Senator Sherwin Gatchalian (Senate PRIB) Following the passage of his pet measure, Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said cities and municipalities across the country are now one step closer to having dedicated evacuation centers. This, after the...
Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte (PPAB) Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte is batting for a higher 2025 budget for the Department of Health (DOH) to ensure the construction of more super health centers as well as...
VITRO Inc. (VITRO) has tapped Ciena, a global leader in networking systems, services, and software, to enhance the network infrastructure of VITRO Sta. Rosa (VSR) by connecting the site to the rest of the PLDT group’s data center network. Through Ciena, VSR will soon be directly linked to major...
VITRO Inc., the data center of the PLDT Group, reported that telecommunications firm Philippine Global Communications Inc. (Philcom) expanding its network in VITRO Clark (VCK) and Vitro Sta. Rosa (VSR) to deliver top-notch, reliable connectivity solutions to enterprises. PLDT said in a statement...
Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte (Rep. Villafuerte's Facebook page) Following the displacement of some 40,000 families due to Typhoon "Carina" and the seasonal southwest monsoon (Habagat), Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte is...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian pushed anew for the need to construct dedicated evacuation centers to refrain from using schools as evacuation centers. Gatchalian reiterated his call on Wednesday, July 24, amid the onslaught of typhoon Carina. The lawmaker pointed out that during calamities, the common...
The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) vowed seamless services for its members and pensioners amid natural disasters. Wick Veloso, GSIS president and general manager, said that part of the pension fund's ongoing digital transformation efforts is to enhance its disaster recovery and...
Telecom giant PLDT Inc. is no longer pushing through with the establishment of a real estate investment trust (REIT) for its $1 billion data center business as it is now in the advanced stages of selling a 49 percent stake to a strategic investor. PLDT Chairman, President and CEO Manuel V....
DSWD-DROMIC (Facebook) Some 4,000 people are still staying in eight evacuation centers in Negros Occidental and Negros Oriental after Kanlaon Volcano erupted on June 3, based on a report from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Monday, June 10. Immediately following the...
VITRO Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of ePLDT, has launched its VITRO Partner Network to provide resilient and robust data center infrastructure that complements the IT solutions of its partners. In a statement, PLDT Inc. said Global Sapphire Inc. (GSI), a prominent ICT and management...
As it prepares for the gradual return to the traditional June to March cycle, the Department of Education (DepEd) on Thursday, May 23, reiterated that schools should no longer be used as evacuation centers for individuals affected by calamities because it disrupts the learning process. Evacuees who...
Telecom giant PLDT’s ICT subsidiary ePLDT has officially established VITRO Inc. to serve as its dedicated data center operations company to spearhead the PLDT Group’s advancements in its data center builds, innovations, and services as well as optimize operations. In a statement, PLDT...
