Soon we will be paying more for digital services, even internet identifier like domain names can be included, and that's a definitive VAT. In PH it's equivalent to 12%. Although, we still have to see invoice for domain names registration and renewal fees being added with VAT. You should be getting reminders from your local and international service providers to key-in your tax details, if you haven't yet done so. We must say, this is especially for those who had to directly acquire digital services with the source and not through local resellers. If you've been dealing with local resellers, your digital services may probably have been subjected with, and had added, VAT included in your payment ever since. You should be, but you have to check it. For online local retailers, you may have been VAT registered and paying your taxes with or without that digital tax. Don't take this as an advice and ascertain it with your accountant to be sure.
Cyberspace has become the (new) fifth domain in warfare after land, sea, air and (orbital) space according to Economist’s article . If we have been following events about how the Internet has been playing a role in our lives, on how our organizations functions and our governments provide services to the public, we would have noticed some extra-ordinary events that had already happened. Some are very nice and others the not so good. How are we preparing to embrace the new generation securely?