Good news for motorists! The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has confirmed the partial opening of the BGC-Ortigas Road Link this coming Independence Day, June 12. The Sta. Monica-Lawton Bridge which is part of the BGC Ortigas Link Project will be finished soon and once complete, It will allow travel between Pasig City […]
PLDT’s chairman and CEO Manny V. Pangilinan teased on Twitter that Cignal will be offering Broadband Over Satellite services nationwide. This will be made possible Red Broadband, the internet services arm of Cignal, which will offer the internet anywhere service in the country starting May 15. To recall, Red Broadband offers internet services as either standalone […]
Due to the alarming number of vehicular accidents happening in the Metro, an urban planner and transport expert is suggesting a 30kph speed limit be imposed on urban roads. The man behind this proposal is Robert Siy, an urban planner and transport expert at Move As One Coalition. In a media forum held by the […]
Some good news for the country: Ookla recently revealed in their March 2021 report that broadband download speeds in the Philippines have improved to 46.25Mbps, which represents a 7.79Mbps increase in download speeds from 38.46Mbps last February. That translates to around a 20.45% month-to-month increase, and a 484.70% increase from July 2016, where the download […]
While Smart was recently hailed as the fastest 5G network by Ookla, the internet testing leader recently hailed PLDT as the fastest broadband provided in the Philippines for Q1 2021. In Ookla’s latest report, PLDT has increased its lead for average download speeds in Metro Manila, Calabarzon, Central Luzon, Central Visayas, Northern Mindanao, Western Visayas, […]
One of the biggest problems in the Philippines and in the world is what to do with plastic waste. We create more plastic waste than we can effectively recycle thanks to single-use packaging and products, and since they take literal centuries to fully degrade, that’s a huge problem that we need to solve. One way […]
We can expect more connecting roads for Pampanga and NLEX as the NLEX Corporation is working hand in hand with the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to connect the latter’s road projects to its North Luzon Expressway-Subic Clark Tarlac Expressway network. Their engineers are now closely studying how to efficiently incorporate the three […]
Satellite broadband internet providers are now being welcomed by the President with his Executive Order No. 127 or “Expanding the Provision of Internet Services through Inclusive Access to Satellite Services.” EO127 amends the existing Executive Order No. 467 of 1998 by allowing both enfranchised and non-enfranchised but duly registered telecommunication entities, as well as value-added […]
It is not just SpaceX that has plans to invest in the Philippines: new reports confirm that Japan’s KDDI Group and Softbank also expressed interest as well. As reported by GMA News, DFNN Inc. chairman Raymon Garcia confirmed in a disclosure that both KDDI and Softbank–the latter owned by Masayoshi Son–are interested in investing in […]
Apparently there’s broadband exclusivity in Twin Oaks Place, and that’s something that the Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) doesn’t look kindly to. The commission received a complaint on December 29 from unit owners of Twin Oaks Place in Mandaluyong City about being restricted to one ISP, Leopard Connectivity Business Solutions Inc. which Greenfield also owns. PCC’s […]
After what it seems like forever, Angkas is officially back on the road today after being suspended since the start of the community quarantine last March. This also follows after completing the requirements set by the MC Taxi Technical Working Group (TWG). Among the requirements include requiring MC taxi riders to have a thermal scanner […]
With the recent internet service interruptions experienced nationwide, it’s a given that customers are clamoring for better services and access to the internet. The good news is that Cignal TV and Radius Telecoms have partnered to give us RED Broadband, the newest unlimited fiber broadband and pay-TV service provider in town. RED Broadband was made […]