Nissan Philippines Celebrates New President In Handover Ceremony

The cat’s finally out of the bag – Nissan Philippines has a new person taking over the role of President. His name is Juan Manuel Hoyos, now the face of the automotive giant in the country. A momentous event was celebrated in Okada Manila to mark the occasion. According to numerous reports and sources, he’s […]

Ookla Crowns Smart As King Of Mobile Speedtest Once Again (Q1 2022)

This may no longer come as a surprise to some, but Smart was declared by Ookla once again to be the fastest mobile internet provider in the country. The company is currently making a lot of noise with the Sun conversion, unlimited Free TikTok promos, and being the top company in the Philippines as per […]

Remote Work Is Here To Stay, But Companies Don’t Know How To Adjust – Study

Two years have passed since the world shifted to a hybrid work model, where employees do their work remotely–away from their offices–as a means of continuing operations amidst the COVID pandemic. The experience workers have collected for the past two years led them to prefer remote work. However, companies have a hard time adjusting to […]

Smart Emerges as Top Company in the Philippines for 2022

After bagging the second spot last year, Smart is now the top company in the Philippines for 2022 in the latest report from LinkedIn. LinkedIn explained in its Top Companies in the Philippines 2022 report that one of Smart’s key strengths as a company is how it supported the mental health of its employees through […]

Microsoft to Acquire Activision Blizzard for $68.7 Billion

With all the troubles Activision Blizzard is facing lately, Microsoft surprises everyone by announcing that they will acquire the embattled game studio at a value of $68.7 billion. For reference, that’s way above the amount Microsoft paid to acquire LinkedIn, which was around $26 billion back in 2016. The acquisition of Activision Blizzard by Microsoft […]

BIR Axie Infinity And You: A Tax Whiz Weighs In

  Thanks to its explosive popularity, Axie Infinity is now in the crosshairs of the Philippine government. The incredibly popular (and lucrative) cryptogame has been a lifesaver for many people who have been affected by the pandemic, serving as an alternate (and for many, main) income streams. But as with anything income-related, the Department of […]

Smart OpenSignal Awards Sweep: Winner of All 7 Categories in Q1

Smart is the big winner at OpenSignal’s Philippines Mobile Network Experience Awards for the first quarter of 2021. Smart managed to sweep the OpenSignal Awards, winning all seven categories of the awards, a first for any Philippine telco provider. The winner of the awards was determined in a report conducted by OpenSignal that covers the […]

Here are the Best Job Opportunities in the Philippines for 2021

While we are still not yet done with the pandemic, there are a lot of job opportunities in the Philippines in 2021. With remote working (aka working from home) as the overarching trend, most of these “jobs on the rise” involve the need to hone digital skills. For the Philippines, LinkedIn reports that the jobs […]

Motorola moto E5 Plus Review: Long-Lasting Entertainment Buddy

We review Motorola’s latest big-batteried offering! Without any phone releases for the first half of 2018, rumors have spread that Motorola has silently pulled out of the Philippines. Thankfully that isn’t the case, as the Lenovo-owned company has officially announced several new phones for this year. One of these phones is the moto E5 Plus: […]

Motorola moto E5 Plus Unboxing, Initial Impressions: Big Battery, Bigger Display

We check out Motorola’s latest entry-level phone! Motorola has been relatively silent for the 1st half of 2018 in the Philippines. To make up for it, the brand made their presence felt with the availability of some of their 2018 phones. One of these phones is the big-batteried moto E5 Plus. Launched last April, the […]

Rumor: Snapdragon 855 in the Works

It is codenamed Hana V1.0 While we are all waiting for the Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 chipset, which is said to be manufactured on a 10nm process, word is spreading that the San Diego-based company is also developing the Snapdragon 855 chipset, if a certain George Fang is to be believed. Based on his LinkedIn profile, George […]

“Google Hire” for Job Seekers to Launch Soon

The search titan will be unveiling the new service soon Google is about to launch a job marketplace service in the form of Google Hire. This new service will allow companies to post job offers as well as manage and accept applications, similar to existing sites such as LinkedIn. Of course, Google will be adding […]