While we most of what we’ve been seeing on mainstream media are tied to our President’s War on Drugs, it’s a breath of fresh air to see another part of the government’s plan to ease the lives of the Filipino people. The Facebook Page for Presidential Communications uploaded a deck that outlines its plan to undertake […]
At the 2016 Educ Summit, Senator Bam Aquino shared in a speech that the newly formed DICT (Department of Information and Communications Technology) is preparing the proposal for a National Broadband Plan. The DICT will present it to the Senate and hopefully get the funding and approval for implementation for it next year. A National […]
The more, the merrier apparently A few days ago we told you about Avocado Telecoms, a possible third player in the long standing telco duopoly dominated by Smart and Globe. Apparently Avocado isn’t the only telecom whose franchise was approved by congress: four other local players are looking to make their mark in the local […]
Is your mobile internet super slow? You can thank exclusive villages for that. Yup, those gated communities may just be one of the biggest problems when it comes to the almost agonizingly slow mobile internet in the capital, according to both Smart and Globe. The problem is that many home owners in posh villages like […]
Traffic – a never-ending problem for people who live in Manila, Cebu or any other urban area in the Philippines. Anybody who has to travel to Ortigas, Makati or even Quezon City everyday to get to work knows this all too well. Despite being unusually lucky of being able to work from home, I still […]
It’s no secret that traffic in Manila is just bad. It’s gotten to a point now that it’s not uncommon for vehicles stuck in traffic to run out of gas since everything is at a standstill. And while the government tries to improve infrastructure by making more roads for vehicles, the sooner we come to […]
Woohooo Finally Fast Internet at Our Airports! Curious about the NAIA Free 1GBPs WiFi launched by Smart and DOTr today? We got you covered. Starting today you can already access and use it. It’s initially 100% free and it has NO TIME LIMIT. Yes, you can stream, browse, and play games to your heart’s content. […]
Here’s some interesting news for Pokemon Go players who got perma-banned for using third-party apps and add-ons. Niantic is apparently reversing some of these lifetime bans, according to their latest blog entry this week. Read carefully if you’re one of the “banned guys”: An update on Pokémon GO account bans We continue to work to […]
Here’s some good news for our Mindanaoan siblings. Japan, Korea, and China are ready to provide funding for the proposed Mindanao Railway System project, according to a report by Rappler on Thursday. The proposed Mindanao Railway System is a 2,000-kilometer railway project aimed at connecting key Mindanao cities Davao, Zamboanga, Butuan, Surigao, Cagayan de Oro, […]
Looks like the Philippines will be getting some much-needed aid with the expansion of its railway systems in the form of a generous P110 billion loan from Japan. In a report by Rappler, Masato Ohtaka, deputy press secretary of the Japanese foreign ministry, explained the necessity for a safe, punctual train system by recalling the […]
PLDT has signed a collaborative deal with Japanese telecoms NTT Communications to leverage their 100 gigabit-per-second “ultra-bandwidth” Internet backbone. The NTT Group said that the partnership enables PLDT to better “handle traffic bursts and scale-up faster to accommodate subscriber demands.” PLDT Chairman and CEO Manuel V. Pangilinan commented on the collaboration: “Strengthening our connectivity with […]
The Pokémon Go app doesn’t have a built-in chat system, at least for now, and that seems somewhat counter-intuitive for a social game that has brought together a lot of people all in the name of Pokémon catching. Enter RazerGo, gaming hardware company Razer’s answer to the dilemma. Currently available for iOS devices, with an […]