Look out for that LTE-A icon on your phone Remember LTE-A, the next evolution of uber-fast wireless mobile internet that we first saw in Boracay last year? Well, Smart is now turning on the technology behind that make those speeds possible in the Philippines, starting with Manila, Metro Cebu and Metro Davao. Smart has rolled […]
DoTr Secretary Tugade hopes the agreement will be signed during the ASEAN summit. “Target signing of this contract is November this year. Hopefully, that agreement will be signed between Prime Minister Abe and President Duterte in November,” Secretary Tugade remarked during the “DuterteNomics” economic panel at Pasay City. The Mega Manila Subway (MMS) is part […]
Service disruption in parts of Metro Manila may last until April 8 due to network upgrades PLDT Inc. and Smart head of public affairs Ramon Isberto said that subscribers in areas where new cell site equipment are being installed may experience service interruption. “We are changing cell site equipment in their area. It will disrupt […]
Lenovo’s Moto Philippines welcomed early 2017 with two new Moto concept stores in Metro Manila. Both stores celebrated their official joint-launch last January 20. The new Moto stores can be found at the 4th level of Cyberzone areas in SM North EDSA Annex and SM Megamall, both operated my MemoXpress. “The Philippines is a very important […]
The Manila local government will be mandating its traffic enforcers to wear body cameras this year. No specific implementation date was mentioned in the statement as of yet. Manila Traffic and Parking Bureau (MTPB) Chief Dennis Alcoreza noted that the body cameras will provide evidence on the interactions between traffic enforcers and traffic violators. Prevention of […]
In an unprecedented move today, Manila Mayor Joseph Erap Estrada has fired ALL Manila Traffic and Parking Bureau personell for alleged corruption. “I want them all out, no exception,”Estrada said. His order covers 600 traffic enforcers and 90 office personnel of the MTPB. The mass firings came after the Mayor reportedly received numerous complaints of […]
Good news for people who live in the Bicol province – the Philippine National Railways (PNR) is planning to resume its Manila-Naga operations after a 4 year hiatus in a bid to help traffic de-congestion during the hectic holiday season. The line is being targeted to start operations as early as December 15, pending a […]
There are many schools of thought as to the age range of a Millennial. Some think that Millennials are born within the years of 1976-1996, while other say that it’s more like the early parts of the 80’s to 1998. Whatever age range you think Millennial are, the team at Unbox PH definitely fit the […]
The city of Manila is set to remove and phase out gasoline run tricycles, kuligligs and pedicabs by October, according to President turned Mayor Erap Estrada. The 25,000 strong population of these sometimes vital, occasionally dangerous passenger vehicles will be removed from the city and replaced by electronic tricycles to reduce carbon emissions and to […]
Political will is the crucial key to solving Metro Manila’s traffic woes, according to newly-minted Department of Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark Villar. The secretary is convinced that the metropolis’ perennial traffic problems can be remedied by the Duterte administration in only two to three years. “It is a problem we can solve in […]
We here at Unbox are bonafide geeks. A lot of us are into geeky hobbies like gaming, movies, and comics. As such, it’s always a pleasure for us to hear (and tell, of course) news about local businesses catering to the culture. This particular news item takes the cake, though! Victoria Court, one of the […]
One of the biggest names in esports arrives in the PH ESL One, one of the biggest esports names in the world, is heading to Manila this weekend for ESL One 2016. Eight teams from around the world (including the PH’s own Mineski.Sports5) are all vying for a prize pool of $250,000 – the biggest […]