerce (PCI). In 1948, Hilarion Henares, Sr. established the ''Small Industries and Machine Shop Owners of the Philippines'' (abbreviated as SIMSOP) and after two years of establishment, the Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines changed its name to Philippine Chamber of Commerce on March 4, 1950. On July 1, 1978, PCCI was officially formed and registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is an independent agency of the United States federal government, created in the aftermath of the Wall Street Crash of 1929. The primary purpose of the SEC i ...
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Philippine House Committee On Information And Communications Technology
The Philippine House Committee on Information and Communications Technology, or House Information and Communications Technology Committee is a standing committee of the Philippine House of Representatives. Jurisdiction As prescribed by House Rules, the committee's jurisdiction includes the following: * Any and all other public and private electronic means of capturing, processing, storing and transmitting of information for information technology * Information systems including hardware, software and content applications * Mobile short messaging system (SMS) applications affecting upstream and downstream business application * Networks that enable access to online technology * Postal, telegraph, radio, broadcast, cable television, telephone, convergence, computers and telecommunications technologies including but not limited to broadband access to wired and wireless connectivity to the internet such as voice over internet protocol (VOIP), video conferencing and audio/video/data ...
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Parañaque's 2nd Congressional District
Parañaque's 2nd congressional district is one of the two congressional districts of the Philippines in the city of Parañaque. It has been represented in the House of Representatives of the Philippines since 2004. The districts consists of the eastern Parañaque barangays of BF Homes, Don Bosco, Marcelo Green, Merville, Moonwalk, San Antonio, San Martin de Porres and Sun Valley. It is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Gustavo Tambunting of the National Unity Party (NUP). Representation history Election results 2022 2019 2016 2013 2010 See also *Legislative districts of Parañaque The legislative districts of Parañaque are the representations of the highly urbanized city of Parañaque in the Congress of the Philippines. The city is currently represented in the lower house of the Congress through its first and second congres ... References {{coord missing, Philippines Congressional districts of the Philippines Politic ...
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Parañaque
Parañaque, officially the City of Parañaque ( fil, Lungsod ng Parañaque, ), is a first class Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, highly urbanized city in the Metro Manila, National Capital Region of the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 689,992 people. It is bordered to the north by Pasay, to the northeast by Taguig, to the southeast by Muntinlupa, to the southwest by Las Piñas, and to the west by Manila Bay. Like the rest of Metro Manila, Parañaque experiences a tropical climate with only two distinct seasons, wet (July to September) and dry (October to June). The city enjoys an annual rainfall of and an average daily maximum temperature of . Parañaque is the home of the PAGCOR Entertainment City, a gaming and entertainment complex under development by the state owned Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation spanning an area of in Bay City, Metro Manila, Bay City, where four large integrated resorts are based namely Solaire ...
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Surigao Del Sur's 2nd Congressional District
Surigao del Sur's 2nd congressional district is one of the two congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Surigao del Sur. It has been represented in the House of Representatives since 1987. The district consists of the city of Bislig and the southern municipalities of Barobo, Hinatuan, Lingig and Tagbina. It is currently represented in the 18th Congress by Johnny Pimentel of the PDP–Laban. Representation history Election results 2019 2016 2013 2010 See also *Legislative districts of Surigao del Sur The legislative districts of Surigao del Sur are the representations of the province of Surigao del Sur in the various national legislatures of the Philippines. The province is currently represented in the lower house of the Congress of the Philip ... References {{coord missing, Philippines Congressional districts of the Philippines Politics of Surigao del Sur 1987 establishments in the Philippines Congressional districts of Caraga Consti ...
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Surigao Del Sur
Surigao del Sur (Surigaonon language, Surigaonon: ''Probinsya nan Surigao del Sur''; ceb, Habagatang Surigao; tl, Timog Surigao), officially the Province of Surigao del Sur, is a Provinces of the Philippines, province in the Philippines located in the Caraga Regions of the Philippines, region in Mindanao. Its capital is Tandag City. Surigao del Sur is situated at the eastern coast of Mindanao and faces the Philippine Sea to the east. Etymology There are two hypotheses on the original meaning of "Surigao" among linguists, depending on the original root word. If the root word was taken to be ''sulig'' ("sprout" or "spring up"), then Surigao may have derived from ("spring water"), likely referring to the Surigao River (known as "Suligaw" in Mandaya language, Mandaya) that empties at the northern tip of the island of Mindanao. Early historical accounts record the name of the river as , Surigao, or Zurigan. Another possibility is that it is derived from Visayan or ''suyogao'', mea ...
