Transport advocacy group Move As One Coalition has joined the global community in pushing for a 30-kilometer per hour (kph) speed limit on urban roads. (Photo from Dinna Louise C. Dayao / Move As One Coalition) The call--aimed at reducing air pollution, fighting climate change, and saving...
The government will proceed "full speed ahead" with the implementation of the StaySafe.ph, the official contact tracing application, Malacañang announced Tuesday. People form line leading to a community pantry in Sta. Mesa, Manila on April 30, 2021 (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) According to...
The Philippine’s fixed broadband average download speed continued to improve as of March 2021, according to the latest Ookla Speedtest Global Index report. The country registered a 7.79 Mbps or 20.25 percent increase in speed from the recorded 38.46 Mbps on February, jumping to 46.25...
(MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Light Rail Manila Corporation (LRMC) is today (April 5) increasing the speed of Light Rail Transit (LRT)-1 to a maximum of 60 kilometers per hour. The operator has secured a safety certification from an international testing facility to lift the LRT-1 speed restriction...
Filipino speed skater Julian Macaraeg (Photo from PHSU's Facebook page) Winter Youth Olympian Julian Macaraeg is hoping to bring more spotlight to speed skating in the Philippines despite being a tropical country. Macaraeg, the first Filipino speed skater to compete in the 2020 Lausanne Winter...
Filipino speed skater Julian Macaraeg (Screenshot from ISU Short Track's Facebook page) Filipino speed skater Julian Macaraeg is eyeing no less than the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, a long-term goal he has been preparing for more than a decade now. "Competing in the Olympics in Beijing...
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...
EASTER SUNDAY, APRIL 4, marks the return of the Entertainment Editors’ Choice for Movies, also known as The EDDYs. Last year, the group skipped a beat at the height of the Covid-19 lockdown, and thought it best to use the time and effort we would normally devote to organizing the EDDYs in very...
Globe’s broadband business “Globe At Home” topped the latest Netflix ISP Speed Index for the second time this year. Globe At Home led Netflix’s ISP leaderboard with an average speed of 3.2 Mbps in February 2021. The Netflix ISP Speed Index is a measure of prime time...
Photo from Philippine Skating Union Filipino speed skater Julian Macaraeg sustained an injury on his left foot while competing for the final standings of the 2021 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships in Dordrecht, Netherlands. Per Philippine Skating Union (PHSU), Macaraeg was taken out of...
The Philippines moved 25 places, from number 111 in global mobile internet speed rankings in January 2020 to number 86th last month, according to latest data from Ookla. For fixed broadband, the country’s average download speed was recorded at 32.73 Mbps. The country...
Hikaru Nakamura made sure Wesley So will not be spoiling his own birthday party by capturing the finals berth in the 2020 Speed Chess Championships Wednesday. Nakumura bested United States teammate So, 13.5-12.5, on his 33 rd birthday to move a win away from the title. It was a revenge of...
