It’s been a good year under Salalima’s watch It came to our surprise that Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Secretary Rudy Salalima tendered his resignation on September 21 “out of delicadeza”. For the normal Filipino, however, they would ask: What makes the DICT important anyway? Why do they rarely hear about this government […]
Well this is epic It’s not everyday that we celebrate new bills being filed in Congress but this one really does deserve attention and a “push”. AANGAT TAYO Party-list Representative Neil Abayon filed HB 6195 or the “Public Servants’ Commuting via Public Transport Act” yesterday and it’s exactly how it sounds. Yes friends, this is […]
An Alternative to Uber? A Taxi hailing app called MiCab that originated from Cebu is coming to Manila in September. They recently signed an agreement with the Philippine National Taxi Operators (PNTOA), whose President, Atty. Bong Suntay, is a fierce critic of ride-sharing applications Uber and Grab. For the pricing, MiCab will have fixed pricing […]
I hate that it’s come to this If you’ve been on your Facebook feed anytime within the past few weeks, you know that the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) is cracking down on Transport Network Vehicles (TNVs) of both Uber and Grab for not having the correct franchises or licenses to operate. There’s […]
Here’s 5 Things You Need To Know About The Free WiFi Project The Department of Information and Communications Technology and the National Telecommunications Commission along with its telco partners Globe and PLDT, is launching free their Free, High-speed WiFi Project on EDSA today, June 12, Independence Day. The project will give an estimated 500,000 daily […]
The “tap-and-go” system has seen a growing success with commuters since its 2015 unveiling. AF Payments, the tandem between Ayala Corp. and Metro Pacific Investments Corp. reported on Thursday that the consortium has sold over three million “beep” cards since its launch two years ago. “Three million beep cards in circulation is a big milestone for […]
The Premium Point-to-Point Bus service has been suspended by the Land Transportation and Franchising Regulatory Board (LTFRB). In a short Facebook message, the P2P Premium Bus Service has announced that their routes have been suspended by the LTFRB. The suspension covers a majority of the services’ routes, which include SM North, Trinoma, Eton Centris, SM […]
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. […]
Pokémon Go’s launch in the Philippines is only a matter a time, and what better way to prepare for the monster-catching craze by signing up with freenet and PayMaya, two nifty apps that will surely aid Pokémon trainers in their quest to be the very best. Through freenet, Pokémon trainers will be able to keep […]
After airports, it seems like the government is looking to offer free, fast WiFi to local transport hubs (like FX terminals and bus stations) – the Department of Transportation has officially signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Smart Communications Inc. that will give passengers in major transport hubs nationwide access to free WiFi at no […]
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 […]
Modern public transport system! Singapore, Hong Kong, Malaysia. What do these countries have in common aside from a booming economy and a mass transport system that actually works? A unified payment card for said awesome transport system. While we’re still working on fixing our ailing public transport system, we’re taking small baby steps into unifying […]