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Johnny Pimentel
Johnny Ty Pimentel (born March 29, 1956) is a Filipino politician who is currently serving in the House of Representatives of the Philippines as the representative of Surigao del Sur's 2nd district. He previously served as a deputy speaker of the House from 2019 to 2020. He also served as vice governor of Surigao del Sur from 1995 to 1998 and later governor from 2010 to 2016. Early life and education Pimentel was born on March 29, 1956 in Tandag, Surigao to Vicente Pimentel Sr., the first governor of the undivided Surigao, and Felicidad Ty. His siblings include Vicente Pimentel Jr. and Alexander Pimentel. He graduated from Ateneo de Manila University with a Bachelor of Science in Business Management degree. Political career Pimentel first entered politics in 1995 when he became the vice governor of Surigao del Sur, occupying the position until 1998. He ran for governor in the 1998 local elections under the Laban ng Makabayang Masang Pilipino party but lost to incumbent ...
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Cavite's 1st Congressional District
Cavite's 1st congressional district is one of the eight congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Cavite. It has been represented in the House of Representatives of the Philippines since 1987. The district consists of the city of Cavite and its adjacent municipalities of Kawit, Noveleta, and Rosario facing the Manila Bay, Corregidor Island, and the province of Bataan. It is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Jolo Revilla of Lakas–CMD. Representation history Election results 2022 2019 2016 2013 2010 2007 See also * Legislative districts of Cavite The legislative districts of Cavite are the representations of the province of Cavite in the various national and local legislatures of the Philippines. At present, the province is represented in the House of Representatives of the Philippines by ... References {{coord missing, Philippines Congressional districts of the Philippi ...
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Cavite
Cavite, officially the Province of Cavite ( tl, Lalawigan ng Kabite; Chavacano: ''Provincia de Cavite''), is a province in the Philippines located in the Calabarzon region in Luzon. Located on the southern shores of Manila Bay and southwest of Manila, it is one of the most industrialized and fastest-growing provinces in the Philippines. As of 2020, it has a population of 4,344,829, making it the most populated province in the country if the independent cities of Cebu are excluded from Cebu's population figure. The ''de facto'' capital and seat of the government of the province is Trece Martires, although Imus is the official (''de jure'') capital while the City of Dasmariñas is the largest city in the province. For over 300 years, the province played an important role in both the country's colonial past and eventual fight for independence, earning it the title "Historical Capital of the Philippines". It became the cradle of the Philippine Revolution, which led to the r ...
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Francis Gerald Abaya
Francis Gerald "Boy Blue" Aguinaldo Abaya (born September 15, 1975) is a Filipino politician and architect who served as the Representative of Cavite's 1st district from 2013 to 2022. Early life and education Abaya was born on September 15, 1975, to Plaridel Abaya, a former congressman, and Consuelo Aguinaldo-Abaya, granddaughter of the first President of the Philippines Emilio Aguinaldo. He is also the brother of former congressman and Secretary of Transportation and Communications Joseph Emilio Abaya. In 2002, Abaya graduated from Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston, Massachusetts with a bachelor's degree in architecture. He passed the Architectural Board Examination administered by the Professional Regulation Commission that same year. Early career Before his political career, Abaya worked in the field of architecture serving as the Resident Architect of various construction and real estate companies. He also taught architecture at the De La Salle Univers ...
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Tarlac's 2nd Congressional District
Tarlac's 2nd congressional district is one of the three congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Tarlac. It has been represented in the House of Representatives of the Philippines since 1916 and earlier in the Philippine Assembly from 1907 to 1916. The district consists of the provincial capital, Tarlac City, and adjacent municipalities of Gerona, San Jose and Victoria. It is currently represented in the 18th Congress by Victor A. Yap of the Nationalist People's Coalition (NPC). Representation history Election results 2022 2019 2016 2013 2010 See also *Legislative districts of Tarlac The legislative districts of Tarlac are the representations of the province of Tarlac in the various national legislatures of the Philippines. The province is currently represented in the lower house of the Congress of the Philippines through its ... References {{coord missing, Philippines Congressional districts of the Phili ...
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