In tech-savvy Philippines, ‘digital humanitarians’ playing big role in disaster response and recovery

The Philippines is a tech-savvy country and is one of the top global providers of Information Techology (IT)-BPO services in Asia. In Manila, everyone has a cellphone and text messaging is part of daily life. And yet when Super Typhoon Haiyian (Yolanda) hit the island nation this month, technology was at first unable to stem to [...]

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