PNR San Pablo-Lucena Line is Back in Operation

Good news for commuters in the southern part of Luzon: the Philippine National Railway (PNR) San Pablo-Lucena line is operational once again. President Rodrigo Duterte led the reopening ceremony of the said line on Saturday, which immediately started operations the following day. “This is also a vital step towards restoring the PNR Bicol Express that […]

PNR Lucena-San Pablo Line To Open Before June 30

The Philippine National Railways (PNR) Lucena-San Pablo line is set to reopen before the Duterte administration steps down in June, according to the Department of Transportation (DOTr). The agency said the line is vital in restoring the PNR Bicol Express which will link Metro Manila and the provinces in Southern Luzon, including Laguna, Quezon, Camarines […]

DOTr Signs Contract For Longest PNR Line

The Philippine National Railway (PNR) Bicol Project will soon be underway after the Department of Transportation (DOTr) signed the contract for the project’s first phase with a China development group. The Php 142 billion contract was signed and finalized with the China Railway Group Ltd., China Railway No. 3 Engineering Group Co. Ltd., and China […]

PNR Clark-Calamba Trains to Arrive this December

Good news for our local commuters as the North-South Commuter Railway (NSCR) project of the Department of Transportation (DOTr) and the Philippine National Railways (PNR) is making big progress, as the Clark-Calamba trains of PNR are set to arrive in December of this year. The training simulators for future operators are arriving sooner this September or […]

DoTR Announces Free PNR, LRT 2, MRT 3 Rides for Students

Free rides can be availed at select times from Monday to Friday excluding holidays Great news for all students who commute: DoTR announced that it is offering free rides to them from Monday to Friday, excluding holidays, at select times. Those taking the LRT-2 can avail of the free rides from 4:30AM to 6:00AM and […]

DOST and PNR Unveil Locally Developed Hybrid Electric Train

Despite all the economic progress our country has been enjoying, the Philippines still lacks mass transit infrastructure. That includes the ever important trains, and the assets that we do have in our country are either too old or too few to service the thousands of commuters that ply the metro each day (just ask the […]

Best Internet Providers in the Philippines (2024)

If you’ve been monitoring internet speeds in the Philippines, it has improved slowly every year based on several tests. Between mobile and fixed broadband, more Filipinos are going for fixed broadband as their internet provider, with the abundance of more competitive postpaid plans that offer good download speeds and added freebies like subscriptions to streaming […]

ZTE to Bring Nubia Neo 5G to the Philippines

ZTE sub-brand Nubia is known for its Red Magic gaming phones, and while it recently made them officially available via Digital Walker, ZTE is set to bring an affordable gaming phone to the Philippines with the nubia Neo 5G. While it does have the looks of a gaming smartphone with its Transformers-like back panel design, […]

Huawei P60 Pro to Launch in the Philippines On May 6

After waiting for a few weeks since Huawei teased everyone that they get a chance to experience the P60 Pro through an exclusive preview, the brand confirms that they will officially launch the P60 Pro in the Philippines on May 6. That’s a few days earlier than the May 9 Global Launch of the P60 […]

Huawei to Launch P60 and Mate X3 on March 23

It’s official: Huawei is indeed launching the P60 series and the Mate X3 on March 23. This was revealed in a series of posters that they posted on their official social media channels. New waves of innovations are coming. #HuaweiP60Series #HuaweiMateX3 pic.twitter.com/gb0awfqApq — Teme (??)|???? (@RODENT950) March 13, 2023 While the teaser poster is vague, […]

HONOR Magic5 Series, Magic Vs to Go Global at MWC 2023

HONOR confirms that it will unveil the Magic5 series–and make the Magic Vs official globally–at MWC 2023. With MWC 2023 happening in a few weeks’ time, HONOR has confirmed that the Magic5 series and the Magic Vs foldable will have a global unveiling on February 27. This follows after a cheeky teaser taking jabs at […]

Deliks Yan: DOTr Questioned For Pursuing Chinese Loans

The Department of Transportation (DOTr) found themselves in the hot seat when the Senators questioned their decision to continue pursuing Chinese loans, even though Japan offers better loan terms.  DOTr recently requested the Department of Finance to resubmit the loan applications to China for the funding of three railway projects: the PNR South Long Haul […]