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;...
Six men posing as Maynilad employees were arrested by the Makati City Police for stealing 200 meters of underground telecommunications (telco) cables equivalent to about two tons, Makati City Police OIC Col. Reycon Garduque said Thursday, Oct. 9. Garduque said the men were caught in the act by...
An advocacy group urged the public on Friday, October 3, to set aside misplaced fears over the installation of telco towers near schools, stressing that scientific research shows no health risks associated with such facilities and highlighting their importance in improving digital access for...
A South Korean fugitive wanted in his country for allegedly leading a voice phishing syndicate has been apprehended by operatives of the Bureau of Immigration (BI) in Pampanga. The BI identified him as 36-year-old Choi Hojun who was arrested last April 14 at his residence in Barangay Sto. Domingo,...
Miescor Infrastructure Development Corporation (MIDC), which is an affiliate company of Manila Electric Company (Meralco), is firming up a joint venture (JV) deal with Phil-Tower Consortium Inc. (PhilTower) for investment rollout of 4G and 5G mobile infrastructure in the telecommunications...
Malacañang has released a copy of a joint memorandum circular that sets the rules and regulations of Executive Order (EO) No. 32, or the “Streamlining the Permitting Process for the Construction of Telecommunications and Internet Infrastructure.” File photo President Marcos Jr. issued EO...
BACOLOD CITY – The city government revoked the business permit and closed a junk shop on Mabini St., Barangay 25 here on Thursday, July 6, after the establishment yielded P14.7-million worth of stolen batteries owned by two telecommunications companies on June 29. Mayor Alfredo Abelardo...
BACOLOD CITY – Police arrested three persons for allegedly selling P15.1-million worth of stolen batteries from a telecommunications cell site to a junk shop on Mabini St. in Barangay 25 here on Thursday, June 29....
A bill seeking to compel telecommunication companies (Telcos) and internet service providers (ISPs) to provide automatic refund to subscribers who experience service interruptions has been filed in the Senate. Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada, author of Senate Bill No. 2074, said Telcos and ISPs...
Gur Lavi Corp. (GLC), the country’s fastest growing telecommunications distributor, has joined the Oracle NetSuite Solution Provider program as it anticipates strong demand for cloud-based enterprise resource planning (ERP). With NetSuite, GLC can help its customers take advantage of a powerful...
As Globe Telecom Inc. continues to go beyond its core business, non-telco revenues soared 101 percent to ₱2.8 billion in the first nine months of 2022, versus the same period last year. Multi-payment platform Electronic Commerce Payments Inc. (ECPay), Yondu, and Asticom substantially contributed...
The Anti Red Tape Authority (ARTA) has called for a stop to excessive charges imposed by some local government units (LGUs) and homeowners’ associations on telco projects as these continued to hamper the country’s digital infrastructure efforts. Secretary Ernesto B. Perez, ARTA director...
