The Philippines moved up 3 notches to 83rd spot for mobile internet speed, and up 8 notches to 92nd for fixed broadband in a ranking of 140 countries in last month's Ookla Speedtest report. "Everyone in government, telecommunication companies, and mobile network operators had been doubling efforts...
#ASKGOYO Atty. Gregorio Larrazabal Many people are actively encouraging qualified Filipino citizens to register as voters. I’ve been discussing the process of applying as a voter in various parts of the Philippines, and I can already feel the increased interest people have in applying as a...
#ASKGOYO Atty. Gregorio Larrazabal Starting this week, Comelec will implement a new schedule for voter registration. Beginning today, the new schedule for accepting applicants for voter registration is as follows: Tuesday till Saturday, 8:00 a.m. till 5:00 p.m. Note: Monday is disinfection day....
#ASKGOYO Atty. Gregorio Larrazabal Last week the Commission on Elections issued a statement that they are considering banning/restricting face-to-face campaigning for the May 9, 2022, elections. Many people reacted to this statement, with many confused as to how that’s even feasible. To make...
#ASKGOYO Atty. Gregorio Larrazabal By the time you’ll read this, I’ll be on the road somewhere in Mindanao. I’ll be continuing on the journey to get as many people to register as voters, before the deadline of September 31, 2021. The advocacy to get people to register as voters is...
Troy Rosario (Photo from FIBA) The Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas is refusing to dwell on the lack of PBA players taking part in Gilas Pilipinas’ preparation for next month’s final window of the FIBA Asia Cup Qualifiers. Only six PBA players are taking part in the ongoing training bubble at...
#ASKGOYO Atty. Gregorio Larrazabal Voter education is something I’ve been pushing for, even after retiring from Comelec in February, 2011. It sometimes feels like a lonely road, as voter education becomes “sexy” only when election approaches. However, the need to hammer to the public the...
Atty. Gregorio Larrazabal #ASKGOYO By this time, you’ve probably already done your new year’s resolution. Eat less, exercise more, lose weight, etc. By now, unfortunately many will already have broken their new year’s resolution. Promising to start again next year. It seems it’s a...
#ASKGOYO Atty. Gregorio Larrazabal 2020.. WOW!! What a year. What. A. Year. I can’t even begin to describe how crazy the year 2020 was. It was when the lives of billions of people were turned upside down. 2020 seemed like every day was a new challenge for us...
#ASKGOYO Atty. Gregorio Larrazabal I wrote a while ago about the seeming disconnect between offices and officials in government. How some offices and officials issue contradictory statements and orders. How the country missed several opportunities to help make things better in this pandemic,...
#ASKGOYO Atty. Gregorio Larrazabal Last week, an announcement was made that face shields are now mandatory for everyone when outside your home. Yes, while some countries are now vaccinating their citizens, and other countries are in the process of developing vaccines, the Philippines is at the...
#ASKGOYO Atty. Gregorio Larrazabal In Luzon, there are two tollway operators. Both use an RFID (radio-frequency identification) toll-collection system in their expressways. Autosweep RFID is used at Skyway, SLEX, NAIAX, STAR Tollway, MCX, and TPLEX. Easytrip RFID is used at NLEX, SCTEX,...
