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Why do the Philippines have slow internet?

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  It isn't that the country's regulatory landscape makes it difficult for internet service providers to put up the necessary infrastructure.  Actually the approval of electronics systems designs and plans in the city and municipal areas isn't difficult, it was most likely because they could not enforce the law. And also corrupt government officials exploit this lack of enforcement to steal money from the telecommunication companies. The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG), Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), has released memorandum circulars on RA 9292, Electronics Engineering Law of 2004 regarding its implementation. The Local Government Units should already have a guide in formulating a unified and defined set of procedures in the releasing electronics permit and in the checking and approving of electronics system plans and designs. The country's regulatory landscape NEVER make...

Discover the Power of Cisco Meraki

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    Cisco Meraki MX Firewalls is a Unified Threat Management (UTM) and Software-Defined WAN solution. As a UTM product, Meraki MX provides content filtering, app-specific traffic control, intrusion prevention, malware protection, and site-to-site VPN that is deployable on hardware or virtually. It also enables firewall management remotely for 24x7 monitoring and accessibility. Users are able to deploy, monitor, and configure their Meraki devices via the Meraki dashboard web interface or via APIs. Once a user makes a configuration change, the change request is sent to the Meraki cloud and is then pushed to the relevant device(s).   Meraki Cloud Architecture The Meraki cloud is the backbone of the Meraki management solution. This "cloud" is a collection of highly reliable multi-tenant servers strategically distributed around the world at Meraki data centers and select public cloud service providers. For the remainder of this document we will refer to both the Meraki...

The Electronics Engineering Law of 2004, RA9292

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  The Republic Act 9292, known as the “Electronics Engineering Law of 2004” recognizes the importance of electronics engineering profession in nation-building and development. Its goal is to develop and nurture outstanding, high-caliber, and internationally competitive electronics engineering professionals that meet the global standards of practice and service. As stated in the Section 34, Article V of this act, electronics engineering professionals shall hold government positions that require the services of Professional Electronics Engineers, Electronics Engineers, and Electronics Technicians with scope of practice as specified in Section 5, Article I. Official Gazette of the Philippines, 2004 This provision is further reinforced by DILG Memorandum Circular 2013-01 which prompts Local Government Units to ensure that electronics engineering professionals hold positions or assignments that supervise, manage, and administer electronics services and regulate electronics ...

CCTV | Compliance on Law and Data Privacy

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  Is it legal to install CCTV on a do it yourself setting in the Philippines? PD 1096, the National Building Code of the Philippines (NBCP) 3. LEGAL COMPLIANCE 3.1 Section 301 of the NBCP provides that “NO PERSON, FIRM OR CORPORATION, INCLUDING ANY AGENCY, OR INSTRUMENTALITY, OF THE GOVERNMENT SHALL ERECT, CONSTRUCT, ALTER, REPAIR, MOVE, CONVERT OR DEMOLISH ANY BUILDING OR STRUCTURE OR CAUSE THE SAME TO BE DONE WITHOUT FIRST OBTAINING A BUILDING PERMIT THEREFORE FROM THE BUILDING OFFICIAL ASSIGNED IN THE PLACE WHERE THE SUBJECT BUILDING IS LOCATED OR THE BUILDING WORK IS TO BE DONE.”  The NBCP also specifies the documentary requirements to be submitted as well as the general processes that local governments have to follow in approving the building permit application.  3.2 Section 309 of the NBCP provides that “NO BUILDING OR STRUCTURE SHALL BE USED OR OCCUPIED AND NO CHANGE IN THE EXISTING USE OR OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION OF A BUILDING OR STRUCTURE OR PORTION THEREOF SHALL...

Electronics Plans and Specifications

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    The drawing sheets sizes, contents, and title blocks contained in electronics documents. Drawing Sheets Sizes Electronics plans and drawings shall be drawn on drawing sheets of the following sizes: A0 size (841mm x 1189mm) A1 size (594mm x 841mm) A2 size (420mm x 594mm) A3 size (297mm x 420mm) Drawing Scale Appropriate metric drawing scales shall be used. Graphic Scale Since the size of the drawings sheet can be changes photographically, graphic scale shall be shown on each drawing sheets. Contents The content of the plan shall have the following information: ♦ Location and Site Plans ♦ Legend and Symbols ♦ General Notes and or Specifications ♦ Floor plan of Head-end Facility   Shall show the dimension and layout of the following: equipment racks, outlets, lighting, circuit breakers, electrical panel, ventilation and air-conditioning system, generator, battery bank, data center, control and monitoring equipment, studio facility, antenna system, doors and grounding sys...

Electronics Permit and Inspection Certificate

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  To obtain an electronics permit in the Philippines, you'll need to meet the following requirements: Application form Signed by the owner or applicant, and signed and sealed by a professional electronics engineer. Electronics plans Signed by the owner or applicant, and signed and sealed by a professional electronics engineer. Notice of Construction Submitted to the Office of the Building Official before any electronics installation. Certificate of Completion Completed by the licensed supervisor/in-charge and submitted to the building official upon completion of the work. RA9292 Section 29. ... the Professional Electronics Engineer shall be stamped on every sheet/page with said seal, indicating therein his/her current Professional Tax Receipt (PTR) number, date/place of payment and current membership number in the Accredited Professional Organization, when filed with government authorities or when used professionally. Building permit A valid building permit is required Other docume...

The Institute of Electronics Engineers of the Philippines | IECEP

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  The Institute of Electronics Engineers of the Philippines (IECEP, formerly the Institute of Electronics and Communication Engineers of the Philippines) is a Professional Regulation Commission, an  Accredited Professional Organization (APO) recognized organization of Professional Electronics Engineers (PECE), Electronics Engineers (ECE) and Electronics Technicians (ECT) in the Philippines. History of IECEP The Institute of Electronics & Communications Engineers of the Philippines was organized in 1950 by a group of pioneers in the electronics and communications fields in the country, which included Dean Jose S. Alfonso, Mamerto Buenafe, Fred Carino, Ciriaco Coronel, Jose Grey, Alfredo Albino Lara and Venancio Pineda. Dean Alfonso served as the Founding President of the organization. It was during the term of Engr. Rosauro Calupitan (1968-1970) when Republic Act. No. 5734 was enacted into law, by the virtue of which the Electronics & Communication Engineering (ECE) ...