CNN Philippines hosted the first presidential and vice-presidential debates at the University of Santo Tomas (UST) with a virtual audience, in partnership with Microsoft. Citizens were able to participate in the Philippine electoral and democratic process, while maintaining restrictions in place during COVID-19. Ahead of the national elections in May,…
The Department of Education (DepEd) and Microsoft recently concluded a month-long series of virtual events for students across the Philippines throughout November, in celebration of National Reading Month. The program introduced Microsoft’s Reading Progress as part of a shared effort to drive litera
Digital transformation is key to recovering from the pandemic and becoming competitive in the long term, but the strategy to close the digital gap and achieve digital readiness hinges on the empowerment of Filipinos. This is the main takeaway from Digital Readiness PH, a virtual town hall discussion led by…