Two men were hauled off to jail in Pasay City after police allegedly caught them cutting a Philippine Long Distance Telephone (PLDT) aerial cable in front of a gas station on July 22. Pasay City Police chief Col. Joselito De Sesto identified the suspects as Jon, 24, a lineman, and JM, 25, a driver....
A motorcycle rider was killed when a getaway truck carrying 10 suspects in the alleged theft of underground copper cables in Makati City slammed into his vehicle during a police chase in Manila on Wednesday, July 22. The Makati City Police Station said two of the 10 suspects were minors and were...
Two men were arrested after allegedly stealing electric cables that caused a blackout at an apartment building in Barangay Greater Fairview, Quezon City, early Tuesday morning, July 7. The suspects, identified as alias “Vandamme,” 29, and alias “Jonell,” 27, both residents of Barangay Holy...
Police arrested nine men early Sunday, June 14, after they were allegedly caught cutting and hauling copper telecommunication cables worth P163,852 along Commonwealth Avenue in Quezon City. Batasan Police Station 6 personnel intercepted the suspects around 4 a.m. in Barangay Matandang Balara while...
Operatives of the Quezon City Police District (QCPD) arrested a repeat offender and a minor after they were caught cutting and taking copper cable wires owned by a telecommunications company valued at P12,105.86. Members of Galas Police Station 11 were conducting an anti-criminality patrol at...
The Manila Electric Company (Meralco) raised alarm after a 34-year-old man died in Barangay Bahay Toro, Quezon City, before dawn on Saturday, April 25, while allegedly attempting to steal live electrical cables, an incident that also triggered a power outage affecting more than 6,000 customers....
DAVAO CITY – The Island Garden City of Samal (IGACOS) government is optimistic that the recent inauguration of the 50-megawatt Davao-Samal submarine cable interconnection could boost the economic growth of the island. Mayor Lemuel Reyes issued the statement as the island secured a reliable power...
Telecommunications giant Globe Telecom Inc. is going full sprint in its push to meet the connectivity demands of an expanding global digital economy through a new high-capacity submarine cable system. Globe said it is joining the regional consortium building the Candle Cable System, which is...
Seven men were arrested by the Makati City Police on Tuesday, Nov. 11, for stealing more than P200,000 worth of underground copper cables owned by a telecommunications (telco) company in Barangay San Lorenzo, Makati City. Police identified the suspects as "Richard," 33; "Gilbert," 42; "Mervin," 38;...
The Philippines stands to benefit from higher connectivity that meets the demands of artificial intelligence (AI) as a regional consortium of telco players, including Globe Telecom Inc., plots course for a new submarine cable system. In a statement, Globe said it is representing the Philippines in...
BACOLOD CITY – Authorities seized P2.2-million worth of stolen underground internet and cable wires and arrested 11 persons in Barangay Concepcion, Talisay City, Negros Occidental on Monday, July 14. Police Capt. Reynaldo Bauden Jr., head of the Bacolod Maritime Police Station, said they acted on...
Telecommunications giant PLDT Inc. is expected to boost its international capacity for data traffic in the Asia-Pacific region upon the activation of the Apricot submarine cable system in 2027. Early this month, PLDT announced that it has completed cable laying in the branches of Baler,...
