Tarlac State University joins commemoration of Declaration of Peace and Cessation of War
TARLAC CITY -- Approximately 1,500 students from different colleges of Tarlac State University (TSU) recently joined the Commemoration of the Declaration of Peace and Cessation of War (DPCW).
The activity was held in partnership with Heavenly Culture, World Peace and Restoration of Light (HWPL), a non-governmental and non-profit organization associated with the United Nations Economic and Social Council.
It featured a peace parade, peace message, balloon letting, and chalk art.
“This was a great opportunity for TSU to be part of this global movement to represent our nation who creates peace and spreads the culture of peace,” TSU Vice President for International Linkages and External Affairs Louella Ona said. TARLAC CITY---The House Committee on Information and Communications Technology recently approved a bill seeking to institutionalize Mobile Number Portability (MNP)in the country.
According to ICT Committee Chairman Representative Victor A. Yap (2nd District, Tarlac), the MNP would allow phone subscribers to shiftfromone network to another, as well as switch from postpaid to prepaid subscription or vice-versa, without having to change their mobile numbers.
“A mobile number represents the identity of a mobile phone user in the digital world. It contains vital information, as well as their ties with other users. Through long and consistent use, a mobile phone user acquires property rights over their phone number. By forcing them to surrender this number upon changing networks, they are, in effect, being deprived of a vital commodity in the digital world,” Yap explained.
Under the proposed bill, telecommunication companies and the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) will be tasked to establish a mechanism to implement the MNP.
In the proposed law, Public Telecommunication Entities (PTEs)which currently provide services to a subscriber, or a Donor Provider, must notify the opposite network, or Recipient Provider, within 24 hours of their client’s desire to shift to the Recipient Provider’s network. Should a client have any existing financial obligation, they will be given three working days to settle their unpaid dues. If a client does not pay these fees after the three-day period, the Donor Provider will notify the Recipient Provider of the non-payment.
DPCW was proclaimed by HWPL on March 14, 2016 in South Korea as a solution for establishing global peace, resolving conflicts and leave a legacy of lasting peace to future generations.
This year’s commemoration carries the theme “The Call for Building a World of Peace and Realization of Justice.”---