Globe Telecom Inc. secured a total of 1,451 permits from local government units (LGUs) in the first half of the year, hastening network builds in more underserved areas. “Getting these permits have always been a challenge before," Globe SVP for Program Delivery Network Technical Group Joel...
Vice President Leni Robredo on Sunday, July 18, said that the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccines should be given to hotspot areas where the highly transmissible Delta variant has been detected. Vice President Leni Robredo (Jansen Romero/Manila Bulletin) The United States through the global...
A group of concerned Dumaguete residents are opposing a proposed artifical island-slash-reclamation project off the coast of the city due to the potential irreversible damage it could cause to the local ecology. (Photo from the NO to 174DGTE Coalition) The group, which calls themselves the “NO to...
DITO Telecommunity, the country's third telco, announced its expansion to 18 more areas starting today, July 15, 2021, making its service available in a total of 158 cities and municipalities nationwide. "True to our commitment of providing stronger connectivity to more Filipinos, we continue to...
Marikina City Mayor Marcelino “Marcy” Teodoro on Monday (July 12) disclosed that the Metro Manila Council (MMC) has identified five areas where children five years old and above are allowed to go. (Marikina City PIO / MANILA BULLETIN) Earlier, the IATF has announced that children five years old...
(OCTA RESEARCH) Independent research group OCTA flagged four cities as "areas of concern" due to the increasing number of new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases, as well as high incidence rate and hospital care utilization rate, during the June 25-July 1 period. OCTA identified Davao City, Iloilo...
DITO Telecommunity, the country's third player, has expanded its coverage in 17 more areas and is now available in a total of 140 cities nationwide, the telco today (July 1) announced. "Following our June 12 announcement of DITO being commercially available in 123 cities as a means to commemorate...
DITO Telecommunity Corporation, the country’s third major player in the telecommunications industry, Friday, (June 11) announced they are approaching the one-millionth subscriber mark a few weeks after their Metro Manila entry. To commemorate the 123 years of Philippine independence tomorrow,...
More people can now attend religious gatherings in the National Capital Region (NCR) after mayors have agreed to relax the restrictions on these activities. Devotees observe a safe distance from each other while hearing Sunday mass outside Quiapo church in Manila in a December 2020 file photo. (ALI...
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) was urged to recall its recent order that sets the guidelines for the establishment of the management board and subsidiary bodies for Fisheries Management Areas (FMA). In a statement, international non-government organization Oceana said BFAR's...
Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte on Wednesday, March 10, said the local government is considering imposing stricter restrictions on various establishments amid the alarming rise in the city’s new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases. Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte (QC GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL FACEBOOK...
Third player DITO Telecommunity Corporation today (March 2) announced it will be commercially operational in 15 areas in Metro Cebu and Davao on Monday, March 8. The telco's service will launch its service in ten Metro Cebu areas: 1. Carcar, 2. Cebu City,3. Consolacion, 4. Danao, 5. Liloan, 6....
